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Witbank, Mpumalanga
28 June 2024
eMalahleni, formerly Witbank, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, East of Pretoria. Established in 1890 as Witbank...
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Meadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto
21 June 2024
Meadowlands, located in Gauteng Province, South Africa, is a Suburb of Soweto. It was founded in the early 1950's during...
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Sasolburg
6 May 2024
Established in 1954, the Town was built by Sasol Ltd. The former South African Coal, Oil, and Gas Corporation Ltd. used ...
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Delareyville, North West
26 April 2024
This historical town in the vast North West Province has a rich history that is deeply rooted in South African culture.
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Orkney, North West Province
19 April 2024
Orkney is a small Town in the North West Province just outside Klerksdorp. It was established around, and known primaril...
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Observatory
29 January 2024
Observatory was a residential suburb of Cape Town, and derived its name from the Royal Observatory, which was establishe...
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Knysna Lagoon, Garden Route- Western Province
18 January 2024
The Knysna Lagoon opens between two massive cliffs, known as The Heads, these stand tall, acting as rugged watchmen over...
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Mushroom Farm in Hillcrest, KZN
17 November 2023
The Mushroom Farm offers a delightful array of eateries, play areas, local retailers and a nursery. "The Mushroom Farm i...
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Abangani Art Centre, Durban
15 September 2023
In the 1980's Joseph Bheki Ndlovu, an artist and illustrator, joined the Abangani Open School in Durban as a youth organ...
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Magnet Theatre, Cape Town
9 June 2023
Magnet Theatre is an independent physical theatre company founded in 1987 in order to produce Jennie Reznek’s first one-...
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Nigel, an East Rand Mining Town
2 June 2023
The Town of Nigel, directly South of Springs and Brakpan, lies in what is known as the East Rand, South East of Johannes...
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Welkom
2 June 2023
An Industrial and Commercial heartland, the City derived its name after the Farm; Welkom and was founded in 1948 by Sir ...
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Benoni, Ekurhuleni Municipality
26 May 2023
the WOMAD Festival (the World of Music, Arts and Dance), an international cultural festival held annually around the Wor...
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Dannhauser
17 March 2023
The Town of Dannhauser was named after Renier Dannhauser, a German settler, who purchased the Farm: 'Palmietfontein', fr...
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Siyathemba, Local Municipality
19 September 2022
Siyathemba Municipality incorporates the previous municipal areas of Prieska, Marydale and Niekerkshoop.
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Odendaalsrus, Free State
26 August 2022
Having been established in 1912, this is the oldest gold mining Town in the District. The Town was a group of Farms with...
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Brandvlei, Karoo
11 July 2022
Abiekwakop is a Hillock 50 km North of Brandvlei, in the Kenhardt District. A Khoikhoi name derived for the bushes ...
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Mobeni
7 July 2022
Mobeni, is located in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban (formerly Port Natal). The largest City of KwaZulu-Natal Province and chief ...
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Mogwase, Bojanala Region
5 May 2022
There is another Town called Mogwasi that does lie close to Sun City. Certainly closer than Mogwase, which is further No...
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Seshego, a Township
4 March 2022
Seshego is a Township in the Polokwane Local Municipality of the Capricorn District Municipality of the Limpopo Province...
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Josephine Mill, Boundary Road, Newlands
20 January 2022
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 December 1978. Newlands in Cape Town is home to the ...
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Blue Crane Municipality, Sarah Baartman District- Eastern Cape
28 May 2021
It is the second-largest Municipality of seven in the District, accounting for 19% of the Geographical Area, and is an a...
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Simons Town School, Cape Town
2 November 2020
Simons Town School became the first school in South Africa to introduce a Maritime Studies department. By providing stud...
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Aluimkloof, Calitzdorp- Western Cape
20 May 2020
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Albion a Railway Siding in Kwa-Zulu Natal
6 May 2020
Railway Siding, which is a short track parrallel to and joining the main track. 17 km South-West of Carolina on the Rout...
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Alberton, Germiston
4 May 2020
Town 6 km West of Germiston and 11 km South of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, Elandsfontein in 1904. Named a...
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Ahrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
25 April 2020
Railway Siding 16 km west of Greytown, on the route to Kranskop. It was named in honour of Wilhelm Ahrens, Principal fro...
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Laaiplek, Velddrif, West Coast of Cape Town
16 March 2020
Almost indistinguishable from Velddrif, Laaiplek lies on the West side of of the Town closest to the sea, its name deriv...
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