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Table Mountain is not an "8th Wonder" in the traditional sense, but it was officially recognized as one of the New 7 Won...

Driving from Cape Town, the stunningly craggy Cogmanskloof and its tapestry of Cape Fold Mountains lead to the charming ...

When the Dutch first landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck. They erected a Fort b...

Deeply involved in the Anglo-Boer War, Newcastle today is the largest town in northern KwaZulu Natal and shares its name...

The Old Fort and Durban's first cemetery are situated in Umgeni Road, and are now an integral part of the city centre. T...

There were four forts in Pretoria, all built before the outbreak of the South African War. Initially eight forts were pl...

Falling under the municipality known as Mogale City, Krugersdorp was essentially a mining town, regarded as the industri...

Chapman’s Peak is named after John Chapman, the Captain’s mate of an English ship, the 'Consent'. The Peak which can be ...

 Peddie is a small town in the Amathole district of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.  Peddie is a hi...

Early Dutch Settlers soon realised that Hout Bay could serve as an alternative anchorage when prevailing winds made Tabl...

The Voortrekker Monument is located just South of Pretoria, in South Africa. This massive granite Structure is prominent...

The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people. I...

It was at Botshabelo that the missionary R.F Güstav Trumpelmann, with the invaluable assistance of his erstwhile student...

Named a National Monument in 1938, the Building stands within the Glamorgan Prison grounds. Permission from the departme...

Completed on 4 September 1897 by the Krupps firm, Von Dewitz and Weiner, the fort cost £49 000 and had the same type of ...

Railway Siding 16 km west of Greytown, on the route to Kranskop. It was named in honour of Wilhelm Ahrens, Principal fro...

Found on opposite sides of the Bay entrance, on the mountain. Origanally built to protect the Bay entrance! The site wa...

After the Jameson Raid in 1896, Pres Paul Kruger of the “Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek” decided to protect Pretoria by con...

This was the third fort erected by the German firm Krupp and designed by von Dewitz and Werner. The German forts were of...

Klapperkop offers visitors panoramic views of Pretoria in all directions. Not only is it fast becoming a popular jogging...

This fort was built by the firm Schneider & Co, which was connected to the French firm, Le Creusot. Military enginee...

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 29 June 1938. After the Jameson Raid in 1896, Presiden...

Fort Frederick, Port Elizabeth, which is located along Belmont Terrace, is a stone fort built in 1799 by the British For...

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 January 1938.   This English fort or earthwor...

Following the invasion of the ZAR in January 1896 by a troop of cavalry led by Dr Leander Jameson, the Executive Committ...

On June 11, 1795, a squadron of British warships anchored in False Bay. In reaction the commander of the Cape forces ord...

Fort Cox was a "post of occupation" established by the British military in 1835 and was named in honour of Major William...

Fort Cunynghame was a telegraph office which, together with Komgha and a number of other establishments in the Transkeia...