Heritage Site

Tulbagh, Western Cape

Tulbagh, Western Cape

The valley is perhaps best known for its production of some of the country’s finest wines. Estate wines such as Twee Jon...

Riebeek Kasteel

Riebeek Kasteel

The village of Riebeek Kasteel was established in about 1861, and was located at the foot of the Mountain of the same na...

Stanford, Western Cape Overberg

Stanford, Western Cape Overberg

The September floods displaced the residents of Stanford in the Western Cape's Overstrand Local Municipality, damaged th...

Robben Island, Cape Town

Robben Island, Cape Town

There is a Kramat (holy shrine) on the island dedicated to the Prince of Madura – Pangeran Chakra Deningrat – who died o...

District Six Museum

District Six Museum

The District Six foundation was established in 1989, and in 1994, the District Six Museum came into being. This museum w...

Du Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel

Du Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel

At 4km long, the Huguenot Tunnel through the Du Toitskloof Mountains is the longest road tunnel on the continent!

Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, Northern Cape

Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, Northern Cape

The 1600 square kilometers in area is the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape. This is a dramatic Mountainous ...

Green Point

The area about Green Point was initially used by the Dutch as a cattle grazing station. After the British annexed the Ca...

University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest University, and is one of Africa's leading Teaching and Resea...

Gqeberha was Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay

Gqeberha was Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay

Port Elizabeth is now known as Gqeberha. The name change was approved by the South African government in 2021 and is an ...

Queenstown, now known as Komani.

Queenstown, now known as Komani.

It was laid out in 1853 and attained Municipal Status in 1855. Named after Queen Victoria of England. In the late 19th C...

Ibeka, Simonstown

Ibeka, Simonstown

The property was purchased in 1817 by PJ Truter, the local customs collector, who probably built its dwelling. In 1868 i...

Ceres, Western Cape Winelands

Ceres, Western Cape Winelands

It was named after the Roman goddess of Agriculture, Ceres, a name which is fitting as the valley in which the Town is s...

Namaqualand

When the settlement was founded at the Cape the officials there soon learnt of the existence of, Copper somewhere to the...

Battle of Muizenburg Monument, Muizenburg

Battle of Muizenburg Monument, Muizenburg

The Battle of Muizenberg landscape has officially been declared a Provincial Heritage Site, bringing long-overdue recogn...

Hopefield, Heritage Town in the Western Cape

Hopefield, Heritage Town in the Western Cape

Hopefield, town, Western Cape province, South Africa, north of Cape Town. The town was laid out in 1852 and was named fo...

Vissershok Farm

Vissershok Farm

Vissershok is one of the oldest farms in South Africa and was home to the country's first wheat farm. Tucked along the b...

Wooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town

Wooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town

The Bridge was Built in 1901 using Jarrah Wood by the Royal Engineers to provide an Entrance to a Cannon Trench. Since i...

Oatlands, Simonstown

Oatlands, Simonstown

This building, formerly known as the Government Garden House, and later as the Commandant's House. The land on which thi...

Durban Harbour and Port

Durban Harbour and Port

South Africa’s iconic polar research vessel, the SA Agulhas, has set sail from Durban harbour on what is likely her fina...

The Old Slave Tree Memorial

The Old Slave Tree Memorial

The site is now an octagonal memorial erected on a traffic island in remembrance of the very large number of slaves that...

Ixopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal- Midlands

Ixopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal- Midlands

The C J Rhodes 1870 National Heritage Site is situated on a Farm, in the Umkamaas Valley. This is where Cecil John Rhode...

Clarens, Eastern Free State

Clarens, Eastern Free State

Clarens, a small town situated in the Eastern Free State is today a tourist attraction and capital of everything from ad...

Koopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town

Koopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town

27 February 2026

The land was granted at the turn of the 18th century by Governor Willem Adriaan van de Stel to a rich merchant, Reynier ...

Castle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town

Castle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town

20 February 2026

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

Oranjezicht

19 February 2026

Oranjezicht is a charming suburb located in the heart of Cape Town’s City Bowl, offering a unique blend of natural beaut...

Bo-Kaap, Cape Town

Bo-Kaap, Cape Town

19 February 2026

Slaves of Muslim descent and faith who had been brought to the Cape by the Dutch settlers originally inhabited this area...

Hindu Tamil Institute Building, Durban

Hindu Tamil Institute Building, Durban

8 February 2026

The institute was formed in 1938 by a group of Chatsworth banana and vegetable farmers to run classes in Tamil, Telugu, ...

Irma Stern Museum

Irma Stern Museum

12 January 2026

The beloved Irma Stern Museum shut its doors today (2025-10-31) after operating for more than half a century.... but the...

Slave Lodge, Cape Colony

Slave Lodge, Cape Colony

The slave lodge was built in 1679, to house the slaves that provided labour to the early Dutch colonists. The Slave Lodg...

Good Hope Centre, Cape Town

Good Hope Centre, Cape Town

Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos: "This redevelopment will breathe new life into a strategically located p...

St. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'

St. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'

22 December 2025

German architect Carl Otto Hager. Hager had designed numerous Dutch Reformed Churches in South Africa including the NG M...

"Tracing the Old Holiday Routes Across South Africa"

"Tracing the Old Holiday Routes Across South Africa"

1 December 2025

Long before cheap flights and GPS, families charted their holidays along winding national roads that connected small tow...

Darling, West Coast

Darling, West Coast

20 November 2025

Darling has a variety of Tourism offerings that will appeal to all members of the Family. There’s Craft Beer and a Tapro...

City of Matlosana Local Municipality

City of Matlosana Local Municipality

11 November 2025

The City of Matlosana Local Municipality is located in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District of North West Province, South Afri...

Klerksdorp- Matlosana Local Municipality

Klerksdorp- Matlosana Local Municipality

2 November 2025

The City of Matlosana Local Municipality (previously City Council of Klerksdorp) is a Category B Municipality situated w...

University of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape

University of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape

10 October 2025

Some politically active alumni like: Oliver Tambo; Nelson Mandela; Govan Mbeki; Robert Sobukwe and Mangosuthu Buthelezi ...

Donkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth

Donkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth

23 September 2025

This group of double-storey semi-detached houses with prominent Victorian and Georgian features was erected shortly afte...

Wakkerstroom

10 September 2025

"Nestled in the rolling hills and tranquil Valleys of South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province, Wakkerstroom is a hidden gem w...

Bethulie Bridge across the Gariep River

Bethulie Bridge across the Gariep River

9 September 2025

Gariep Dam is located in South Africa, near the Town of Norvalspont, bordering the Free State and Eastern Cape Provinces...