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Matjiesfontein
9 September 2025
Matjiesfontein was founded in 1884 by the legendary and energetic Scottish railway man, James Douglas Logan. The village...
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Grahamstown, now known as Makhanda
9 September 2025
GRAHAMSTOWN HAS BEEN RENAMED MAKHANDA Within a few decades Grahamstown was the most important city in the Cape Colony af...
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Khomani Cultural Landscape
28 August 2025
The area in the Southern Kalahari, bordered in the East by Botswana and the West by Namibia, is where you will find a sm...
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Swartberg Mountain Pass
24 July 2025
The Swartberg Mountain Pass is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the highest rated Mountain Pass in Africa!
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Maputo National Park
18 July 2025
It was one of seven new global Heritage Sites confirmed at the 47th World Heritage Committee meeting in the French Capit...
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Zululand District Municipality
12 July 2025
Known as the Kingdom of the Zulu, KwaZulu-Natal is a melting pot of African, European and Indian cultures. Known as the ...
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Old House Museum, 31 Diakonia Street, Durban
20 June 2025
The Old House Museum in eThekwini offers a captivating journey through time, showcasing the rich heritage and stories of...
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George, Garden Route- Western Province
4 June 2025
Principal town of the magisterial district and division of George, on the Garden Route
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Cato Manor, Durban
23 April 2025
Cato Manor was established in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and is situated 5km west of the Durban city centre.
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Signal Hill
31 March 2025
Indeed, the City was widely renowned as "The Tavern of the Seas". There were no telephones or telegraphs before the latt...
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Valley of a Thousand Hills
23 March 2025
The Thousand Hills experience is to KwaZulu-Natal what the Garden Route is to the Cape. It is an area of great peace and...
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Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
19 March 2025
The Manaye Hall in Imbali is a Monumental Landmark as a venue; for the All-In-Africa Conference that was organised in Ma...
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Vaal River and Dam, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga
27 February 2025
Vaal Dam covers over 300 km, which is also the Country's largest Dam by Area. It is one of Gauteng's major sources of dr...
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Matatiele Local Municipality
1 January 2025
103 geographical name changes have occurred in the Eastern Cape since 2019. On the 6 December 2023, Matatiele Township c...
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Port Alfred
27 December 2024
One of the many difficulties faced by the 1820 Settlers was accessibility to the outside World. In 1821, the first ship ...
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Port Edward, South Coast
15 November 2024
C. H. Mitchell Bridge 1971-The bridge is located south of Port Edward and spans the Mtamvuna River. It connects KwaZulu-...
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Mqhekezweni - Mandela's Ancestral Home, OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
11 October 2024
Declared a National Heritage Site by the South African Government, Mqhekezweni is a very significant early great place o...
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Princess Vlei Conservation Area
3 October 2024
Before the arrival of European settlers, it was a watering ground for early Khoi herders. The first encounter between th...
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Kuboes, Northern Cape
25 September 2024
A great attraction close to Kuboes is 'Cornell's Kop'. This is a Hill that house the largest population of the threatene...
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Sibudu Cave, North Coast near Ballito (can be spelt Sibhudu)
23 September 2024
A Prehistoric Rock Shelter, above the uThongathi River will soon, be declared a National Heritage Site. “Sibudu Cave has...
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Shakaland, Northern Natal
20 September 2024
Shakaland, situated just 160km north of the city of Durban is a living monument to Zulu culture. It is here that people ...
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ADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'
18 September 2024
Adam's Calendar is believed to be one of the oldest man-made structures on Earth. It's sometimes referred to as 'African...
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Brandfort, Free State
5 September 2024
Winnie Mandela had been banished to Brandfort on the 16 of May 1977. There she was unceremoniously dumped at house 802 w...
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Voices of Women Museum, Durban
30 August 2024
The Voices of Women is a decade-long project that began as the brainchild of Andries Botha who, after attending the Trut...
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Union Tavern and Stables, Simonstown
23 August 2024
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 March 1979. The Union, was a Tavern occupyi...
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Mandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
19 July 2024
"To see this sculpture of Mandela!" Visit the Capture Site between Nottingham Road and Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. ...
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Jonkershoek
18 July 2024
This Nature Reserve is home to the majestic Jonkershoek Mountains and parts of the Jonkershoek valley, it is a UNESCO Wo...
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Entabeni Safari Conservancy, Waterberg
12 July 2024
Entabeni Safari Conservancy, rightfully dubbed “The Place of the Mountain”, is situated in the World Heritage Waterberg ...
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Blaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand
3 July 2024
New Provincial Heritage site: Blaauwberg Nature Reserve.
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Elandsberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape
14 June 2024
Elandsberg is a mountain and is located in the Swartland District, near Riebeeck Kasteel, in the Western Cape. The estim...
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'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
14 June 2024
John Weston House in Brandfort, Where the First Aeroplane in Africa Was Built! During the Apartheid era, Winnie Mandela...
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Feathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth
10 May 2024
Port Elizabeth's Feather Market Centre is located on the corner of Baakens Street and Military Road, Central and, as its...
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Circle of Kramat's, Cape Town
6 May 2024
The circle of Kramats in Cape Town is a shrine to Muslim holy men buried in Cape Town. Legend goes that it is this circl...
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Gold Reef City
15 April 2024
Gold Reef City is a re-creation of turn-of-the-century Johannesburg, which was flooded by prospectors after the discover...
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Ugie, Eastern Cape
5 April 2024
It developed from a Mission Station at Gatberg, established in 1863 by William Murray. This area comes under the Eastern...
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Dutch Reformed Church, Rustenberg
18 March 2024
Construction of this church started in 1898 and completion of the building were delayed by the outbreak of the Anglo Boe...
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Sudwala Caves, Nelspruit
15 March 2024
wonder of the world, Said to have formed when the Southern Hemisphere, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian sub-continen...
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Huguenot Monument, Franschoek
23 February 2024
The Monument’s elegant simplicity gives it a classical character. Its spirit of freedom resonates with the sacrifices ma...
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Vergelegen Wine Estate
17 February 2024
Vergelegen was known as the Country Residence of: Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel, during the eighteenth Century.
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Indigo Vats, Pinetown
8 February 2024
in 1854 two Dutch Indigo Planters from Java, Mr Theodorus Colenbrander and Mr von Preen went into partnership with Mr Mu...
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