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Table Mountain, Cape Town
2 June 2026
Table Mountain is not an "8th Wonder" in the traditional sense, but it was officially recognized as one of the New 7 Won...
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South Africa
2 June 2026
Is the southern most country of Africa. It is bordered by Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. First electr...
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Eshowe, Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal
1 June 2026
Eshowe actually means Ekowe, the place of Mushrooms. Esikhowe seNkosi uCetshwayo! gqokli-hill-battlefield-This is the si...
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Garden Route, Cape Town
1 June 2026
The Garden Route begins about four hours outside Cape Town, and includes one of the most beautiful stretches of coastlin...
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Kruger National Park
1 June 2026
The Stone Age spans a lengthy period - from about 2 million years ago, to 1 800 years ago, and gets its name from the us...
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Montagu, Route 62
28 May 2026
Driving from Cape Town, the stunningly craggy Cogmanskloof and its tapestry of Cape Fold Mountains lead to the charming ...
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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape
26 May 2026
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality includes Port Elizabeth now Gqeberha; Uitenhage; Despatch and Colchester.
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Jeffrey's Bay
20 May 2026
The Town is named after Captain Jeffreys who sailed his cargo ship on the East Coast of South Africa on trading expediti...
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Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Site And Tour.
12 May 2026
As we celebrate the launch of the Greater Mapungubwe Heritage Route, we urge citizens of Limpopo Province and beyond to ...
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Constantia
5 May 2026
The Former estate in the magisterial district of Wynberg, 15 miles (24 km) by road from Cape Town. It was over 891 morge...
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Ethiopia
10 April 2026
Ethiopia, formerly Abyssinia, is a landlocked country in the East of Africa. It shares one of its borders with Somalia, ...
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Namibia
1 April 2026
21 March 1990, Namibia became the forty-seventh African colony to gain independence. Whilst preparing for this State of ...
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Fish River Canyon
1 April 2026
The world’s second largest Canyon with grand landscapes, breath-taking vistas, unforgettable sundowners, intensive game ...
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Goegap Nature Reserve, Springbok
24 March 2026
This 7 000 hectare nature reserve, supports 600 different indigenous plant species, 45 mammal species and 94 bird specie...
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Varsche River, Table Mountain
11 March 2026
To the Cape’s indigenous people – the Khoi pastoralists and the San hunter-gatherers – the area now occupied by Cape Tow...
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Coffee Bay, Wild Coast
2 March 2026
Coffee Bay and the Hole in the Wall are virtually synonymous - mention the one and you picture the other - and one canno...
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Maclear's Beacon
5 February 2026
It is the highest point of Table Mountain, which is a 'Seven Wonder' of the world! Discover the vast natural beauty of t...
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Vredehoek
21 November 2025
Vredehoek sprawls down from Table Mountain, a unique arrangement of art-deco buildings, mid-century apartments and dotte...
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Karoo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape
27 October 2025
The Little or Klein Karoo, which is a long valley bordered by the Swartberg and the Langeberg Mountains in the Western C...
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Clifton and Camps Bay Beaches, Cape Town
26 October 2025
Hidden from the visibility of the Coastal Road and vicinity of the wind, Clifton is a secluded collection of four Beache...
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Lesotho
14 October 2025
4 October 1966, Basutoland (Lesotho) gains independence from Britain
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Cederberg Wilderness Area
7 October 2025
The Cederberg region is only two hours from Cape Town and yet the landscape is completely different: wilder, warmer with...
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park, former Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park
9 September 2025
“iSimangaliso must be the only place on the globe where the oldest land mammal (the Rhinoceros) and the world's biggest ...
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Sahara Desert, in North Africa.
2 September 2025
When you explore the luxuriously decorated tombs carved deep into the rocky cliffs, you’ll be captivated by intricate hi...
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Libya
25 August 2025
Libya, a mostly desert and oil-rich country with an ancient history.
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Aalwynkop Peak, Mpumalanga
6 August 2025
Aalwynkop is a Hill 5 km West of Balfour and 20 km South-East of Heidelberg, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa.
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Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve
6 August 2025
The Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve is situated in the coastal zone, North of Cape Town. Located in the Cape Floristic...
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Cape Floral Areas, Western Province
2 August 2025
CapeNature has raised the alarm on the growing threat of biodiversity crime in the Western Cape, revealing 12 new cases ...
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Cameroon
31 July 2025
Cameroon is sometimes referred to as a “true African crossroads” not only because of its geographical position, but also...
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Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
2 July 2025
The Blyde River Canyon known officially known as the' Motlatse Canyon'- The Motlatse Canyon is one of the largest can...
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Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast
2 July 2025
Hole in the Wall is one of the most impressive landmarks along the entire South African coastline.
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Elgin
2 July 2025
Originally called Koffee Kraal, the village of Elgin was an outspan on the Cape Town-Caledon road, between the Bot and P...
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Bains Kloof Pass, Western Cape
2 July 2025
The Bains Kloof Pass provides a more direct route from the town of Wellington to the more northern towns of Ceres and Wo...
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Uganda
20 June 2025
9 October 1962, Uganda gains independence from Britain
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Mpofu – Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve
13 June 2025
Bass fishing is a popular activity as is rock climbing – Fort Fordyce features ten bolted routes with names like the Fev...
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Fort Beaufort/KwaMaqoma- Amatola District, Eastern Cape
13 June 2025
Fort Beaufort is situated in the Eastern Cape Province. The town is surrounded by magnificent mountain ranges and it is ...
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Bethlehem, Free State
4 June 2025
Bethlehem is located on the N5 road to the Free State provincial capital Bloemfontein via Senekal and Winburg to the N1....
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Augrabies Fall National Park, Northern Cape
7 May 2025
During the Middle Stone Age man had created more formal work tools and began to utilise fire. The Late Stone Age, which ...
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Rorke's Drift, KZN
26 March 2025
In 1847, an Irishman named; Jim Rorke bought some Land, alongside a Ford in the Buffalo River. This was the boundary bet...
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Maloti-Drakensburg Park
24 March 2025
The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transboundary site composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa...
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