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Bloubergstrand, Tableview -Cape Town
25 November 2025
Bloubergstrand is a Suburb of Cape Town, 25Km North of the City! The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a...
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Mapungubwe
6 October 2025
Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, 75 km fr...
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Bokoni, Mpumalanga
3 October 2025
Oral traditions recorded in the early twentieth Century named the Area Bokoni – the Country of the Koni people!
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Isandlwana Battlefield Site, Nqutu
31 March 2025
Nquthu is an isiZulu name meaning "the back of the head". Umzinyathi District has a total area of 8 079 square Kilomet...
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Blaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand
3 July 2024
New Provincial Heritage site: Blaauwberg Nature Reserve.
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Sanddrift, Richtersveld
12 June 2024
With the attractions of Richtersveld's natural beauty and its close proximity to the mighty Orange River, Sanddrift abou...
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Hankey
24 May 2024
Hankey is the oldest and probably best known because of its claim to the largest sundial in Africa that stands 18 metres...
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Tokai Arboretum, Tokai Forest
23 May 2024
The Arboretum was laid out in 1885 by Joseph Storr Lister, Conservator of Forests of the Western Conservancy of the Cape...
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Voortrekker Monument
22 December 2022
The Voortrekker Monument is located just South of Pretoria, in South Africa. This massive granite Structure is prominent...
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Al-Azhar Mosque, Cape Town
22 April 2022
The Al Azhar Mosque is an Islamic mosque in District Six, Cape Town. It holds the same name as a rather resplendent more...
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Naval Hill
13 January 2022
An extremely popular spot providing excellent views of the Town and the Franklin Game Reserve forms part of the Hill. Se...
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Hobeni
3 December 2021
Hobeni is a Village in Mbhashe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Ikhaya Loxolo, a commun...
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Mqanduli
5 November 2021
The hometown of Bantu Holomisa, a Political leader in South Africa. In the Eastern Cape
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Aasvoelkop a Hill on which Northcliff Water Tower Stands, Johannesburg
23 July 2021
A hill on which Northcliff water tower is situated, some 10 km North-West of Johannesburg. Originates from Dutch, 'vultu...
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Abbot's Hill, Barberton
27 May 2021
Hill situated, South of Barberton. Named after J. Abott, a prospector who looked for gold in the Barberton Distric...
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Aha Hills, Northern Cape Border With Namibia and Botswana
2 December 2020
Hills on the border with Namibia and Botswana, some 10km north of Nxainxai. The name is said to be Khoikhoi or San for '...
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Jansenville, Eastern Cape
28 October 2020
Laid out on the Farm, Vergenoegd in 1854, it was proclaimed in 1855 and became a Municipality; the Sarah Baartman Distri...
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Amsterdam Flats, Region in the Eastern Cape
4 June 2020
Region between the Swartkops and Coega Rivers near Port Elizabeth. Named after a Dutch East India Company Ship, which wa...
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Andriesburg, Eastern Cape
4 June 2020
A Mountain, 2 106 m high about 30 km North-West of Queenstown and 20 km South-East of Sterkstroom. It is known by the Xh...
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Anagob, a Mountain Peak in Northern Cape
1 June 2020
Hill 926 m high, situated 18 km North-East of Riemvasmaak and 60 km North-West of Keimoes. The name is of Khoikhoi origi...
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Amamakop, a Hill in the Northern Cape
27 May 2020
Hillock about 43 km from Aggeney's! The name is derived from the Khoikhoi 'embrace', because the surrounding Dunes encir...
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Alverstone, a Railway Station near Drummond
15 May 2020
A Railway Station between Drummond and Botha's Hill. Takes its name from a flat-topped Hill nearby, which in turn takes ...
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Akkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
28 April 2020
The ‘Mauritius’ was one of the sea vessels, sent from the Netherlands, to find a trade Route to India in 1592. It was ca...
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Achab se Berg, Northern Cape
20 April 2020
Hill 23 km East of Aggeneys and 34 km from Pofadder, in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The name is taken from the Fa...
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Abbaheigaskop, Northern Cape
16 April 2020
The name in Khoi means 'red hill tree'. This refers to the Pepper Trees, the berries of which give a reddish apperance.&...
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Abansuip, Hill in the Northern Cape
15 April 2020
Khoikhoi name of Rooiberg, some 10km from Eksteenfontein . Translated from Afrikaans means 'red mountain'.
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Bronberg Conservancy, Pretoria
24 March 2020
The Bronberg Conservancy is located on the South East side of Pretoria, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is m...
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Xumabokwe Hill, Queenstown
18 April 2019
The Hill is 1 535 Metres high and is found 26 Kilometres from Lady Frere. The name is said to mean 'jump for joy hill', ...
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St Thomas’ Church, Ridge Road, Berea, Durban
18 April 2019
In 1835, Captain Allan Gardiner retired from the navy and went to Natal to begin Missionary work amongst the Zul...
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The Free State National Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein
18 April 2019
The Free State National Botanical Garden dates back to 1965. During the 1963 Kirstenbosch Jubilee Year Tour it was decid...
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Tsolo
18 April 2019
(prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the ...