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Prieska
3 June 2026
Prieska is a very small town that is perched along the Orange River in the Northern Cape. It is 240 kilometres south of ...
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Pilgrims Rest, Graskop- Mpumalanga Province
5 May 2026
is a tourist location that takes visitors back in time to the days of the gold rush in the 1870’s. Where everyone dresse...
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Sharpeville, Gauteng
14 April 2026
In 1960 during Apartheid a large unarmed group headed to the Police Station with the intent of protesting against having...
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Darters Pass, Northern Cape
13 March 2026
Darters Pass is one of those official Passes that leaves you wondering if you're in the right place. The Pass has only o...
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Athlone - or Cape Flats, Cape Town
19 February 2026
The Cape Flats comprises the areas East of the Northern and Southern suburbs of Cape Town and is made up of Black Townsh...
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Waverly Road Memorial, Durban South
24 September 2025
This memorial is dedicated to British soldiers who died during the Wars and is made up of large panels providing room fo...
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Wakkerstroom
10 September 2025
"Nestled in the rolling hills and tranquil Valleys of South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province, Wakkerstroom is a hidden gem w...
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Arthur Newton's- Rock Seat in the Comrades Marathon
20 June 2025
This picture is his plaque to remember- Arthur's Seat is a rocky hollowed out landmark in a rock face. Where Arthur Newt...
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Bisho, Capital of the Eastern Cape
8 May 2025
A Memorial Erected by the National Museum of Cultural History, for the Victims of the Bisho Massacre. It was unveiled by...
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Noordhoek, Cape Town- Southern Peninsula
3 April 2025
Chapman’s Bay is therefore one of the oldest place names, in South Africa.
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Vryheid, Northern KwaZulu-Natal
26 March 2025
the Phongolo River revealing the World`s oldest rock formations, is a game viewers paradise!
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Peddie
12 December 2024
Peddie is a small town in the Amathole district of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Peddie is a hi...
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Ulundi, Kwa-Zulu Natal, (also known as Mahlabathini)
5 December 2024
A Bantustan was intended by the Apartheid Government, as a Homeland for the Zulu people. The capital was moved from Nong...
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Volksrust, Mpumalanga
5 September 2024
In the Volksrust town square adjacent to the municipal buildings is a Memorial Statue and wall of Remembrance for the Bo...
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Maidens Cove
17 May 2024
Maidens Cove has two tidal pools hidden between enormous granite boulders overlooked by a picnic site and Lions Head. Th...
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Dwarsvlei Farm, Karoo
28 March 2024
Dwarsvlei Farm came into prominence when, in 1900, it was bought by Henry Nourse, who was one of the few survivors of th...
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Victor Verster Prison
22 December 2023
A statue outside this low-security Prison, commemorates former inmate & president Nelson Mandela. One of the proprietor...
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Heritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
8 December 2023
Boers and Voortrekkers originated from these areas of the TRANSVAAL
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Sacramento Cannon, Cape Recife
8 September 2023
This bronze artifice, cast by the Bocarro family, also known as the Miracle Cannon, was salvaged in May 1977 from the Sh...
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Nelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg
21 July 2023
The Nelson Mandela Bridge is a relatively new addition to the Johannesburg skyline, but has already gained iconic status...
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Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock- Cape Town
14 July 2023
The Old Biscuit Mill is a vibrant hub of art, design, and food, right in the heart of Woodstock. It’s the capital of coo...
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Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, Soweto
23 June 2023
The museum is located on 8288 Khumalo Street, Orlando West (Soweto)
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Rhodes Memorial, Vredehoek- Table Mountain
21 June 2023
Situated on the Northern slope of Table Mountain is a must see Memorial too Cecil John Rhodes. Behind the Memorial lies ...
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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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St. Andrews College, Grahamstown now Makhanda
23 April 2022
St Andrew’s College The school is situated in Makhanda (Grahamstown), in the heart of the Eastern Cape in South Africa....
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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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Donkerhoek
1 April 2022
The Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum is also in the vicinity. This Museum preserves and presents South African agric...
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Diamond Hill Battle, Garden of Remembrance
11 March 2022
The site of the Battle of Diamond Hill, which took place on the 11th and 12th June 1900, in which 14000 British soldiers...
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Woutersen Vault, Wessels Road, Green Point.
26 October 2021
The vault is huge, well looked after, with a fence that nobody can cross! It was erected in 1827 by the widow of P...
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Prestwich Memorial and Garden
20 September 2021
During excavations for a new residential block in Cape Town in 2003, old bones were uncovered!
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Mendi Memorial, Eastern Cape
25 February 2021
The actual wreck lies off The Isle of Wight, in the English Channel. In Britain the story of the SS Mendi is almost unkn...
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uMgungundlovu, Dingane's Royal Kraal
17 December 2020
The uMgungundlovu was formerly known as Dingane's Kraal and royal Capital. He took power, after also assassinating Shaka...
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The Gallows Museum Exhibition
20 March 2020
The Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility previously known as the Pretoria Maximum Prison Gallows in Pretoria, Gauteng was...
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SAAF Memorial and Museum
20 February 2020
This memorial is built on Bay Hills and offers a clear view of the Air Force Base at Zwartskop. The outline of the Voort...
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Pearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
28 November 2019
The Conservatory was designed and erected by Boyd & Son, of Paisley, in Scotland, who dismantled the original buildi...
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Maitland Road
18 April 2019
Milestones where used to measure distance, by the early settlers, in Cape Town. A Post Office known as Eleventh Mile Sto...
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Campanile, Port Elizabeth
18 April 2019
The Campanile was erected to commemorate the landing of the 1820 Settlers and is situated at the entrance to the railway...
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Gugulethu Township
18 April 2019
Gugulethu is a township 15 km away from Cape Town. The name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for 'Our Pri...
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Freedom Park
18 April 2019
The site of Freedom Park was carefully chosen, a 52 hectare undeveloped hill overlooking the city of Pretoria. It was he...
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Horse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
18 April 2019
The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 ...
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