Military Base

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

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

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

"The military are the people who underpin our democracy. They must be role models in society, in everyway that they can....

This building was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 1 April 1977.  The Historic Machin...

There were four forts in Pretoria, all built before the outbreak of the South African War. Initially eight forts were pl...

Hundreds of people braved the cold weather to attend the Eidgah. The Eidgah was hosted next to the Mohammadiyya Qadriyya...

Indeed, the City was widely renowned as "The Tavern of the Seas". There were no telephones or telegraphs before the latt...

One of the many difficulties faced by the 1820 Settlers was accessibility to the outside World. In 1821, the first ship ...

Considered one of the most interesting towns to visit in the region, along with Grahamstown, King Williams Town began it...

The first annexation of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment of ...

was founded in 1820, it was accommodated in this building. The military camp has since been renamed Voortrekkerhoogte. I...

The uMgungundlovu was formerly known as Dingane's Kraal and royal Capital. He took power, after also assassinating Shaka...

In 1657 the VoC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain to a number of free burghers under the leadership of Steven...

Committees Drift was a military outpost established by the British during the frontier war of 1819. The name "committees...

Addo Drift was the first convenient natural crossing of the Sunday's River to be encountered inland from the sea, and wa...

This memorial is built on Bay Hills and offers a clear view of the Air Force Base at Zwartskop. The outline of the Voort...

Falls in the jurisdiction of the Amathole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape Province.

The Prince Alfred's Guard Museum, located in Central Port Elizabeth's Prospect Road, was formed through the amalgamation...

Rehoboth is a Town in Central Namibia and lies on a high elevated plateau with several hot springs. Khoikhoi name, of An...

The first annexation of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment of ...

Kathy Munro Wednesday, July 26, 2017 -   On Saturday 22nd July, a Johannesburg Heritage Foundation Blue Plaque w...

The Roodepoort Town School was established in the 1890s and its premises, including a School Building and a Hall, were o...

Plumstead was developed on the site of an old VOC Military Camp some 13km South of Cape Town and, by 1823, was already a...

This was situated almost opposite the Rustenburg Estate, and was used as a camping ground by Batavian forces during the ...

The U-plan structure with a thatched hip Roof dates from 1830 and is one of the oldest Houses in the Historical Centre o...

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 August 1969. Wynberg Military Base is, with the exc...

On June 11, 1795, a squadron of British warships anchored in False Bay. In reaction the commander of the Cape forces ord...

Also known as Witperd Klip. The stones were laid during the South African War by members of the Wiltshire Regiment who w...

Also known as the Bloemfontein Fort. On 3 February 1848 the British declared the Orange River Sovereignty, covering a br...

This Railway Station Building of sandstone was completed shortly before the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). It is one, of on...

In 1900 British troops occupied Utrecht during South African War of 1899 - 1902 as their headquarters. The British were ...

  Lovers of military history are sure to enjoy a tour of the Ditsong National Museum of Military History. The muse...