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Claremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
27 May 2026
Claremont, a Suburb in Cape Town, is situated North of Kenilworth, East of Bishopscourt and South of Newlands in the Wes...
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Mitchell's Plain, Cape Flats
26 May 2026
It was laid-out as an Area for Coloureds and for houses to be erected the middle income group, about 30 years ago! Parts...
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Retreat, Cape Town
7 April 2026
It is about 15 kms West-North-West of the Provincial Capital City of Cape Town.
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Grassy Park, Cape Town
26 February 2026
Historically the suburb has been around a long time, emerging initially on part of the farm, 'Montagu's Gift' just north...
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Woodstock
19 February 2026
The village of Papendorp lay some 2km east of Cape Town, on the main road to Stellenbosch, and was named after Pieter va...
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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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Auwal Masjid, Cape Town
21 January 2026
The Auwal Masjid is the first and oldest Mosque built in South Africa.
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Grey Street now Yusuf Dadoo Street, Durban-City Centre
2 November 2025
Some of the oldest remaining Indian shops and stores in Durban are in Grey Street, now Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street. They are e...
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Lenasia, Soweto
1 August 2025
Hundreds of people braved the cold weather to attend the Eidgah. The Eidgah was hosted next to the Mohammadiyya Qadriyya...
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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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Fordsburg and the Oriental Plaza, Johannesburg
30 December 2023
Named after Lewis Peter Ford of the Jeppe and Ford Estate Company, Fordsburg was built on the outskirts of the Johannesb...
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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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The Simon's Town Mosque
17 October 2019
the Malay Quarter of Simon’s Town.[i] The Noorul Islam Mosque looks down majestically from Thomas Street, Simon’s Tow...
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Claremont Main Road Mosque
18 April 2019
Introduction The Islamic community of South Africa has grown significantly since the arrival of the first Muslims to th...
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Riverside Mosque and Mausoleum, Umgeni, Durban
18 April 2019
The Mosque was erected by the celebrated Hajee Soofie who immigrated to South Africa in 1895. He was responsible for the...