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Heuningvlei, West Coast District Municipality
9 June 2026
Heuningvlei is one of fourteen outpost villages of the Moravian Mission Church at Wupperthal. Twenty five families are c...
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Breederivier/Breede River, Western Cape
2 June 2026
Historic Bainskloof Pass will be enough to keep you more than entertained. The Bain's Kloof Pass (R301) provided a more ...
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Uitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
29 May 2026
Uitenhage, officially renamed Kariega, is an industrial town in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, situated within th...
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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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Stanger, now officially known as KwaDukuza
22 May 2026
Stanger, officially known as KwaDukuza, is a historic town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, renowned for its connection t...
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Kathu
7 May 2026
Kathu’s economy and population have grown substantially, primarily due to activity at the Sishen mine operated by Anglo ...
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Emalahleni Municipality, Mpumalanga
5 May 2026
Emalahleni Municipality is a Local Municipality within the Nkangala District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga Province of...
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Aakaap/Rietfontein, Northern Cape
16 March 2026
Rietfontein is a Town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It functions as...
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Vhembe District Municipality
26 February 2026
Vhembe District Municipality with its head quarters in Thohoyandou was established in 2000 through the process of transf...
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Govan Mbeki Municipality
19 January 2026
Govan Mbeki Local Municipality is situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga province.
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Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State
6 January 2026
Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "place of Cheetahs". Legend has it that when the first settlers arrived, they were st...
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Allemansfontein, a Farm in the Eastern Cape
10 December 2025
Allemansfontein is a farm in Blue Crane Route Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape
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Glen Grey Division
1 December 2025
The frontier war of 1850-53 was precipitated when the amaNgqika, faced with the increased pressure of European settlemen...
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Ermelo
11 November 2025
Ermelo is in the Gert Sibande District in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is part of the Msukaligwa Local Mu...
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City of Matlosana Local Municipality
11 November 2025
The City of Matlosana Local Municipality is located in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District of North West Province, South Afri...
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Free State Province
8 November 2025
The Free State Province lies in the heart of South Africa, with the Kingdom of Lesotho nestling in the hollow of its bea...
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Klerksdorp- Matlosana Local Municipality
2 November 2025
The City of Matlosana Local Municipality (previously City Council of Klerksdorp) is a Category B Municipality situated w...
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Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and East London
28 October 2025
East London is nicknamed "Buffalo City" due to its location at the mouth of the Buffalo River. The River flows through t...
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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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Grahamstown, now known as Makhanda
9 September 2025
GRAHAMSTOWN HAS BEEN RENAMED MAKHANDA Within a few decades Grahamstown was the most important city in the Cape Colony af...
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eThekwini Municipality
13 August 2025
eThekwini makes history as first SA metro approved to generate its own electricity (LINK PROVIDED IN FURTHER READING)
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Caledon, Cape Overberg
11 August 2025
Caledon is situated on the N2 national road in the Overberg region in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located...
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Ntabankulu Municipality
2 August 2025
Ntabankulu is an isiXhosa word meaning "great or big mountain", since the municipal Area is mountainous in character. Th...
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Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal/Eastern Cape
2 August 2025
District of which, Harding is the principal town. Encircled by Mount Currie, Umzimkulu, Ixopo, Port Shepstone and Bizane...
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Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape
31 July 2025
Joe gqabi District Municipality was previously known as: 'Ukhahlamba District Municipality'. Is a Category C Municipalit...
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Zululand District Municipality
12 July 2025
Known as the Kingdom of the Zulu, KwaZulu-Natal is a melting pot of African, European and Indian cultures. Known as the ...
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Piet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
8 May 2025
Piet Retief was one of the leaders of the Boers during the Great Trek in the 1830's. The Boers were mostly descendants o...
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Roodepoort, Johannesburg
24 April 2025
Roodepoort is actually a city of its own, although it has now merged with the suburbs of Johannesburg to such a degree, ...
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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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Warden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality
26 March 2025
The N3 passes right through Warden on the route between Johannesburg and Durban, just north of Harrismith. It is thus mo...
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Beaufort West, Cape Town
18 February 2025
A Town 573 km from Cape Town, established in 1818 on the Farm; 'Hooyvlakte'. Named by Lord Charles Somerset, Governor of...
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Graaff-Reinet Division
22 January 2025
The district of Graaff-Reinet was constituted on 26 August 1785 and its boundaries were proclaimed on 17 July 1786. Howe...
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Camdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
22 January 2025
Aberdeen is about 50 km South-West of Graaff-Reinet and only 3 hours drive from Port Elizabeth.Aberdeen was f...
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Umdoni Municipality
10 January 2025
Umdoni Local Municipality is located under the Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. It is made up of...
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Ngqushwa Local Municipality
13 December 2024
Begha Mouth is one of the beaches located in the Ngqushwa local municipality. This what captivates many visitors is its ...
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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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Mkumeni Location, Flagstaff
29 November 2024
The Ingquza Hill Local Municipality (previously Qaukeni Local Municipality) is a Category B municipality located within ...
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Thulamela, an Archaeological Site
12 October 2024
At sites such as Thulamela, in the north of the Kruger National Park, evidence of this bustling trade still exists in th...
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Flagstaff
10 October 2024
Flagstaff is now a Town in the OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa located some ...
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Umzinto, South Coast
23 September 2024
Umzinto is located on the Umdoni Coast, in KwaZulu Natal. The Umdoni Local Municipality is located in Kwazulu-Natal with...
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