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Johannesburg, Gauteng Province
26 May 2026
Joburg, the Economic powerhouse of Africa, was founded in the heydays of one of the World's biggest and richest gold rus...
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Robert Sobukwe Town, was called Graaf-Reinet
20 February 2026
The oldest town in the Eastern Cape, the fourth oldest in South Africa and certainly one of the most atmospheric, Graaff...
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Wynberg Park, Southern Suburbs
19 February 2026
In the 1890s, the land for what was then called King Edward Park was secured through the combined efforts of Wynberg res...
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Anton Smit's Sculpture Park, Bronkhorstspruit
9 February 2026
Anton Smit’s work has been shown and lauded internationally in places as diverse as Rome and Milan, Italy (1991), the Sw...
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Kingsmead Cricket Stadium, Durban
5 January 2026
Although it operates under the sponsorship-based name of Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, this cricket ground in Durban, KwaZul...
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West Coast National Park and Postberg Reserve
14 November 2025
Flower season along the West Coast takes place Annually between August and September. As the season changes, nature begi...
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Rondebosch
4 November 2025
In 1657 a group of four free burghers were granted land in an area south of Table Bay at the Cape of Good Hope. Jan van ...
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Hluhluwe and Umfolozi Game Reserves
3 November 2025
The park is the oldest proclaimed reserve in Africa. 96000 hectares in size (960 square kilometers) that's the same size...
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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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Liesbeek River and Park, Cape Town
23 July 2025
Liesbeek River is only 9 km long and arises as several streams off the Eastern slopes of Table Mountain above Kirstenbos...
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Namaqua National Park
19 July 2025
The park was proclaimed on 29 June 2002 for the purpose of conserving the rich diversity of succulent plants. NNP is in ...
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Maputo National Park
18 July 2025
It was one of seven new global Heritage Sites confirmed at the 47th World Heritage Committee meeting in the French Capit...
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Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Joining South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana
1 October 2024
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is an open, expansive Savannah Landscape at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe River...
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Diepkloof, Soweto
29 July 2024
Diepkloof covers an Area of approximately 2,50218 square kilometres and houses a Population of approximately 104 098 per...
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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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Tankwa Karoo National Park
15 March 2024
It is recommend you travel through the Park with a vehicle with high ground clearance and good tyres. All roads in the P...
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James Pearce Park, East London
27 May 2022
James Pearce Park is next to Nahoon and is located in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa...
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Songimvelo Game Reserve, an Early Archaeological Site
2 September 2020
this Region is referred to as the “Genesis of Life”. This feature, together with the Early Stone Age artifacts dating ba...
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De Waal Park, Camp Street, Oranjezicht
24 August 2020
David Christiaan de Waal, a close friend of Cecil John Rhodes and mayor of Cape Town in 1889 and 1890,
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Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
9 September 2019
A Suburb of Johannesburg about 5 km East of City Hall, South of Observatory Ridge and North of Kensington Ridge. Takes i...
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Springbok Park, Hatfield, Pretoria
18 April 2019
The Park was formerly known as Grosvenor Square and was conceived in 1905 when the Suburb of Hatfield was laid out. Deve...
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Homestead on Totteridge Park Farm, District of Uitenhage
18 April 2019
The Historic Homestead of the Farm Totteridge Park, situate on Portion 55, a portion of Portion 10 of the Farm Zwartkops...
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The Wilds Park, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
18 April 2019
In 1925 the Township owners of Houghton Estate, the Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Ltd. Donated the origin...
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Polokwane Bird and Reptile Park
18 April 2019
This reserve is home to over 280 species of birds. It was known as the Pietersburg Snake and Reptile Park. It is st...
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George Harrison Park
18 April 2019
George Harrison and the history of Johannesburg are closely bound together: it was he who first found gold in 1886, a di...
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Stellenberg, Stellenberg Avenue, Kenilworth
18 April 2019
The Cape Dutch Homestead known as Stellenberg has played many roles during its long and interesting History – Farm dwell...
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State President Swart Park, Bloemfontein
18 April 2019
The largest of Bloemfontein's many Recreational spots, the Park has many sculptured flowerbeds, rolling lawns and shady ...
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World War Cenotaph
18 April 2019
The Cenotaph on Du Toitspan Road, is a Memorial to 400 of Kimberley’s Men who died in the Great War (World War I) betwee...