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Mpumalanga
12 May 2026
Mpumalanga means ‘Place of the Rising Sun’ and is the name given to the new province in Eastern Transvaal in 1993. It in...
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Gqeberha was Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay
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Port Elizabeth is now known as Gqeberha. The name change was approved by the South African government in 2021 and is an ...
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Kwazulu Natal Province
23 April 2026
KwaZulu-Natal, a coastal South African province, is known for its beaches, mountains and savannah populated by big game....
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Northern Cape
9 April 2026
The Northern Cape is the largest Province in South Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. Before 1993 it was p...
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Touring the Northern Cape
16 March 2026
The Northern Cape is South Africa’s Largest province and must-see destination, whether you prefer the ocean, the desert,...
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Limpopo Province
24 February 2026
A province in south Africa with the Limpopo river being the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Limpopo River, riv...
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Gauteng Province
27 January 2026
Whilst Gauteng's History lies embedded in the discovery of gold, today Gauteng not only has one of the best infrastructu...
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The art lover’s summer road trip through the Western Cape
9 January 2026
Here’s a route that turns gallery-hopping into a slow-travel pilgrimage, guiding you from the city to the countryside, e...
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North West
8 November 2025
Taung is the site of the discovery of the Taung skull, one of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries.&nbs...
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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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Polokwane
16 June 2025
Polokwane is the capital city of Limpopo. Where the youth uprising occures in Soweto in 1976.
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Transvaal Province
8 May 2025
The Transvaal is a historical region and former Province of South Africa, located North of the Vaal River, that existed ...
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KwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
18 April 2019
Kwa-Zulu Natal has a diverse literary heritage, from the legacy of prominent Indian writers and political figures in Gre...