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Mtubatuba
28 July 2025
Mtubatuba, which means ‘he who was pummelled out' and named after a chief of the Mkwanazi tribe. The Mkhwanazi tribe is ...
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Southport, South Coast
7 July 2025
Sandwiched between Sunwich Port and Sea Park, Southport and its neighbours tend to regard themselves as extensions of Po...
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Paarden Eiland
13 December 2024
Construction of the Marine Drive was started by the Cape Town Municipality in 1916. This was very different to the Marin...
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Aberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate
7 May 2021
A small Settlement, 26 km from Harrismith in the Free State. The Farm; Aberfeldy had a Post Office known as Elandsrivier...
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Centlivres, a Railway Siding-16 Km from Uitenhage
22 September 2020
The Railway Siding of Centlivres was probably named in honour of John Centlivres Chase, a British settler who emigrated ...
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Bejani, a tributary of the Sabie River in the North West
31 July 2020
The Bejani is a tributary of the Sabie River, entering from the North-West. Mkhohlu Railway Siding some 20 km South-East...
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Anzac, a Railway Siding near Brakpan
11 June 2020
A Railway Siding, on route between Germiston and Brakpan. The name is derived from all the Australian and New Zealand tr...
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Anglo Alpha, a Railway Siding near Colligney, North West
4 June 2020
Railway Siding, 20 km North-West of Colligney and 5 km South-East of Lichtenburg. Takes its name from Anglo Alpha Cement...
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Ambleside, a Railway Siding in Mpumalanga
22 May 2020
Railway Siding 11 km North-East of Carolina on the route Machadodorp to Breyton. It was named in 1868 by Archibald Sincl...
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Amandel, a Railway Siding in the Eastern Cape
19 May 2020
Railway siding, 8 km west of Lady Grey, on the route between Aliwal North and Barkley East. The name is Afrikaans for 'a...
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Albion a Railway Siding in Kwa-Zulu Natal
6 May 2020
Railway Siding, which is a short track parrallel to and joining the main track. 17 km South-West of Carolina on the Rout...
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Ahrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
25 April 2020
Railway Siding 16 km west of Greytown, on the route to Kranskop. It was named in honour of Wilhelm Ahrens, Principal fro...
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Abaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape
16 April 2020
Old Khoi name for 'Rooilyf', a railway siding 17 km North of Groblershoop, on the way to Sishen. The name means 'red bod...
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Graafwater
5 February 2020
The Heerenlogement cave which was used by travelers as overnight accommodation in the 17th and 18th centuries is 25 km f...
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Dwarsvlei, near Pretoria
18 April 2019
The Farm Dwarsvlei is situated 15 kilometres North of Krugersdorp, on the road to Hekpoort, past Sterkfontein of Archaeo...
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Haakdoring
18 April 2019
Railway siding and settlement 17km from Naboomspruit. Afrikaans for 'hook-thorn' The mame refers to the thorn bush found...
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Xuxuwa, Eastern Cape
18 April 2019
Xuxuwa the Railroad Siding, Eastern Cape, is 9 km West of Fort Beaufort and 7 km East-Northeast of Brakfontein. It takes...
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Kitson the Steam Train, Krugersdorp
18 April 2019
A mobile South African National Monument, yes on wheels, is resting in the Museum railway yard at SANRASM, Krugersdorp. ...
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Richmond
18 April 2019
The Village of Richmond was established in 1844 on a portion of the Farm Driefontein, owned by P J van der Merwe. It was...