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Akasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria
3 April 2023
Town in the Wonderboom district, 3 km from north of Pretoria North, now known as Tshwane. It obtained Municipal status o...
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Gamtoos River
30 March 2023
The Gamtoos river probably derived its name from a Khoikhoi clan whose name was given by early Dutch settlers as "Gamtou...
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Darlington Dam- Lake Mentz
10 March 2023
This huge Dam was created to supply Citrus Farmers further down, in the Sundays River Valley with Irrigation Water for t...
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Mhlathuze River
20 February 2023
Zwide makes a mistake by thinking that he can surprise Shaka, and hastily sends off his much greater army to fight the Z...
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Sahlumbe
18 November 2022
Sahlumbe, a Settlement along the Tugela River, about 23km from Weenen and on the edge of Msinga which was a District, es...
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Agieskloof Bus Stop, in the Eastern Cape
31 October 2022
Stopping place for the Transnet busses on the Route from Bedford to Spring Valley. The name is derived from Achaskloof. ...
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Brandvlei, Karoo
11 July 2022
Abiekwakop is a Hillock 50 km North of Brandvlei, in the Kenhardt District. A Khoikhoi name derived for the bushes ...
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Gouritsrivier, Near Mossel Bay
7 April 2022
It enters the Indian Ocean on the Southern Coast of Africa and 34 km south-west of Mossel Bay. The bridge swing and bung...
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Dutywa, Eastern Cape
4 March 2022
The town was founded in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people. I...
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Hobeni
3 December 2021
Hobeni is a Village in Mbhashe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Ikhaya Loxolo, a commun...
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Levubu, Limpopo
10 June 2021
View of the Luvuvhu River, which the Village is Named After. Levubu is situated in a sub-tropical fruit Farming Area in ...
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Coerney, Port Elizabeth
28 September 2020
Coerney is a River and Railway station 64 km North of Port Elizabeth, on the route to Rosmead, situated in the Sundays R...
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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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Apiesrivier, a River Which Flows Through Pretoria
15 June 2020
River which has its source in the Fountains Valley and flows through Pretoria. Said to have been named after the large p...
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'Amstel River', Now Known as Liesbeek River
26 May 2020
Name applied from 1657 to the Liesbeek River, in Cape Town. Named after a small River in the Netherlands. The first 'fre...
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Ameva River, Eastern Cape
25 May 2020
Xhosa name for the Doorn River, now known as; Indwe! It means 'thorns' referring to the Acacia trees that gro...
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Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River
22 May 2020
Waterhole in the sandy bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River, in the Kruger National Park! The name is Tsonga for 'at the anthi...
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Amanzamnyama, a small size Town in Kwa-Zulu Natal
20 May 2020
An old Mission Station that takes its name from the nearby stream. The name means 'black water', from Zulu.
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Albert Falls, near Pietermaritzburg
1 May 2020
Waterfall in the Umgeni River, 22 km North-East of Pietermaritzburg. Probably named after the consort of Queen Victoria,...
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Afsaalnek, Mpumalanga
21 April 2020
Pass about 40 km North of Witbank, leading Westwards from the Olifants River Valley to Wildehondekraal. The name is Afri...
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Addo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape
21 April 2020
Addo Drift was the first convenient natural crossing of the Sunday's River to be encountered inland from the sea, and wa...
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'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge
16 April 2020
Mountian in the Richtersveld, at the confluence of the Fish River with the Orange River. This a Khoikhoi name for 'Rooil...
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Riviersonderend, Cape Overberg
13 April 2020
The Town is also only an hour away from several Beaches. There is uncertainty about the origin of the name Riviersondere...
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Doring River, Western Cape
8 April 2020
The Doring River is situated in the Northwestern Cederberg and has its origin the majestic Hex River Mountains towards t...
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Botrivier, near Hermanus
8 April 2020
The small, picturesque village of Botrivier lies in the foothills of the Houw Hoek Mountains, en route to Hermanus.
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Gariep River Mouth, Namibia
9 March 2020
The Orange River, Southern Africa’s longest waterway, rises high in the Drakensberg Mountains of Lesotho, only 195 km fr...
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Great Fish River, Eastern Cape
6 March 2020
The Great Fish River, distinguishable from the Namibian Fish River by the word ‘great’, that runs through the Eastern Ca...
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Sundays River, Mouth and Beach
21 February 2020
Sundays River Mouth and the beach that accompanies it are awesome reflections of the beauty of the Eastern Cape. The riv...
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Thrift Dam, Tarkastad
17 February 2020
Superb Trout fishing, but extreme weather!
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Buffalo River, East London
6 February 2020
Visitors flying into the city will cross the Buffalo River on their trip into the city from the East London Airport. Ho...
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Goukamma Nature Reserve, Sedgefield
6 February 2020
In the heart of the scenic Garden Route on the Cape south coast, near the mouth of the Goukamma River, lies a secret hid...
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Shree Ambalavaanar Alayam Temple Complex, Cato Manor, Durban
4 December 2019
The original building is the first recorded public Hindu temple to have been erected on the African continent. Built in ...
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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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Mowbray
18 April 2019
The village of Mowbray was established in about 1853 on the farm Welgelegen, in an area more commonly known as Drie Kopp...
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Van Riebeeck’s Hedge, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town.
18 April 2019
These trees are a remnant of the hedge planted in 1660 by Jan van Riebeeck as a Boundary to the newly established Settle...
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Great Brak Rivier
18 April 2019
The village of Great Brak Rivier was founded by Charles Searle, an English paper-mill hand who, together with his wife a...
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Gonubie
18 April 2019
The village of Gonubie derived its name from a Khoikhoi term for the brambleberry bush.
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Mbotyi, Eastern Cape
10 April 2019
For the adventurer wanting to explore the many unique and wild treasures this coast has to offer, Mbotyi offers the priv...
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