Village

The September floods displaced the residents of Stanford in the Western Cape's Overstrand Local Municipality, damaged th...

McGregor, often called the village that time forgot, is a tranquil Victorian town with whitewashed cottages, gardens and...

Houtbaai (Wood Bay) was named by the Dutch settlers while they explored the bay behind Table Mountain.

It was founded in 1875 as a church town, like many other Karoo villages. The village of Nieu Bethesda was established on...

The Village of Rabula was named after the Xhosa "ukurabula"-'a term given to a child when it becomes irritable'. Rabu...

Saldanha is a seaside village that lies in the northern most corner of Saldanha bay - the largest and deepest natural ba...

Riemvasmaak (pronounced ‘rim fus maack’) means ‘tighten the strap’ or ‘tied with straps'. Riemvasmaak is a rural communi...

Darters Pass is one of those official Passes that leaves you wondering if you're in the right place. The Pass has only o...

Chintsa is a village in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is situated 38 km north-e...

The C J Rhodes 1870 National Heritage Site is situated on a Farm, in the Umkamaas Valley. This is where Cecil John Rhode...

Hondeklipbaai is a small fishing community along the coast of Namaqualand. The Village was original to export copper in ...

Coffee Bay and the Hole in the Wall are virtually synonymous - mention the one and you picture the other - and one canno...

Kommetjie is a village with a unique and special blend of beach, mountains, sea, nature and surf… Beautiful to live in, ...

Wynberg is certainly one of the most interesting Areas in Cape Town. It is home to one of the oldest Schools in the Coun...

The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the...

The village of Cofimvaba was probably established in about 1877 when the magisterial seat for Tembuland, which had origi...

Tylden in the region of Eastern Cape is a town in South Africa. Serving as landing site and home of settlers in the 1820...

Sixteen kilometers East of Avontuur and 29 kilometers from Uniondale, a village was established by the Berlin Mission So...

In August 1838 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) at Swellendam established a new parish on the Farm Doornkraal, on the ban...

Kleinmond is within easy driving distance from Cape Town, along the scenic coastal road known as R44 or Clarence Drive, ...

At 27,5 km it is one of the longer passes in South Africa and traverses all four tiers of the dominant Zuurberg Mountain...

Oral traditions recorded in the early twentieth Century named the Area Bokoni – the Country of the Koni people!

Matjiesfontein was founded in 1884 by the legendary and energetic Scottish railway man, James Douglas Logan. The village...

The little seaside village of Pringle Bay is one of the towns set within the natural beauty of the Kogelberg Biosphere, ...

Just five minutes away ffrom Paternoster is the Cape Columbine Nature Reserve. The Reserve has the last manned lighthous...

Ohrigstad was founded in 1845 by Hendrik Potgieter, the well-known "Voortrekker" leader. He named the Town after himself...

This seaside village is surrounded by rugged mountains and boasts one of the safest swimming beaches in Cape Town. prime...

Mtubatuba, which means ‘he who was pummelled out' and named after a chief of the Mkwanazi tribe. The Mkhwanazi tribe is ...

The Basotho Cultural Village is a chance to experience a way of life that integrates comfort and practicality with a uni...

Lying on the shores of Marcus Bay, just north-east of Cape Agulhas, is the tranquil little fishing village of Arniston, ...

Lying between George and Knysna on the Garden Route and 490 km from Cape Town, Sedgefield is a beautiful seaside village...

What today is essentially a fishing village, Port Nolloth lies on the bay known by the indigenous Namaqua people as; Auk...

Mtwalume is a small seaside Village situated in the Umdoni Coast of KwaZulu Natal. This quaint Village was named after t...

The KwaNzimakwe “place of the Nzimakwe” rural village is easily accessible off the R69 Road between Mpenjati Nature Rese...

The Living Museum of the Mbunza, a traditional School for Culture and at the same time a Communal Business for the Local...

Parow was a residential suburb of Cape Town, located some 16km from the city centre. It was established by Johann Heinri...

The village of Rhodes lies on the banks of the Bell River at the foot of the Witteberge. It was laid out on the farm Tin...

The massive North West Province of South Africa is home to Ganyesa, which is formally part of the Kagisano / Molopo Muni...

Nama Riel Dance has its roots in the Khoisan tradition where it originated as a celebratory dance. It’s thought to be on...

It was established in 1889 as a Moravian Mission station and has a fascinating story. The Village is situated in a ferti...