Western Cape

St. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'

St. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'

22 December 2025

German architect Carl Otto Hager. Hager had designed numerous Dutch Reformed Churches in South Africa including the NG M...

Bothasig, Cape Town

Bothasig, Cape Town

22 December 2025

Bosmansdam was renamed Bothasig ("Botha's Vision") after the then Minister of Housing and later President; P.W. Botha. H...

Stikland Cemetery

Stikland Cemetery

28 November 2025

In a 1947 letter to the Cape Town Clerk and to the secretary of the Board of Trustees to the Cape Peninsula Cemeteries r...

Strandfontein

28 November 2025

Strandfontein was initially a nature reserve area. Later in 1976, under the struggle of apartheid government houses were...

Bloubergstrand, Tableview -Cape Town

Bloubergstrand, Tableview -Cape Town

25 November 2025

Bloubergstrand is a Suburb of Cape Town, 25Km North of the City! The beach at Bloubergstrand is a popular location for a...

Vredehoek

21 November 2025

Vredehoek sprawls down from Table Mountain, a unique arrangement of art-deco buildings, mid-century apartments and dotte...

Darling, West Coast

Darling, West Coast

20 November 2025

Darling has a variety of Tourism offerings that will appeal to all members of the Family. There’s Craft Beer and a Tapro...

Yzerfontein

20 November 2025

Yzerfontein is considered the ‘Pearl‘ of the West Coast. Yzerfontein, a hidden gem which is only, a pleasant one hour dr...

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town

18 November 2025

Construction of Koeberg began in 1976 and Unit 1 was synchronized to the grid on 4 April 1984, with Unit 2 following sui...

Time Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town

Time Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town

18 November 2025

This structure was erected in 1883 and was used as a repeater-station for harbour signals between the observatory and Si...

Manenberg, Cape Flats

Manenberg, Cape Flats

17 November 2025

Manenberg is one of the 10 problem precincts identified by Police Minister Bheki Cele where SANDF troops will be deploye...

Iziko Museum's, Cape Town

Iziko Museum's, Cape Town

17 November 2025

Iziko Museums of Cape Town is the official name given to the group of National Museums located near the City centre, oth...

West Coast National Park and Postberg Reserve

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...

Paula Ensor

12 November 2025

Political activist, member of NUSAS and the ANC, banned person, exiled, labour activist and Dean of Humanities at UCT

"When Woodstock had a Beach"

"When Woodstock had a Beach"

11 November 2025

Before the hum of machinery overtook the gentle sound of waves, the Woodstock coastline thrived as a vibrant beach until...

House of Parliament, Cape Town

House of Parliament, Cape Town

6 November 2025

The houses of South African Houses of Parliament are situated in Cape Town even though the seat of government is in Pret...

Worcester, Western Cape

Worcester, Western Cape

6 November 2025

Worcester is a Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 Kilometers North-East of Cape Town. This River ...

Stilbaai, Garden Route- Western Cape

Stilbaai, Garden Route- Western Cape

4 November 2025

The name translated from Afrikaans, means 'Still Bay', for those people who are charmed by the safety, tranquility and h...

Riversdale, Western Cape

Riversdale, Western Cape

4 November 2025

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

Breede River Valley, Route 62

Breede River Valley, Route 62

4 November 2025

There really is no adjective apt enough to describe the beauty of the Breede River Valley. This incredibly picturesque f...

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 ...

Elands Bay, Western Cape Province

Elands Bay, Western Cape Province

29 October 2025

Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Bobbejaan Mountain lies this hotspot for surfers around the world.

South African National Archive in Cape Town

South African National Archive in Cape Town

27 October 2025

The South African Archive is made up of records pertaining mostly to Governance and Laws Enacted, but also includes Docu...

Robertson, Route 62

Robertson, Route 62

27 October 2025

The settlement was named after Dr William Robertson, the first DRC Minister in Clanwilliam, and up to 1857 it affairs we...

Clifton and Camps Bay Beaches, Cape Town

Clifton and Camps Bay Beaches, Cape Town

26 October 2025

Hidden from the visibility of the Coastal Road and vicinity of the wind, Clifton is a secluded collection of four Beache...

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Kleinmond

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Kleinmond

26 October 2025

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve is situated in the Western Cape Province, within 40 km from Cape Town. This first South Afri...

Betty's Bay

23 October 2025

Betty's Bay is the type of coastal village where people come to retire from the relentless pace of a city. It's the sort...

Rooi-Els, Western Cape

Rooi-Els, Western Cape

22 October 2025

Rooi Els perches like a child's puzzle piece on the edge of Route 44, the first little seaside village after leaving Gor...

Kleinmond, Western Cape

Kleinmond, Western Cape

22 October 2025

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

Sea Point

22 October 2025

For years prior to European settlement, Sea Point formed part of the Gorachoqua and Goringhaiqua grazing paths, which st...

Montagu Pass

16 October 2025

Declared a National Monument in 1972, it is the oldest unaltered Pass in South Africa, and links George with the Village...

Cape Town International Airport

Cape Town International Airport

13 October 2025

Cape Town International Airport opened in 1954, replacing Wingfield Aerodrome, originally named D.F. Malan after the the...

Gardens, Cape Town

Gardens, Cape Town

Gardens is a residential suburb of Cape Town, and was probably so named because it incorporated part of Van Riebeeck's o...

George Airport, Western Province

George Airport, Western Province

George Airport has been awarded the South African Airport of the Year award six times, in the category of Airports who h...

Cederberg Wilderness Area

Cederberg Wilderness Area

The Cederberg region is only two hours from Cape Town and yet the landscape is completely different: wilder, warmer with...

Elizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams

Elizabeth Adriana (Nanna) Abrahams

19 September 2025

Anti-Apartheid activist and trade unionist

Sunset Beach, Cape Town

Sunset Beach, Cape Town

17 September 2025

This beach runs flat and uninterrupted, extending from Milnerton Beach (Woodbridge Island) Northwards until it meets wit...

Matjiesfontein

9 September 2025

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

Tygerberg Hospital

Tygerberg Hospital

7 September 2025

Tygerberg Hospital is a tertiary hospital located in Parow, Cape Town. The hospital was officially opened in 1976 and is...

Klein Karoo

5 September 2025

The Klein Karoo (Little Karoo) is a spectacular 350 kilometre long Valley stretching from Montagu in the West to Unionda...