Western Cape

It was Wrecked between to the Promenades of Mouille Point and Green Point may notice something man-made sticking out of ...

The vault is huge, well looked after, with a fence that nobody can cross!  It was erected in 1827 by the widow of P...

Simon's Town Magistrate's Court is next to Goede Hoop in Simon's Town and is located in City of Cape Town, Western Cape,...

Following the first British occupation of the Cape in 1795, the existing Dutch line of defence, known as the French line...

This Suburb has a deep, poignant History, and is a fascinating Area, to explore and discover. Originally, home to larger...

Bonteheuwel's Freedom Square is now officially a provincial heritage site.

This is the first Living gangster Museum on the African Continent and is, therefore, a very important part of the local ...

During excavations for a new residential block in Cape Town in 2003, old bones were uncovered!

The Alphen Estate was granted to Theunis van Schalkwyk in 1714. Its Historic Homestead is a square plan double-storey ma...

Jan de Waal, born in Amsterdam, arrived at the Cape in 1715 as an employee of the Dutch East India Company The erf on wh...

Masiphumelele means “We will succeed” in Xhosa. This spirit of endurance was needed by the people for decades - and thes...

In 1657 the VOC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain to a number of free burghers under the leadership of Steven...

Beau Constantia is a boutique wine farm situated at the top of Constantia Nek overlooking False Bay. Vines are planted t...

The Fugard, a theatre based in Cape Town, was built within one of the five interconnected Sacks Futeran buildings in Dis...

The Hospital established its own nurse training school and was the first hospital to train non-white nurses. It was also...

Bartholomew Dias and his crew landed with his men on 3rd of February 1488, but Mossel Bay's History can be traced back, ...

It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 September 1978.

In 1799, during the first British occupation of the Cape, the Governor, Sir George Yonge, appropriated a portion of Rieb...

Transport wagons from Cape Town delivered goods to the Southern Suburbs. Access became much easier after the Railway rea...

Simons Town School became the first school in South Africa to introduce a Maritime Studies department. By providing stud...

The Division of Riversdale was originally located on the Eastern boundary of the District of Swellendam, which had been ...

Established a few Decades ago, Jacobsbaai is a tranquil getaway between Vredenburg and Saldanha Bay. Home to a small com...

Its location was originally chosen to be within view of the Table Bay, the anchorage in front of the City, to permit the...

In 1657 the VoC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain to a number of free burghers under the leadership of Steven...

The Victorian Gothic-style Clock Tower is an icon of the old Cape Town Harbour. It was declared a National Monument unde...