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South Africa’s 10 World Heritage Sites – and why they’re worth a visit
South Africa has 10 World Heritage Sites - sites of ‘outstanding universal value to humanity’, each of them protected for the future of our children thanks to a collective international community (UNESCO) that functions to keep these World Heritage Sites safe ...
And the Most Visited Tourist Attractions in South Africa are…
Ask anyone the question - which are the most visited tourist attractions in South Africa - and they’ll probably answer along the lines of our list below ... V&A Waterfront The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town has around 25 million visitors...
Visit these 5 Popular Kramats in Cape Town – The Circle Of Kramats
Kramats are not mosques. They're burial places, or shrines, of the saints or holy men of Islam. They're also open to anyone who wishes to visit them. In Cape Town, the city with the largest Muslim community in South Africa, there are 30 or so kramats that f...
Cape Towns Big 7 – If You Haven’t Done Them, You Haven’t Lived
Cape Towns Big 7 have nothing to do with animals... The city has not suddenly acquired direct access to lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo, great white shark and southern right whales – although southern right whales, sharks, seals and penguins you can f...
Mandela’s South Africa – Mandela-infused sites to visit
Mandela was branded a communist terrorist by the apartheid government and spent 27 years in prison as a result. Despite this, he was instrumental in bringing about a peaceful reconciliation in a country torn apart by racism, was loved and revered throughout th...
Top 5 Struggle Sites Of South Africa
The apartheid regime was one that caused a lot of heartache. However, like water pounding against a cliff face, the difficulties presented by this situation shaped and moulded the country to a large extent. Today, we enjoy a human diversity, culture and herita...
Robben Island a brief history
Robben Island lies approximately 12 kilometers from Cape Town and for the past 400 years this island has had anything but a peaceful history. The island has become synonymous with heartache, despair and a place where people were dumped for various reasons, ...