The Eastern Cape is the only Province in South Africa with three harbours that are located in East London, Port Elizabeth and NGQURA
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The Eastern Cape is the birth and resting place of South Africa’s first democratically elected President, Nelson Mandela Rolihlahla Mandela.
Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape tops the list of 15 least polluted regional cities in Africa, a new report shows. However, Thabazimbi, Limpopo, is among the top 15 regional cities in the continent which are most polluted.
If you’ve ever visited Cape Town, you may notice two massive roads to nowhere, right in the middle of town. The Foreshore Freeway Bridge, as its officially called, has stood unfinished since the 70’s due to some bad...
The Virgin Active SA footprint was established in 2001 when Nelson Mandela phoned Richard Branson to ask him to save thousands of jobs by taking over the liquidated Health and Racquet Club. Branson agreed and set in motion...
16 Mile Beach is a stretch of sand which extends from just North of Yzerfontein main beach all the way into the West Coast National Park North of the Town. At around 30km in its entirety, this beach is the longest uninterrupted...
Zulu is the most widely spoken language in the country with 11.6 million speakers. This is followed by Xhosa with 8.15 million speakers and Afrikaans with 6.85 million speakers. English is some distance away with 4.9 million...
The Cape Doctor keeps the city healthy and clean. Also known as the “South Easter,” this very strong and dry wind blows persistently from August up to April. It is locally named the Cape Doctor because it blows...
Table Mountain is Cape Town’s most famous landmark and it’s a popular proposal spot too. It is estimated that two couples get engaged on the mountain every month.
South Africa’s coal reserves are estimated at 53 billion tonnes and with our present production rate, there should be almost 200 years of coal supply left.