The Battle of Schuinshoogte
The Battle of Schuinshoogte, also known as the Battle of Ingogo, was fought on February…
Category: Towns
Towns in South Africa
The Battle of Kraaipan
12 October 1899 was where the first shots were fired that marked the start of…
Princess Christian Hospital, Pinetown Bridge 1899-1902
Sarnia station used to be called Pinetown Bridge and sick troops would be offloaded there…
Sandsteen klubhuis by Pilgrim’s Rest golfbaan.
Voorheen laerskool Lindleyspoort, Swartruggens omgewing.
Historic site in H’burg now open to tourists
High on the hills of Haenertsburg is the site where the last of the heavy…
Barefoot woman (Kaalvoet vrou)
After the British occupation of Natal in 1842 many of the Trekkers decided to migrate…
Pilgrims rest
Pilgrims rest Mining in this region of Mpumalanga dates back many centuries, when unknown miners…
Spioenkop battle
Spioenkop battle At the beginning of the South Africa War Boer forces entered Natal and…
Bloukrans battle
Bloukrans battle THE BLOUKRANS MASSACRE – 1838 After killing Retief and his party, Dingane’s impis…
Worlds view
World’s View World’s View is located in the Zwartkops mountain range, three kilometres west of…
Pietersburg
Pietersburg In the 1840s, Voortrekkers under the leadership of Andries Potgieter established Zoutpansbergdorp, a town…
Voortreker museum
Msunduzi Museum / Voortreker Museum The nucleus of the Voortrekker Museum was established in 1912…
HIMEVILLE FORT & MUSEUM
Himeville fort and museum Originally built as a fortified laager, the “Old Fort” in Himeville…