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KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal, one of the country’s most popular holiday destinations, is the province with the second largest population. Capital: PietermaritzburgPrincipal languages: isiZulu 82,5%, English12,5%, Afrikaans 1,0%Population: 11 538 325Percentage share of the total population: 19,0%Area: 94 361 km2 Under the former system of apartheid, or racial separation, Natal province contained the non independent Black state of…
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DUBE TRADEPORT HIGHLIGHTS KWAZULU-NATAL’S MANUFACTURING POTENTIAL
Manufacturing Indaba 2022 saw, Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone seize the opportunity to position the province of KwaZulu-Natal as a sound location for South Africa’s manufacturing sector. The industry-driven event provided Dube TradePort with a unique opportunity to build business connections with manufacturers and industrial property developers, as well as showcase the expansion of its…
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OR TAMBO DISTRICT
O.R. Tambo District Municipality is situated along the eastern side of the Eastern Cape Province. It is regarded as one of the tourist attraction areas in South Africa. This is mainly due to the fact that it lies along the coastline of the Indian Ocean that stretches for up to 160km. This coastline boasts of…
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Sarah Baartman
The Sarah Baartman region is situated in the western part of the Eastern Cape. It is the largest district in the province, covering approximately 60 000km². The boundaries stretch from Bloukrans River in the west to the Great Fish River in the east, Nieu-Bethesda in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south. The…
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Sarah Baartman’s life & times
BIRTH: 1789 in South Africa DEATH: 29 Dec 1815 (aged 25–26) in Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France BURIAL SITE: Hankey, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa Sarah Baartmen; was the most well known of at least two Khoikhoi women who, due to their large buttocks (steatopygia), were exhibited as freak show attractions in 19th-century Europe…
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Oliver Tambo District Municipality
O.R. Tambo District Municipality is situated along the eastern side of the Eastern Cape Province. It is regarded as one of the tourist attraction areas in South Africa. This is mainly due to the fact that it lies along the coastline of the Indian Ocean that stretches for up to 160km. This coastline boasts of…
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OR Tambo
OR Tambo district, Eastern Cape, South Africa The OR Tambo region is situated in the north-east of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The region’s boundaries stretch from the Indian Ocean in the east to the rolling hills of the former Transkei in the west, to the Mbhashe River in the south and KwaZulu-Natal…
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Nelson Mandela Metro
The Nelson Mandela Bay region includes Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch and is situated on the South Eastern coastline of South Africa. Known as the official gateway to the Eastern Cape, this is an affordable, fun, family focused metropolitan city! Situated 736km east of Cape Town, the region boasts the honour of having the fourth…
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Joe Gqabi (Ukhahlamba)
The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (Ukhahlamba region) is situated in the Northern region of the Eastern Cape Proviince of South Africa. The region covers an area of 26 518km², and is bordered by Lesotho to the north-east and the Limpopo Province to the north-west. Joe Gqabi’s (Ukhahlamba’s) population figure stands at around 328 000. At…
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Bhisho
Bhisho is the capital of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is located in the Amatola Mountains, about 70 kilometers from East London. Bhisho was founded in the 1970s as the capital of the Ciskei homeland, one of the bantustans created by the apartheid government. After the end of apartheid in 1994, Bhisho…