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Celebrate The Cradle Festival Wine Weekend

Wed, 10 Apr (6 weeks ago)

If you’re looking for fine wine and food, entertainment and fun in a beautiful setting then The Cradle Festival Wine Weekend at Maropeng should be your destination of choice.

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Posted in SA Wines | SA Events | SA History | Things to Do | Outdoor Activities

Family fun at Maropeng this Easter

Thu, 14 Mar (2 months ago)

Visit the Cradle of Humankind this Easter for a unique family experience.

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Posted in Family Travel | SA History | Things to Do

REVIEWED A Platteland Pilgrimage

Wed, 28 Nov (6 months ago)

Anyone interested in South Africa’s ecclesiastical architecture and church history will find A Platteland Pilgrimage fascinating. Book review by Rose Willis.

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Posted in SA Books | SA History

New book for kids on the discovery of the skull at Maropeng

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 (6 months ago)

Professor Lee Berger, discoverer of the first Australopithecus sediba fossils (found in the Cradle of Humankind), has teamed up with a different kind of expert to produce a children’s book, The Skull in the Rock, along with a new website.

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Posted in SA History

2013 Centenary year celebrates our Botanical Heritage

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 (6 months ago)

A year filled with commemorative events is on the cards for 2013 as both world renowned Kirstenbosch Garden and the Botanical Society of South Africa celebrate their centenaries.

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Posted in SA Eco Tourism | SA Events | SA History | Outdoor Activities

Constitution Hill celebrates Helen Suzman's birthday

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 (7 months ago)

7th November 1917 marked the birth of Helen Suzman and to honour and celebrate this thought leader, Constitution Hill in association with the Helen Suzman Foundation have come together to bring to life and share the life and times this incredible woman.

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Monument Monday - Dias and Da Gama Crosses at the Cape of Good Hope

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 (8 months ago)

This week our Monument Monday feature looks at the crosses at Cape Point.

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Posted in SA History

Monument Monday - Enter the Wiki Loves Monuments international photo competition

Mon, 3 Sep 2012 (9 months ago)

Share your love for our heritage with the world - less than a month left to enter!

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Posted in SA Photographs | SA Art and Culture | SA History

Why we celebrate Women's Day in SA

Wed, 8 Aug 2012 (10 months ago)

South Africa celebrates Women’s Day this year on Thursday 09 August 2012.

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Fugitive's Trail Run 2012

Thu, 2 Aug 2012 (10 months ago)

History loving trail runners - this one’s for you! South Africa’s oldest and most dramatic footrace(walkers, MTB enthusiasts and horse riders also welcome :-))

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Posted in SA History | Things to Do | Outdoor Activities