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Amanzimtoti is a coastal town just south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. According to local legend, when the Zulu king Shaka led his army down the south coast on a raid against the Pondos in 1828, he rested on the banks of a river. When drinking the water, he exclaimed "Kantiamanzimtoti" (isiZulu: "So, the water is sweet"). The river came to be known as Amanzimtoti ("Sweet Waters"). The Zulu word for "sweet" is actually mnandi, but, as Shaka's mother had the name Nandi, he invented the word toti to replace mnandi out of respect not to wear out her name. Locals frequently refer to the town as "Toti". In 2009 the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Geographical Names...

Ballito, the heart of the North Coast just 30 minutes north of Durban, lies nestled between rippling fields of sugar cane, KwaZulu Natal’s famous Green Gold, and is flanked to the east by golden beaches and the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Ballito is the Pearl of the North Coast.The town’s origins date back to 1953, when a group of entrepreneurs began investigating land to develop a township in the Compensation Beach area. Proclaimed a township in 1954, Ballito, whose name was gleaned from a magazine advertisement meaning “Little Ball”, became a town board in 1966. The town, which reached borough status in 1986, is well-known for its superb, safe beaches and splendid...

You'd be forgiven for not knowing where Lephalale is. Until recently, this unassuming town has stayed under the radar. In 2002, the name was changed from Ellisras to Lephalale. The latter name is taken from the Phalala River, which is derived from the Tswana verb “to flow” or “one which overflows”. The town is located west of Polokwane, and north of Rustenberg. It is not far from the South African border with Botswana however, it is far from the large cities. What makes Lephalale special is the growth that is expected to unfold over the next 25 years. It is believed by locals that the town is the future of power generation in South Africa, and if latest developments are...

Meaning 'Place of Safety', is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former official name Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. Polokwane was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The town officially became a city on April 23, 1992; on February 25, 2005, the government declared the official name of the city as Polokwane, a name that was generally in use by the speakers of Northern Sotho.The South African Census showed the population of Polokwane as 271,911 in 2001 and 503,000 in 2010. Much of this growth is...

Bethal derives its name of parts of the names of Elizabeth du Plooy and Alida Naude, who were sisters and the wives of the owners of the farm on which the town was proclaimed. It is situated in the COSMOS COUNTRY of the Mpumalanga Province and is a beautiful farming community. Bethal was proclaimed a town in 1880 on a portion of the farm Blesbokspruit. In 1904, Bethal was declared a municipality and Mr. George Hutchinson was elected the first chairman of the Municipal Council. During 1905 the railway line from Springs to the Natal North coast reached Bethal and contributed to the prosperity of the town. Bethal now falls under the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality. The town...

Situated in the Grass and Wetlands region of the Mpumalanga province lies the town of Ermelo. Origin/meaning : Ermelo was founded in 1880, and was named by its first resident clergyman, Rev Frans Lion-Cachet, after Ermelo in the Netherlands. The town was burned to the ground during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and rebuilt afterwards, hence the phoenix in the arms. It lies in the heart of a wool-producing and coal-mining district, both of which are alluded to in the arms. Long before the town was formally established, the site was a much frequented outspan on the transport route between Lydenburg and Natal. Because the area is well watered and dotted with freshwater...

Cape Town’s City Bowl is amazingly aptly named. The heart of Cape Town is enfolded between the harbour and the mountain, virtually in the shape of a bowl. The City Bowl holds some of the most interesting and historically significant neighbourhoods and the likes of the Bo Kaap, Oranjezicht, Tamboerskloof and Gardens provide hours of easy meanderings, restaurants and historical sights. The City Centre lies encircled by these Suburbs that, the closer one gets to the mountain, the steeper they become, so that Higgovale and Oranjezicht lie right up on the slopes of Table Mountain.City Bowl RentalsA current snapshot of City Bowl rental properties indicates that there is a...

Durbanville is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, part of the greater City of Cape Town metropolitan area. Durbanville is a semi-rural residential suburb on the northern outskirts of the metropolis and is surrounded by farms producing wine and wheat.