Tag: Cultural Heritage

South Africa’s history is one of the most dramatic, painful, and ultimately hopeful stories of the twentieth century. For visitors arriving at the Apartheid Museum, the Hector Pieterson Memorial, or Freedom Park, having some prior understanding of the history dramatically deepens the experience. For those who want to explore further after their visit, it opens …

Three days in Gauteng is not a lot of time — but with the right itinerary, it is enough to experience the full breadth of what this extraordinary province offers. The key is sequencing. Gauteng is compact enough that you can move between the Cradle of Humankind, Pretoria’s Union Buildings, Soweto’s Vilakazi Street, and the …

On 26 January 1905, a mine manager named Frederick Wells was doing a routine inspection of the Premier Mine near Cullinan, 40 kilometres east of Pretoria, when he noticed something unusual glinting in the wall of the mine shaft about nine metres below the surface. What he had found was a diamond of 3,106.75 carats …

Let us be direct: South Africa has high crime rates, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest and unhelpful. Johannesburg in particular consistently features on global lists of cities with elevated violent crime statistics. This is a reality that any responsible travel guide must acknowledge. However — and this is equally important — millions of tourists …

Ask a Pretoria or Johannesburg local where they go on a long weekend, and chances are the answer involves Hartbeespoort. Located in the Magaliesberg mountains about 35 kilometres west of Pretoria, Hartbeespoort Dam and its surrounding valley offer one of Gauteng’s most diverse collections of outdoor and wildlife experiences, all within easy reach of the …

Pretoria — officially known as Tshwane — is one of South Africa’s most liveable, most layered, and most underappreciated cities. While Johannesburg attracts the headlines and Cape Town steals the Instagram likes, Pretoria rewards the curious traveller with something rarer: depth. It is a city where colonial-era architecture meets vibrant township culture, where world-class museums …