A. Eastern Cape

1. East London


City Hall Clock Tower
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  • East London situated on the Buffalo River, is South Africa’s only river port.
     
  • Visits to a Pineapple Plantation are popular excursions.
Port
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  • Fort Hare University
  • Fort Hare University has seen many of South Africa’s leaders and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates pass through its doors. Nelson Mandela received the prize in 1992, Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1984 and Albert John Luthuli in 1961; all attended Fort Hare.
  • Originally built as a fort in 1847, the university opened its doors in 1916 with just 20 students and today there are nearly 6000.

It also houses the ANC archives and a magnificent library. The De Beers Art Gallery boasts a remarkable collection of African Art.

  • Qunu
    Qunu is the village where Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, was born. The house in which he lived no longer exists, but visitors are shown the plot where it once stood and the nearby graves of his parents.
     
  • Steve Biko’s House & Grave
    Steve Biko was a vocal advocate of black consciousness who believed that blacks had to liberate their minds from apartheid and the effects of institutionalised racism and white liberalism. Many people believe that the brutal murder of Steve Biko while in police custody in Port Elizabeth was the catalyst that sparked the death knell of apartheid. It is possible to visit both Biko’s small matchbox home and his grave and a guide who can relate the story of Biko’s struggle for black freedom will make the experience much more rewarding.

Kindly click on the Provinces below for information on each one.
Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal
Limpopo Mpumalanga Northern Cape
North-West Province Western Cape

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