Cape Province


Dr Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Barnard was born in Beaufort West, Cape Province of South Africa on the 8th November 1922. He was destined to become a doctor who would become world famous as a result of performing the world’s first heart transplant. The son of a Dutch Reformed Church Minister and one of […]

Dr Christiaan Barnard


Hermanus whale watching
About 2 hours drive from Cape Town in South Africa lies Hermanus,  the beautiful seaside resort town on Walker Bay. The town was established in 1855 as a fishing village and since 1904 has been a popular resort. Today it has become one of South Africa’s foremost tourist destinations, mainly due […]

Hermanus – Resort Town


fields in Overberg region
The region of the Overberg in the Cape Province of South Africa is known mainly for agriculture, but also encompasses areas of magnificent scenery, beautiful coastline and interesting places. The area lies over the Hottentots-Holland Mountains between the Cape Peninsula and the Cape Garden Route and includes Cape Agulhas which […]

Overberg Region – Breadbasket of the Cape



Bushmen
The Nama and San (Bushman) tribes are the original indigenous tribes of Southern Africa. A look at their origins, characteristics and where they live in South Africa today.

Nama and San


Swartberg Prince Albert
The Karoo is situated in the Cape, South Africa. It is an arid semi desert region and is divided into two sub-regions: The little (Klein) Karoo in the south and the Great Karoo in the north. The word Karoo originates from the Khoisan language and means “great thirst”. Approximately 400 […]

Prince Albert – Great Karoo