Name: Strand
Strand is a suburb within the City of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located on the northern shores of False Bay in the Western Cape.
In the Area:
Admirals Park, Anchorage Park, Broadlands, Chris Nissen Park, Dobson, Firgrove, Gordons Bay, Gustrouw, Harbour Island, Harmony Park, Lwandle, Mansfield, Mountainside, Nomzamo, Sir Lowrys Pass, Somerset West, Tarentaal Plaas, Temperance Town and Winslow.
http://www.strand.org.za/
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Stoffberg (H 8)
Name: Stoffberg
Stoffberg, a village in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Routes: R33, R555, R579.
Stoffberg, situated approximately40 kilometers northwest of Belfast.
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Stoffberg, a village in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Routes: R33, R555, R579.
Stoffberg, situated approximately40 kilometers northwest of Belfast.
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St James (A 17)
Name: St James
Source: http://www.capetown.travel/attractions/entry/st_james/
Just a little further on from Cape Town’s well-known Muizenberg beach (with its ubiquitous Victorian bathing boxes) is St James. Also boasting the trademark and oft-photographed bathing boxes, St James is a picturesque village and beach, which offers beachgoers respite from the westerly wind.
St James is one of Cape Town’s smaller suburbs, yet it has a rich history. Thanks to a publication put together by St James historian, Michael Walker, the history of some of the original homesteads built between Muizenberg and St James in 1883 has been recorded.
From St James towards Muizenberg, a number of gracious stone houses still remain as testament to a wealthy colonial past, during which the main road was commonly known as “Millionaire’s Mile”.
During the late 19th century, homes were constructed from stone, plaster and limestone, and sported thatched roofs. Some of these homes have been handed down from generation to generation and still exist today, giving visitors a glimpse of what St James looked like in its heyday. One such structure is St James Cottage, built in 1853. According to historical accounts, the owner, Abraham Auret, hid prisoners of war in the loft during the Anglo-Boer War, and helped to stage their escape across the bay.
St James is one of Cape Town's smaller suburbs, yet it has a rich history. Thanks to a publication put together by St James historian, Michael Walker, ...
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Source: http://www.capetown.travel/attractions/entry/st_james/
Just a little further on from Cape Town’s well-known Muizenberg beach (with its ubiquitous Victorian bathing boxes) is St James. Also boasting the trademark and oft-photographed bathing boxes, St James is a picturesque village and beach, which offers beachgoers respite from the westerly wind.
St James is one of Cape Town’s smaller suburbs, yet it has a rich history. Thanks to a publication put together by St James historian, Michael Walker, the history of some of the original homesteads built between Muizenberg and St James in 1883 has been recorded.
From St James towards Muizenberg, a number of gracious stone houses still remain as testament to a wealthy colonial past, during which the main road was commonly known as “Millionaire’s Mile”.
During the late 19th century, homes were constructed from stone, plaster and limestone, and sported thatched roofs. Some of these homes have been handed down from generation to generation and still exist today, giving visitors a glimpse of what St James looked like in its heyday. One such structure is St James Cottage, built in 1853. According to historical accounts, the owner, Abraham Auret, hid prisoners of war in the loft during the Anglo-Boer War, and helped to stage their escape across the bay.
St James is one of Cape Town's smaller suburbs, yet it has a rich history. Thanks to a publication put together by St James historian, Michael Walker, ...
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Stilwater (J 11)
Name: Stilwater
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Dumbe Paragliding - Follow the road to Vryheid (R33) and then 3km before Vryheid at Stillwater turn left and then left again to rejoin the R33 to Paulpietersburg. ...
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Stilwater Hotel - Situated midway between Durban and Johannesburg in Vryheid This well-appointed hotel offers the traveller good comfortable accommodation
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The province has 61 Municipalities, of which 29 are being assisted under Project Consolidate The province has one Metropolitan Municipality (Ethekwini), 10 District Municipalities and 50 Local Municipalities.
Abaqulusi Local Municipality falls under the Zululand District Municipality.
The Abaqulusi Local Municipality is located on the western boundary and comprises approximately 30% of the District Municipality area.
Abaqulusi was constituted from the former entities:
Vryheid Transitional Local Council (TLC);
Louwsburg Local Council;
Part of the Abaqulusi and Usuthu Sub-regions, administered by the Zululand
Regional Council (ZRC); and eMondlo Town Committee, administered by Umsekele (Provincial Department).
Abaqulusi comprises of an urban and rural component. The urban sector includes the towns of Vryheid, Bhekuzulu, Louwsburg, Lakeside, Hlobane and eMondlo. The latter was administered by the Vryheid TLC, whereas the rural areas were administered by the Zululand Regional Council (ZRC).
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http://www.justice.gov.za/trc/hrvtrans/vryheid/vryheid1.htm
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Dumbe Paragliding - Follow the road to Vryheid (R33) and then 3km before Vryheid at Stillwater turn left and then left again to rejoin the R33 to Paulpietersburg. ...
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Stilwater Hotel - Situated midway between Durban and Johannesburg in Vryheid This well-appointed hotel offers the traveller good comfortable accommodation
Governance:
The province has 61 Municipalities, of which 29 are being assisted under Project Consolidate The province has one Metropolitan Municipality (Ethekwini), 10 District Municipalities and 50 Local Municipalities.
Abaqulusi Local Municipality falls under the Zululand District Municipality.
The Abaqulusi Local Municipality is located on the western boundary and comprises approximately 30% of the District Municipality area.
Abaqulusi was constituted from the former entities:
Vryheid Transitional Local Council (TLC);
Louwsburg Local Council;
Part of the Abaqulusi and Usuthu Sub-regions, administered by the Zululand
Regional Council (ZRC); and eMondlo Town Committee, administered by Umsekele (Provincial Department).
Abaqulusi comprises of an urban and rural component. The urban sector includes the towns of Vryheid, Bhekuzulu, Louwsburg, Lakeside, Hlobane and eMondlo. The latter was administered by the Vryheid TLC, whereas the rural areas were administered by the Zululand Regional Council (ZRC).
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http://www.justice.gov.za/trc/hrvtrans/vryheid/vryheid1.htm
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Stikland (B 16)
Name: Stikland
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A Kraaifontein Police Inspector probably saved the lives of some panic-stricken train commuters when he tackled a gunman who had opened fire.
In a desparate attempt to wrestle the firearm from the man, Insp Gerhard Claasen flung the man from the train, while an accomplice jumped out.
Insp Claasen was unarmed and in full uniform while travelling from Woltemade Railway Station to Kraaifontein. He had just dropped off a police vehicle at the Maitland SAPS Garage for repairs and boarded the train back to his workplace.
The gunman and a friend had boarded the train at the Bellville Railway Station.
While a commuter chatted to Insp Claasen, chaos erupted as shots rang out in the train. Commuters started screaming and scattered in all directions, as some attempted to jump from the doors and windows.
Insp Claasen shouted for the people to get down onto the floor. He recalls the incident: "While the man repeatedly shot at the people, his friend tried to keep the door open. A male commuter was hit in the face. Everything happened so fast but I remember tackling the gunman to protect the other passengers."
In the scuffle, the shooter fell out of the open door as the train pulled into Stikland Railway Station. Insp Claasen got out of the train and ran to where the gunman was laying along the tracks, and arrested him. He called for back-up from colleagues based at the railway station, and a manhunt was launched, ending in the arrest of the suspect's accomplice.
Insp Claasen called for an ambulance, which took the wounded commuter to a local hospital. The injured suspect was taken to the hospital under police guard.
Kraaifontein Police's Communication Officer, Capt Gerhard Niemand, praised the efforts and action by Insp Claasen. Insp Claasen (34), is the coordinator for the reservists at Kraaifontein Police Station and has 16 years of service in the police.
Capt Niemand said: "Insp Claasen was debriefed and counselled, but did not book off sick. He is really a hero at the station and a good role-model for the junior members and reservists."
Insp Claasen said modestly: "I just did my duty on that day to protect the commuters."
SAPS rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Surname & Initial: N. Joseph
Telephone No: (021) 4177358
Cellphone: 082 777 6004
May 08 2002 at 10:47AM
By Maureen Marud
Six victims of train terror have joined forces with a group of Cape Town commuters seeking to force Metrorail to take responsibility for safety and security on its trains.
Three men and three women, two of whom are widows of victims, tell of extreme violence, maiming and bereavement in affidavits they have added to an application being brought by a group of Peninsula commuters.
The group is asking the Cape High Court to rule whether Transnet, trading as Metrorail, along with the SA Rail Commuter Corporation and the ministers of transport and of safety and security, are violating the constitutional rights of rail commuters to freedom from violence on trains.
The matter, originally for hearing next month, will now be heard in August, and is likely to take about two weeks, according to Francois Theron, the Cape Town attorney representing the applicants.
They threw him off the moving train
They include Leslie van Minnen, father of Juan van Minnen, a 20-year-old Cape Technikon student who died of stab wounds inflicted during an attack in a first-class carriage last June.
Other applicants are the Rail Commuters Action Group, formed in Fish Hoek after Juan's death, and Jane Styer of Heathfield, who was maimed when flung from a moving train during an attack by a bagsnatcher.
The additional affidavits are from Judin Coulsen, Raymond Love, Hester Fouche, Miriam Adolf, Berendina Fuller and Zolani Matyeni, all of whom said there were no security guards on the trains at the time of the attacks.
In court papers, Judin Coulsen said that one evening in March 1998 he was travelling to Woodstock from Eikenfontein station in Kraaifontein when he was confronted by a group demanding money.
He handed over his week's wages of R500, but they threw him off the moving train.
He did not have a car and could not afford taxis
As a result of his injuries his right arm and leg were amputated. He lost his job and was unemployed for three-and-a-half years.
Raymond Love boarded a train at Eikenfontein station to go home to Stellenbosch. He was standing near the door when, just as the train was pulling out of Stikland station about 6pm, a man grabbed his rucksack, which was over his shoulders.
Love was flung out of the doors of the moving train by the force of the attack.
He landed between the platform and the tracks, and the train went over his legs. Both legs had to be amputated.
Hester Fouche was robbed of her briefcase and personal belongings by three knife-wielding men on a train from Cape Town to De Grendel in December 2000.
She said she had pleaded with her assailants not to hurt her, as she had a small son, but two of the men hacked at her hands and arms with knives, while the third hit her on the head with a broken bottle.
The wounds to her head and hands had left permanent scars.
She still suffered emotional trauma and was getting psychiatric help.
She said she no longer used the train.
Cornelius Adolf, 35, and Nicholas Fuller, 30, both died in June when a gang of nine men armed with knives attacked passengers in a train travelling from Bellville to Unibel station.
Adolf and Fuller resisted the attackers, who beat them, stabbed them and then threw them from the moving train.
Witnesses told the men's widows, Miriam Adolf and Berendina Fuller, what had happened, and both women had to go in search of their husbands along the railway line.
They found their bodies next to the tracks, bearing marks of an extremely violent death.
In addition to the grief of losing husbands and fathers, both families were now suffering financial hardship, said the women.
Matyeni was attacked and robbed between Cape Town and Monte Vista on a train in October. He was stabbed in the face and thrown from the train window.
After regaining consciousness next to the track, he had to walk, still bleeding, to the nearest station, where he found the ticket office closed and no guards on duty.
Members of the public at the station helped him.
He still travelled by train because he did not have a car and could not afford taxis.
All the applicants claim the way the service is operated and police is "wrongful, unlawful and in violation of the constitutional rights of rail commuters to life and freedom from all forms of violence from private sources".
They are asking the court to restrain Metrorail from operating any train in the Western Cape that is not staffed with at least three guards and one conductor.
They also want Metrorail to forbid any train in the Western Cape to stop at any station or platform not manned by personnel responsible for ensuring passenger safety.
The commuter hit list
Juan van Minnen, a Cape Technikon student, was stabbed to death in an attack in a first-class carriage near Mowbray last June.
Judin Coulsen was robbed after leaving Eikenfontein station and thrown off the moving train. His right arm and leg were amputated.
Raymond Love was robbed on a moving train at Stikland station. He fell out of the train which went over both his legs.
Hester Fouche was robbed on a train between Cape Town and De Grendel in December 2000. Two knifemen hacked at her while a third man hit her on the head with a broken bottle.
Cornelius Adolf, 35, and Nicholas Fuller, 30, died after helping passengers being attacked by knifemen between Bellville and Unibel.
Zolani Matyeni was stabbed in the face and thrown off a moving train between Cape Town and Monte Vista. When he staggered to the nearest station it was locked and unmanned.
http://www.iol.co.za/general/avant_newsview.php?click_id=13&art_id=ct20020508104711673L300788&set_id=6
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A Kraaifontein Police Inspector probably saved the lives of some panic-stricken train commuters when he tackled a gunman who had opened fire.
In a desparate attempt to wrestle the firearm from the man, Insp Gerhard Claasen flung the man from the train, while an accomplice jumped out.
Insp Claasen was unarmed and in full uniform while travelling from Woltemade Railway Station to Kraaifontein. He had just dropped off a police vehicle at the Maitland SAPS Garage for repairs and boarded the train back to his workplace.
The gunman and a friend had boarded the train at the Bellville Railway Station.
While a commuter chatted to Insp Claasen, chaos erupted as shots rang out in the train. Commuters started screaming and scattered in all directions, as some attempted to jump from the doors and windows.
Insp Claasen shouted for the people to get down onto the floor. He recalls the incident: "While the man repeatedly shot at the people, his friend tried to keep the door open. A male commuter was hit in the face. Everything happened so fast but I remember tackling the gunman to protect the other passengers."
In the scuffle, the shooter fell out of the open door as the train pulled into Stikland Railway Station. Insp Claasen got out of the train and ran to where the gunman was laying along the tracks, and arrested him. He called for back-up from colleagues based at the railway station, and a manhunt was launched, ending in the arrest of the suspect's accomplice.
Insp Claasen called for an ambulance, which took the wounded commuter to a local hospital. The injured suspect was taken to the hospital under police guard.
Kraaifontein Police's Communication Officer, Capt Gerhard Niemand, praised the efforts and action by Insp Claasen. Insp Claasen (34), is the coordinator for the reservists at Kraaifontein Police Station and has 16 years of service in the police.
Capt Niemand said: "Insp Claasen was debriefed and counselled, but did not book off sick. He is really a hero at the station and a good role-model for the junior members and reservists."
Insp Claasen said modestly: "I just did my duty on that day to protect the commuters."
SAPS rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Surname & Initial: N. Joseph
Telephone No: (021) 4177358
Cellphone: 082 777 6004
May 08 2002 at 10:47AM
By Maureen Marud
Six victims of train terror have joined forces with a group of Cape Town commuters seeking to force Metrorail to take responsibility for safety and security on its trains.
Three men and three women, two of whom are widows of victims, tell of extreme violence, maiming and bereavement in affidavits they have added to an application being brought by a group of Peninsula commuters.
The group is asking the Cape High Court to rule whether Transnet, trading as Metrorail, along with the SA Rail Commuter Corporation and the ministers of transport and of safety and security, are violating the constitutional rights of rail commuters to freedom from violence on trains.
The matter, originally for hearing next month, will now be heard in August, and is likely to take about two weeks, according to Francois Theron, the Cape Town attorney representing the applicants.
They threw him off the moving train
They include Leslie van Minnen, father of Juan van Minnen, a 20-year-old Cape Technikon student who died of stab wounds inflicted during an attack in a first-class carriage last June.
Other applicants are the Rail Commuters Action Group, formed in Fish Hoek after Juan's death, and Jane Styer of Heathfield, who was maimed when flung from a moving train during an attack by a bagsnatcher.
The additional affidavits are from Judin Coulsen, Raymond Love, Hester Fouche, Miriam Adolf, Berendina Fuller and Zolani Matyeni, all of whom said there were no security guards on the trains at the time of the attacks.
In court papers, Judin Coulsen said that one evening in March 1998 he was travelling to Woodstock from Eikenfontein station in Kraaifontein when he was confronted by a group demanding money.
He handed over his week's wages of R500, but they threw him off the moving train.
He did not have a car and could not afford taxis
As a result of his injuries his right arm and leg were amputated. He lost his job and was unemployed for three-and-a-half years.
Raymond Love boarded a train at Eikenfontein station to go home to Stellenbosch. He was standing near the door when, just as the train was pulling out of Stikland station about 6pm, a man grabbed his rucksack, which was over his shoulders.
Love was flung out of the doors of the moving train by the force of the attack.
He landed between the platform and the tracks, and the train went over his legs. Both legs had to be amputated.
Hester Fouche was robbed of her briefcase and personal belongings by three knife-wielding men on a train from Cape Town to De Grendel in December 2000.
She said she had pleaded with her assailants not to hurt her, as she had a small son, but two of the men hacked at her hands and arms with knives, while the third hit her on the head with a broken bottle.
The wounds to her head and hands had left permanent scars.
She still suffered emotional trauma and was getting psychiatric help.
She said she no longer used the train.
Cornelius Adolf, 35, and Nicholas Fuller, 30, both died in June when a gang of nine men armed with knives attacked passengers in a train travelling from Bellville to Unibel station.
Adolf and Fuller resisted the attackers, who beat them, stabbed them and then threw them from the moving train.
Witnesses told the men's widows, Miriam Adolf and Berendina Fuller, what had happened, and both women had to go in search of their husbands along the railway line.
They found their bodies next to the tracks, bearing marks of an extremely violent death.
In addition to the grief of losing husbands and fathers, both families were now suffering financial hardship, said the women.
Matyeni was attacked and robbed between Cape Town and Monte Vista on a train in October. He was stabbed in the face and thrown from the train window.
After regaining consciousness next to the track, he had to walk, still bleeding, to the nearest station, where he found the ticket office closed and no guards on duty.
Members of the public at the station helped him.
He still travelled by train because he did not have a car and could not afford taxis.
All the applicants claim the way the service is operated and police is "wrongful, unlawful and in violation of the constitutional rights of rail commuters to life and freedom from all forms of violence from private sources".
They are asking the court to restrain Metrorail from operating any train in the Western Cape that is not staffed with at least three guards and one conductor.
They also want Metrorail to forbid any train in the Western Cape to stop at any station or platform not manned by personnel responsible for ensuring passenger safety.
The commuter hit list
Juan van Minnen, a Cape Technikon student, was stabbed to death in an attack in a first-class carriage near Mowbray last June.
Judin Coulsen was robbed after leaving Eikenfontein station and thrown off the moving train. His right arm and leg were amputated.
Raymond Love was robbed on a moving train at Stikland station. He fell out of the train which went over both his legs.
Hester Fouche was robbed on a train between Cape Town and De Grendel in December 2000. Two knifemen hacked at her while a third man hit her on the head with a broken bottle.
Cornelius Adolf, 35, and Nicholas Fuller, 30, died after helping passengers being attacked by knifemen between Bellville and Unibel.
Zolani Matyeni was stabbed in the face and thrown off a moving train between Cape Town and Monte Vista. When he staggered to the nearest station it was locked and unmanned.
http://www.iol.co.za/general/avant_newsview.php?click_id=13&art_id=ct20020508104711673L300788&set_id=6
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Steynsrus (F 11)
Name: Steynsrus
22 STEYNSRUS
The small town of Steynsrus is in a farming community. It is home to the Salem Pottery that has made a name for themselves with massive pots and other wonderful ceramic items. In the area there are game farms and hunting possibilities.
http://grasslandsmeander.co.za/index_files/Towns.html#steynsrus
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22 STEYNSRUS
The small town of Steynsrus is in a farming community. It is home to the Salem Pottery that has made a name for themselves with massive pots and other wonderful ceramic items. In the area there are game farms and hunting possibilities.
http://grasslandsmeander.co.za/index_files/Towns.html#steynsrus
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Steynsburg (E 13)
Name: Steynsburg
Founded in 1872, this little town of some 400 plus households, situated deep in the sheep farming territory of the Eastern Cape's Karoo and nestled in
during the anglo boer war a lot of british soldiers were stationed at steynsburg, the rebels tried to sabotage the railway lines and attacked the british soldiers. during the skermishes the soldiers died and were buried in the town cemetary, as well as two rebels. remains of block houses and names of british soldiers can be seen written in rocks around town.
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On 19th December, 1900, Kritzinger's men clashed with troops under Grenfell(6) near Venterstad. Kritzinger's main purpose was to foster unrest in the land whence the Voortrekkers originally came so he led his men southwards in the direction of Steynsburg. He had not proceeded very far before he realised that this route was so well patrolled that he was forced to swing towards Stormberg in the east. Before he reached the railway line between Stormberg and Steynsburg he again found the area so well occupied that he had to turn round and head in a northwesterly direction.
By using this side-stepping manoeuvre he managed to cross the main railway line to Port Elizabeth at a point south of Arundel between Naauwpoort and Colesberg before 30th December, 1900. Soon afterwards he was at New Bethesda where the British unsuccessfully tried to corner him. Kritzinger and Scheepers then trekked in the direction of Richmond and Murraysburg before moving south towards Aberdeen and Willowmore in two detachments.
They pushed on to Oudtshoorn and Uniondale and went close to the Indian Ocean near Mossel Bay where, as Kritzinger said "It was time for us to retrace our steps, for we could certainly go no further on horseback."
Thereafter they moved through columns of British troops to Aberdeen and Pearston where they attacked the occupying forces. Having obtained horses and ammunition the commando moved on to Somerset East and into the Bedford district.
Moving northwards Kritzinger was cornered while en route to Tarkastad and Cradock but managed to escape to Molteno. At Maraisburg he divided his commando. Smaller units under Captain Lötter(7) and Scheepers returned to Steynsburg. Kritzinger had hoped to distract the attention of the enemy by this move but was doggedly pursued and eventually had to follow Lötter and leave the Cape on 29th April, 1901. Two commandos under Scheepers and Fouch‚(8) remained in the Cape.
After moving around and being involved in various encounters in the Rouxville and Philippolis areas for some time Kritzinger again crossed into the Cape on 16th May, 1901 bringing with him a reinforcement of 500 men. 'The Times History of the War says: "The winter campaign in Cape Colony may be said to have begun in the middle of May with the return of Kritzinger bearing the rank of assistant commander-in-chief. . . "
Between Steynsburg and Theebus on the railway line Kritzinger re-united with Fouch‚ and split his commando in three. Lötter went to Tarkastad, Commandant Smith(9) to Maraisburg, and Kritzinger trekked to Molteno. Reunited once more with Lötter, Kritzinger and his men crossed the line to Jamestown which they captured after a fierce battle on 2nd June, 1901.
The British blockhouse system which came into large scale application in the Cape from July, 1901(10) had no visible effect on the commandos. Kritzinger later said the blockhouses were ideal to catch women and children and especially cattle and sheep but as a means of catching burghers they were a failure. Also, Kritzinger's return to the Cape had caused Lord Kitchener to become furious particularly after all the preparations and efforts which had been made to capture the Boers.
http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol017ng.html
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18 April - Hofmeyr – Steynsburg 46km
After a lovely breakfast we were sent on our way by Derick with a copy of the local paper and a packet of fudge, which helped us up the hills between Hofmeyr and Steynsburg. The weather forecast predicted thunderstorms for the area and with dark clouds above we pulled into Steynsburg and thought it wise to head for Redefin Campsite, which turned out a total surprise. A lovely place with green lawns, braai places, a covered area and neat clean toilets and showers, all for just R50.00 for both Ernest and myself. Nothing came of the thunderstorms so it was a good time to repair tubes and do other odd jobs. So with the weather looking promising we set off to the local Multisave for meat and wood for supper. We were still admiring the awesome cloud formations when a sudden storm hit us, water bucketing down, and we ran for cover and closed up tents but too late!! It all lasted no more than an hour and a half, and as suddenly as it happened it stopped and stars came out.
19 April - Steynsburg – Burgersdorp 79km
We woke to a brilliantly clear morning and could hardly believe that there was such a storm the night before. So we headed off to Burgersdorp. Burgersdorp is a slightly bigger town than the previous ones. Once again people are curious and very friendly, from the lady in the bottle store, (she even gave Ernest discount on the beer) to the local cyclists who came to visit us at our camp site that night. The campsite is at “Die Dam”, a most beautiful and tranquil place with large trees and green lawns. It must have been quite a place in its hay day, but now most of the facilities are dilapidated (no hot water) but Andries Pienaar, the caretaker assured us that a geyser has been delivered and just needs to be installed. This time we were more “paraat” and pitched out tents under cover and closed everything up before the storm came. The city slickers are learning!!!
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Founded in 1872, this little town of some 400 plus households, situated deep in the sheep farming territory of the Eastern Cape's Karoo and nestled in
during the anglo boer war a lot of british soldiers were stationed at steynsburg, the rebels tried to sabotage the railway lines and attacked the british soldiers. during the skermishes the soldiers died and were buried in the town cemetary, as well as two rebels. remains of block houses and names of british soldiers can be seen written in rocks around town.
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On 19th December, 1900, Kritzinger's men clashed with troops under Grenfell(6) near Venterstad. Kritzinger's main purpose was to foster unrest in the land whence the Voortrekkers originally came so he led his men southwards in the direction of Steynsburg. He had not proceeded very far before he realised that this route was so well patrolled that he was forced to swing towards Stormberg in the east. Before he reached the railway line between Stormberg and Steynsburg he again found the area so well occupied that he had to turn round and head in a northwesterly direction.
By using this side-stepping manoeuvre he managed to cross the main railway line to Port Elizabeth at a point south of Arundel between Naauwpoort and Colesberg before 30th December, 1900. Soon afterwards he was at New Bethesda where the British unsuccessfully tried to corner him. Kritzinger and Scheepers then trekked in the direction of Richmond and Murraysburg before moving south towards Aberdeen and Willowmore in two detachments.
They pushed on to Oudtshoorn and Uniondale and went close to the Indian Ocean near Mossel Bay where, as Kritzinger said "It was time for us to retrace our steps, for we could certainly go no further on horseback."
Thereafter they moved through columns of British troops to Aberdeen and Pearston where they attacked the occupying forces. Having obtained horses and ammunition the commando moved on to Somerset East and into the Bedford district.
Moving northwards Kritzinger was cornered while en route to Tarkastad and Cradock but managed to escape to Molteno. At Maraisburg he divided his commando. Smaller units under Captain Lötter(7) and Scheepers returned to Steynsburg. Kritzinger had hoped to distract the attention of the enemy by this move but was doggedly pursued and eventually had to follow Lötter and leave the Cape on 29th April, 1901. Two commandos under Scheepers and Fouch‚(8) remained in the Cape.
After moving around and being involved in various encounters in the Rouxville and Philippolis areas for some time Kritzinger again crossed into the Cape on 16th May, 1901 bringing with him a reinforcement of 500 men. 'The Times History of the War says: "The winter campaign in Cape Colony may be said to have begun in the middle of May with the return of Kritzinger bearing the rank of assistant commander-in-chief. . . "
Between Steynsburg and Theebus on the railway line Kritzinger re-united with Fouch‚ and split his commando in three. Lötter went to Tarkastad, Commandant Smith(9) to Maraisburg, and Kritzinger trekked to Molteno. Reunited once more with Lötter, Kritzinger and his men crossed the line to Jamestown which they captured after a fierce battle on 2nd June, 1901.
The British blockhouse system which came into large scale application in the Cape from July, 1901(10) had no visible effect on the commandos. Kritzinger later said the blockhouses were ideal to catch women and children and especially cattle and sheep but as a means of catching burghers they were a failure. Also, Kritzinger's return to the Cape had caused Lord Kitchener to become furious particularly after all the preparations and efforts which had been made to capture the Boers.
http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol017ng.html
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18 April - Hofmeyr – Steynsburg 46km
After a lovely breakfast we were sent on our way by Derick with a copy of the local paper and a packet of fudge, which helped us up the hills between Hofmeyr and Steynsburg. The weather forecast predicted thunderstorms for the area and with dark clouds above we pulled into Steynsburg and thought it wise to head for Redefin Campsite, which turned out a total surprise. A lovely place with green lawns, braai places, a covered area and neat clean toilets and showers, all for just R50.00 for both Ernest and myself. Nothing came of the thunderstorms so it was a good time to repair tubes and do other odd jobs. So with the weather looking promising we set off to the local Multisave for meat and wood for supper. We were still admiring the awesome cloud formations when a sudden storm hit us, water bucketing down, and we ran for cover and closed up tents but too late!! It all lasted no more than an hour and a half, and as suddenly as it happened it stopped and stars came out.
19 April - Steynsburg – Burgersdorp 79km
We woke to a brilliantly clear morning and could hardly believe that there was such a storm the night before. So we headed off to Burgersdorp. Burgersdorp is a slightly bigger town than the previous ones. Once again people are curious and very friendly, from the lady in the bottle store, (she even gave Ernest discount on the beer) to the local cyclists who came to visit us at our camp site that night. The campsite is at “Die Dam”, a most beautiful and tranquil place with large trees and green lawns. It must have been quite a place in its hay day, but now most of the facilities are dilapidated (no hot water) but Andries Pienaar, the caretaker assured us that a geyser has been delivered and just needs to be installed. This time we were more “paraat” and pitched out tents under cover and closed everything up before the storm came. The city slickers are learning!!!
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Steurhof (A 16)
Name: Steurhof
Diep River, Meadowridge, Steurhof, Plumstead, Claremont, Kenilworth or Rondebosch.
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It was an emotional homecoming for a group of apartheid era forced removals victims on Saturday when they were handed "ownership" rights to land they once called home.
Nearly half a century after being forcibly removed to the Cape Flats, the former residents of Steurhof, near Plumstead, excitedly renewed ties with former friends and neighbours.
Rosaline Coker, who was moved to Lavender Hill, told Weekend Argus it was a very emotional day for her.
Her husband Fred, who died in January, grew up and went to school in Steurhof and later became vice-principal of South Peninsula High School.
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A year or two ago, an old friend of mine, Jones, was sitting in her home when she heard the sound of a coconut hitting concrete. Intrigued, she wandered outside. Her house borders Steurhof station in Cape Town's southern suburbs, and, hearing a commotion, she peered over her wall. The concrete, it turned out, had been the platform of the station and the coconut had been the head of a young woman, mugged and thrown off a moving train.
As a small crowd of commuters gathered around the bloodied and shocked heap, Jones ran back into her house and dialed 10111. Yes, she panted, she'd like to report someone thrown off a train at Steurhof. She was hurt, she thought, but not … The operator cut in.
"You want to report a what?" he said.
"A woman has been thrown off a train."
"Off a what?"
"A train. At Steurhof station."
"Is he still on the train?"
"What?"
"Is the person who has been assaulted still on the train?"
And so it went. Was the train still in the station? Why had the woman been thrown off the train? What was Jones's name? What? Joan? Oh, Jones. Did Jones know the woman who had thrown the, er, oh, who had been thrown off the train? Finally he decided that an officer of the law needed to be dispatched and asked for the name of the station. A minute later Jones was still halfway through trying to spell out "Steurhof". At last, raising her voice, she resorted to fuzz lingo.
"It's STEURHOF. Sierra, Tango, Echo, Uniform, Romeo, Hotel, Oscar, Romeo!"
There was a long pause, and then the operator said, "What?"
Bellowing, Jones demanded to speak to someone who knew all the letters of the alphabet, at which point there was the sound of a mouth slapping shut.
"You are irritating me now," said the operator, and hung up. End of story.
Thanks to countless similar examples of primordial public service, it has become too easy, and too fashionable, to deride the country's police force as a backÂwater where the recently lobotomised go to spend their summers scraping applesauce off their bibs and their winters huddled over braziers full of blazing dockets. This is a cruel and sweeping generalisation. Many police are extraordinarily brave, superbly trained and show the sort of devotion to their work that suggests policing is a calling rather than a profession.
The officers of the Claremont station, for instance, have a reputation for responding with otherworldly haste. No sooner has one started speaking into the telephone than they arrive, with squawks and blue flashes and Roger-Rogers and static, toting portable howitzers and light-sabers, to tell Mrs Liebestein downstairs to turn down her Pat Boone LP.
No, there are some superb officers on the beat. But there are also some truly appalling ones. It may be a thin blue line here and there but, at least in its call centres, the South African Police Service can be extraordinarily thick.
http://www.mg.co.za/printformat/single/2007-08-11-the-thick-blue-line
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Diep River, Meadowridge, Steurhof, Plumstead, Claremont, Kenilworth or Rondebosch.
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It was an emotional homecoming for a group of apartheid era forced removals victims on Saturday when they were handed "ownership" rights to land they once called home.
Nearly half a century after being forcibly removed to the Cape Flats, the former residents of Steurhof, near Plumstead, excitedly renewed ties with former friends and neighbours.
Rosaline Coker, who was moved to Lavender Hill, told Weekend Argus it was a very emotional day for her.
Her husband Fred, who died in January, grew up and went to school in Steurhof and later became vice-principal of South Peninsula High School.
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A year or two ago, an old friend of mine, Jones, was sitting in her home when she heard the sound of a coconut hitting concrete. Intrigued, she wandered outside. Her house borders Steurhof station in Cape Town's southern suburbs, and, hearing a commotion, she peered over her wall. The concrete, it turned out, had been the platform of the station and the coconut had been the head of a young woman, mugged and thrown off a moving train.
As a small crowd of commuters gathered around the bloodied and shocked heap, Jones ran back into her house and dialed 10111. Yes, she panted, she'd like to report someone thrown off a train at Steurhof. She was hurt, she thought, but not … The operator cut in.
"You want to report a what?" he said.
"A woman has been thrown off a train."
"Off a what?"
"A train. At Steurhof station."
"Is he still on the train?"
"What?"
"Is the person who has been assaulted still on the train?"
And so it went. Was the train still in the station? Why had the woman been thrown off the train? What was Jones's name? What? Joan? Oh, Jones. Did Jones know the woman who had thrown the, er, oh, who had been thrown off the train? Finally he decided that an officer of the law needed to be dispatched and asked for the name of the station. A minute later Jones was still halfway through trying to spell out "Steurhof". At last, raising her voice, she resorted to fuzz lingo.
"It's STEURHOF. Sierra, Tango, Echo, Uniform, Romeo, Hotel, Oscar, Romeo!"
There was a long pause, and then the operator said, "What?"
Bellowing, Jones demanded to speak to someone who knew all the letters of the alphabet, at which point there was the sound of a mouth slapping shut.
"You are irritating me now," said the operator, and hung up. End of story.
Thanks to countless similar examples of primordial public service, it has become too easy, and too fashionable, to deride the country's police force as a backÂwater where the recently lobotomised go to spend their summers scraping applesauce off their bibs and their winters huddled over braziers full of blazing dockets. This is a cruel and sweeping generalisation. Many police are extraordinarily brave, superbly trained and show the sort of devotion to their work that suggests policing is a calling rather than a profession.
The officers of the Claremont station, for instance, have a reputation for responding with otherworldly haste. No sooner has one started speaking into the telephone than they arrive, with squawks and blue flashes and Roger-Rogers and static, toting portable howitzers and light-sabers, to tell Mrs Liebestein downstairs to turn down her Pat Boone LP.
No, there are some superb officers on the beat. But there are also some truly appalling ones. It may be a thin blue line here and there but, at least in its call centres, the South African Police Service can be extraordinarily thick.
http://www.mg.co.za/printformat/single/2007-08-11-the-thick-blue-line
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Sterkstroom (F 13)
Name: Sterkstroom
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Sterkstroom (F 13)
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In the first confusion and distraction of his defeat Gatacre ordered a general retreat to Queenstown. That retreat would probably have been followed by the spread of invasion and rebellion as far as Tarkastad and Cradock, and by the interruption of the railway communication along the main line from Port Elizabeth to Naauwpoort. Fortunately he countermanded the order almost immediately, in consultation with his staff, and now decided only to fall back as far as Sterkstroom, thus making his headquarters actually nearer to the Boers than they had been before at Putter's Kraal. The bulk of the infantry and the artillery were sent back by train to Sterkstroom during the afternoon. The detachment from Pen Hoek, which had arrived in the course of the day and had reconnoitred out towards Stormberg, returned to its position the following day. The rest of the mounted troops remained at Cyphergat watching Molteno, and then returned to Bushman's Hoek. A few days later Gatacre was reinforced by the arrival of the 79th Battery, R.F.A., and of the 1st Battalion of the Derbyshire Regiment, while the Northumberland Fusiliers were sent down to East London to recruit and be reorganised. The situation in Eastern Cape Colony was now more critical than ever, but fortunately the Boers made no attempt to follow up their success immediately, and before Christmas Gatacre himself, undiscouraged by his reverse, was carrying on successful minor operations in the direction of Dordrecht.
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In the first confusion and distraction of his defeat Gatacre ordered a general retreat to Queenstown. That retreat would probably have been followed by the spread of invasion and rebellion as far as Tarkastad and Cradock, and by the interruption of the railway communication along the main line from Port Elizabeth to Naauwpoort. Fortunately he countermanded the order almost immediately, in consultation with his staff, and now decided only to fall back as far as Sterkstroom, thus making his headquarters actually nearer to the Boers than they had been before at Putter's Kraal. The bulk of the infantry and the artillery were sent back by train to Sterkstroom during the afternoon. The detachment from Pen Hoek, which had arrived in the course of the day and had reconnoitred out towards Stormberg, returned to its position the following day. The rest of the mounted troops remained at Cyphergat watching Molteno, and then returned to Bushman's Hoek. A few days later Gatacre was reinforced by the arrival of the 79th Battery, R.F.A., and of the 1st Battalion of the Derbyshire Regiment, while the Northumberland Fusiliers were sent down to East London to recruit and be reorganised. The situation in Eastern Cape Colony was now more critical than ever, but fortunately the Boers made no attempt to follow up their success immediately, and before Christmas Gatacre himself, undiscouraged by his reverse, was carrying on successful minor operations in the direction of Dordrecht.
http://www.saboerwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=755
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Stellenbosch (B 16)
Name: Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch lies near the head of the Eerste River Valley, while the valley produces the grapes for some of the world's finest wines. It is in the heart of a fertile farming area, where many wine farms are found and the town itself homes one of the oldest universities in SA. This town has a rich history and many interesting things to see and do.
Stellenbosch was founded by Simon van der Stel in 1679, when he was appointed Governor of the Cape. After arriving in Cape Town, he and his party journeyed inland towards the Mountains, where they came across the lush valley, which Simon van der Stel described as being very suitable for agriculture, provided with water from the passing river and adorned with may wooded areas suitable for firewood and gardens.
Van der Stels party pitched tents on an island; which has long since disappeared; and named the area Stellenbosch ('van der Stel's bush') . Within a few years the valley was dotted with thatched houses and the land was being used for agriculture.
After a stay in Stellenbosch, the van der Stel family returned to Cape Town; often returning to sort out quarrels about land rights. Later he created a county court to settle any further disputes, in which members were elected and changed each year by an election. All matters had to be approved by van der Stel regarding the growth of the town. Traveling to and from Cape Town van der Stel went along the Wagon Road, now known as Dorp Street
By 1683 there were about 30 families in Stellenbosch, in that year the first school was built and the magistrate was appointed. In 1686 the church was built and an annual gathering was held there to celebrate the town's founder, Simon van der Stel's birthday on the 14 October, which he always attended. His birthday is still celebrated in Stellenbosch to this day.
In 1717 a new church was granted after fire swept through the town and burned the old church to the ground. This new church served the community up until 1862, until it was too small to accommodate the population of the rapidly growing town, when the church of neo-Gothic design, was built. This church was designed by Carl Otto Hagen, and was built by craftsmen brought over from Holland. There is a superb organ inside and the fabulous stained glass for the windows came from France , the pieces of glass are set in concrete.
The ruins of the first church were left until 1802, when the site was sold and the Wium's Hotel was built there. In 1972 the hotel was bought by Gerhard Lubbe, who restored the foundations of the church, which can be seen in the hotel basement. This hotel today is called d'Ouwe Werf.
Ancient Oak trees line the streets around the new church, and the white buildings are well maintained to give a feel of the historic roots of this town.
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Stellenbosch University is recognised as one of the four top research universities in South Africa. It takes pride in the fact that it has one of the country’s highest proportions of postgraduate students of which almost ten percent are international students.
The University lies in the picturesque Jonkershoek Valley in the heart of the Western Cape Winelands. The earliest roots of the University can be traced back to the 17th century when a beginning was made with regular school instruction. In 1859 the Theological Seminary was founded and in 1866 the Stellenbosch Gymnasium. In 1881, the “Arts Department” of the Stellenbosch Gymnasium became the Stellenbosch College and renamed the Victoria College in 1887. In 1918, Victoria College made way for an independent university and Stellenbosch University opened its doors for some 500 students and 39 lecturers. The University has since then grown into the internationally recognised institution of excellence it is today with more than 24 000 students, 800 lecturers and some 50 research and service bodies.
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Stellenbosch lies near the head of the Eerste River Valley, while the valley produces the grapes for some of the world's finest wines. It is in the heart of a fertile farming area, where many wine farms are found and the town itself homes one of the oldest universities in SA. This town has a rich history and many interesting things to see and do.
Stellenbosch was founded by Simon van der Stel in 1679, when he was appointed Governor of the Cape. After arriving in Cape Town, he and his party journeyed inland towards the Mountains, where they came across the lush valley, which Simon van der Stel described as being very suitable for agriculture, provided with water from the passing river and adorned with may wooded areas suitable for firewood and gardens.
Van der Stels party pitched tents on an island; which has long since disappeared; and named the area Stellenbosch ('van der Stel's bush') . Within a few years the valley was dotted with thatched houses and the land was being used for agriculture.
After a stay in Stellenbosch, the van der Stel family returned to Cape Town; often returning to sort out quarrels about land rights. Later he created a county court to settle any further disputes, in which members were elected and changed each year by an election. All matters had to be approved by van der Stel regarding the growth of the town. Traveling to and from Cape Town van der Stel went along the Wagon Road, now known as Dorp Street
By 1683 there were about 30 families in Stellenbosch, in that year the first school was built and the magistrate was appointed. In 1686 the church was built and an annual gathering was held there to celebrate the town's founder, Simon van der Stel's birthday on the 14 October, which he always attended. His birthday is still celebrated in Stellenbosch to this day.
In 1717 a new church was granted after fire swept through the town and burned the old church to the ground. This new church served the community up until 1862, until it was too small to accommodate the population of the rapidly growing town, when the church of neo-Gothic design, was built. This church was designed by Carl Otto Hagen, and was built by craftsmen brought over from Holland. There is a superb organ inside and the fabulous stained glass for the windows came from France , the pieces of glass are set in concrete.
The ruins of the first church were left until 1802, when the site was sold and the Wium's Hotel was built there. In 1972 the hotel was bought by Gerhard Lubbe, who restored the foundations of the church, which can be seen in the hotel basement. This hotel today is called d'Ouwe Werf.
Ancient Oak trees line the streets around the new church, and the white buildings are well maintained to give a feel of the historic roots of this town.
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Stellenbosch University is recognised as one of the four top research universities in South Africa. It takes pride in the fact that it has one of the country’s highest proportions of postgraduate students of which almost ten percent are international students.
The University lies in the picturesque Jonkershoek Valley in the heart of the Western Cape Winelands. The earliest roots of the University can be traced back to the 17th century when a beginning was made with regular school instruction. In 1859 the Theological Seminary was founded and in 1866 the Stellenbosch Gymnasium. In 1881, the “Arts Department” of the Stellenbosch Gymnasium became the Stellenbosch College and renamed the Victoria College in 1887. In 1918, Victoria College made way for an independent university and Stellenbosch University opened its doors for some 500 students and 39 lecturers. The University has since then grown into the internationally recognised institution of excellence it is today with more than 24 000 students, 800 lecturers and some 50 research and service bodies.
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Steenberg (A 17)
Name: Steenberg
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Steenberg Estate is the oldest farm in the Cape Peninsula. The land was originally granted to a young widow, Catharina Ras, in 1682, by Simon van der Stel, and wines were first produced in 1695.
Today, some 300 years later, this prime wine farm has been re-established under the aegis of Jonnies Industrial Corporation (Johnnic).
Since 1990, some 68 ha have been planted, comprising of a number of cultivars including its flagship cultivar Sauvignon Blanc as well as Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz and Nebbiolo.
The state-of-the-art cellar, completed in 1996, has the capacity to produce around 70,000 cases, The cellar also boasts a viniteque, where bottled wines can be kept under ideal conditions until ready to be enjoyed.
Steenberg wines have been awarded many international and local accolades for their outstanding quality. Amongst the latest is the gold award for the 1999 Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc (Reserve) at the 1999 Michaelangelo International Wine Awards ceremony, and the 1998 Steenberg Merlot was awarded as the best Merlot entered a the 2000 International Wine & Spirit competition in London.
The Steenberg farmstead including the manor house and the other buildings have been declared a national monument. The main gable, a 'holbol' outlined by heavy mouldings in a small keystone, is the only surviving example of it's type in the Cape Peninsula.
In addition to being a premier wine estate, Steenberg has been developed to include a 18-hole championship golf course. The individual holes mirror the environmental diversity of the area providing a varied and unique character to the course.
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The luxurious Steenberg Hotel is situated on the Cape’s oldest farm and nestles in the tranquil Constantia Valley, offering sweeping views over the False Bay. The legendary elegance and traditions of the 17th century blend harmoniously with the most refined luxuries and conveniences of our modern age.
http://www.perfectafrica.com/destinations/south-africa/northern-regions/rovos-rail/
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Steenberg Estate is the oldest farm in the Cape Peninsula. The land was originally granted to a young widow, Catharina Ras, in 1682, by Simon van der Stel, and wines were first produced in 1695.
Today, some 300 years later, this prime wine farm has been re-established under the aegis of Jonnies Industrial Corporation (Johnnic).
Since 1990, some 68 ha have been planted, comprising of a number of cultivars including its flagship cultivar Sauvignon Blanc as well as Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz and Nebbiolo.
The state-of-the-art cellar, completed in 1996, has the capacity to produce around 70,000 cases, The cellar also boasts a viniteque, where bottled wines can be kept under ideal conditions until ready to be enjoyed.
Steenberg wines have been awarded many international and local accolades for their outstanding quality. Amongst the latest is the gold award for the 1999 Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc (Reserve) at the 1999 Michaelangelo International Wine Awards ceremony, and the 1998 Steenberg Merlot was awarded as the best Merlot entered a the 2000 International Wine & Spirit competition in London.
The Steenberg farmstead including the manor house and the other buildings have been declared a national monument. The main gable, a 'holbol' outlined by heavy mouldings in a small keystone, is the only surviving example of it's type in the Cape Peninsula.
In addition to being a premier wine estate, Steenberg has been developed to include a 18-hole championship golf course. The individual holes mirror the environmental diversity of the area providing a varied and unique character to the course.
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The luxurious Steenberg Hotel is situated on the Cape’s oldest farm and nestles in the tranquil Constantia Valley, offering sweeping views over the False Bay. The legendary elegance and traditions of the 17th century blend harmoniously with the most refined luxuries and conveniences of our modern age.
http://www.perfectafrica.com/destinations/south-africa/northern-regions/rovos-rail/
Steelpoort (J 6)
Name: Steelpoort
Steelpoort, E. Transvaal: Maripane, a tree like a weeping willow near Fighting Hill, where chief Mampura
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The Mine and Smelter are located approximately 125 kilometers south of Polokwane, the capital of the Northern Province, and 27 kilometers west of the Steelpoort railway station on the farm Mooihoek. The mine is situated on the eastern rim of the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC)ASA Metals transports chrome ore and ferrochrome via trucks to the Steelpoort Railway Station (28 km from the mine), from where it is sent for export
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Steelpoort, E. Transvaal: Maripane, a tree like a weeping willow near Fighting Hill, where chief Mampura
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The Mine and Smelter are located approximately 125 kilometers south of Polokwane, the capital of the Northern Province, and 27 kilometers west of the Steelpoort railway station on the farm Mooihoek. The mine is situated on the eastern rim of the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC)ASA Metals transports chrome ore and ferrochrome via trucks to the Steelpoort Railway Station (28 km from the mine), from where it is sent for export
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Stanger (M 12)
Name: Stanger
Stanger on the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa occupies a central place in the history of the Zulu people. It was here is Stanger that Shaka Zulu, the great warrior-king and founder of the Zulu nation lies buried. Apart from his two royal kraals named kwaBulowayo, he also built a capital called kwaDukuza, at the site of present day Stanger. Dominating the traditional beehive shaped huts was Shaka’s own royal hut.
On the afternoon of 24 September 1928 Shaka Zulu was stabbed to death by hi
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Stanger on the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa occupies a central place in the history of the Zulu people. It was here is Stanger that Shaka Zulu, the great warrior-king and founder of the Zulu nation lies buried. Apart from his two royal kraals named kwaBulowayo, he also built a capital called kwaDukuza, at the site of present day Stanger. Dominating the traditional beehive shaped huts was Shaka’s own royal hut.
On the afternoon of 24 September 1928 Shaka Zulu was stabbed to death by hi
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Standerton (H 10)
Name: Standerton
Standerton was named after Adrian Hendrik Stander who was the owner of the farm on which the town was established.
The Vaal River one of South Africa's largest rivers flows through Standerton.
The town is situated 1 540 meters above sea level.
Average summer and winter temperatures are more or less 14 degrees Celsius in winter and 27 degrees Celsius in summer.
The tenth largest dam in South Africa namely "Grootdraai Dam" is just 12 kilometers out of town and is a one of the town's major tourism attractions.
Due to a well developed infrastructure Standerton offers the ideal opportunity to start a new business or buy an existing business and expand it according to your own choice.
Standerton has a number of advantages regarding it's infrastructure.
For your information we invite you as a prospect investor to consider the following:
Above average rainfall of 700mm per annum.
Ample water is available from the Grootdraai dam.
Available labour force.
Good transport network as the main railway links us to the heart of South Africa
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Gauteng and the port of Durban.
Close to the largest market in South Africa (Gauteng)
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Standerton was named after Adrian Hendrik Stander who was the owner of the farm on which the town was established.
The Vaal River one of South Africa's largest rivers flows through Standerton.
The town is situated 1 540 meters above sea level.
Average summer and winter temperatures are more or less 14 degrees Celsius in winter and 27 degrees Celsius in summer.
The tenth largest dam in South Africa namely "Grootdraai Dam" is just 12 kilometers out of town and is a one of the town's major tourism attractions.
Due to a well developed infrastructure Standerton offers the ideal opportunity to start a new business or buy an existing business and expand it according to your own choice.
Standerton has a number of advantages regarding it's infrastructure.
For your information we invite you as a prospect investor to consider the following:
Above average rainfall of 700mm per annum.
Ample water is available from the Grootdraai dam.
Available labour force.
Good transport network as the main railway links us to the heart of South Africa
namely:
Gauteng and the port of Durban.
Close to the largest market in South Africa (Gauteng)
http://www.standerton.com/about_standerton.html
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Springs (H 9)
Name: Springs
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1983 Springs SAP defuses bomb on railway line
03/11/83 Economic: railway line, Bosmont/Newclare railway line damaged in explosion railway line near Germiston damaged by explosion railway line near Springs; explosives defused
??/??/86 SAP personnel: home attacked in Springs One person injured in grenade and AK attack
??/??/86 Economic: Springs railway station Limpet mine damages building
15/03/86 Government buildings: Limpet mine explodes in front of Springs railway station, outside Indian Administration Offices; one civilian seriously injured
19/03/86 Bomb blast inside wall of Springs New Apostolic Church
http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/misc/trc2c.html
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1983 Springs SAP defuses bomb on railway line
03/11/83 Economic: railway line, Bosmont/Newclare railway line damaged in explosion railway line near Germiston damaged by explosion railway line near Springs; explosives defused
??/??/86 SAP personnel: home attacked in Springs One person injured in grenade and AK attack
??/??/86 Economic: Springs railway station Limpet mine damages building
15/03/86 Government buildings: Limpet mine explodes in front of Springs railway station, outside Indian Administration Offices; one civilian seriously injured
19/03/86 Bomb blast inside wall of Springs New Apostolic Church
http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/misc/trc2c.html
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Springfontein (E 12)
Name:Springfontein
Springfontein, a village in the Free State, South Africa. Routes: N1, R715.
Springfontein was laid out in 1904 on the farm Springfontein. It became a municipality in 1912.
Springfontein is an important railway junction. The lines from Port Elizabeth to East London and to Gauteng converge here, while another line runs west to the diamond-producing town of Koffiefontein via Jagersfontein and Fauresmith.
The town derives its name from the strong artesian spring on the farm Springfontein. Part of this farm was chosen as the site for the new village in 1904. Municipal status was granted in 1912.
Springfontein is situated 150 km southwest of Bloemfontein on the N1. This town's history relates directly to the struggle and especially the hardships of the Anglo-Boer war.
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The hospital arrived in Cape Town on 3 May 1900. From this date until 20 May, the personnel were occupied with the removal of the hospital to Springfontein, an important railway junction in the southern Free State. At this time, Bloemfontein was in the grip of a great typhoid epidemic, which was decimating the British troops stationed there. The surgeons and dressers received orders to assist in the military hospitals in Bloemfontein. The hospital staff were not immune. One of the dressers, T R Eames, contracted dysentery and died on 27 May 1900. 'We were considerably depressed by the death of Mr Eames, and we were glad to leave Bloemfontein for the Welsh Hospital at Springfontein, where we were installed on May 31st.' (British Medical Journal, p 253).
The hospital was situated on sloping ground 1 520 metres above sea level, about half a mile (800 metres) east of Springfontein Station. The frontage was due west, with an extensive view of undulating veld and the distant kopjes. Our left flank is protected by a series of low kopjes, on which are mounted some 4,7-inch guns, and to our rear are several other kopjes surrounded by carefully laid mines (British Medical journal, p253 The writer could not find any corroborating statements to support the assertion that artillery pieces and mines were at Springfontein.)
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Springfontein, a village in the Free State, South Africa. Routes: N1, R715.
Springfontein was laid out in 1904 on the farm Springfontein. It became a municipality in 1912.
Springfontein is an important railway junction. The lines from Port Elizabeth to East London and to Gauteng converge here, while another line runs west to the diamond-producing town of Koffiefontein via Jagersfontein and Fauresmith.
The town derives its name from the strong artesian spring on the farm Springfontein. Part of this farm was chosen as the site for the new village in 1904. Municipal status was granted in 1912.
Springfontein is situated 150 km southwest of Bloemfontein on the N1. This town's history relates directly to the struggle and especially the hardships of the Anglo-Boer war.
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The hospital arrived in Cape Town on 3 May 1900. From this date until 20 May, the personnel were occupied with the removal of the hospital to Springfontein, an important railway junction in the southern Free State. At this time, Bloemfontein was in the grip of a great typhoid epidemic, which was decimating the British troops stationed there. The surgeons and dressers received orders to assist in the military hospitals in Bloemfontein. The hospital staff were not immune. One of the dressers, T R Eames, contracted dysentery and died on 27 May 1900. 'We were considerably depressed by the death of Mr Eames, and we were glad to leave Bloemfontein for the Welsh Hospital at Springfontein, where we were installed on May 31st.' (British Medical Journal, p 253).
The hospital was situated on sloping ground 1 520 metres above sea level, about half a mile (800 metres) east of Springfontein Station. The frontage was due west, with an extensive view of undulating veld and the distant kopjes. Our left flank is protected by a series of low kopjes, on which are mounted some 4,7-inch guns, and to our rear are several other kopjes surrounded by carefully laid mines (British Medical journal, p253 The writer could not find any corroborating statements to support the assertion that artillery pieces and mines were at Springfontein.)
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Sportpark (G 8)
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CENTURION RUGBY CLUB was established 35 years ago. We went from being known as the Lyttelton Rugby Club then the Verwoerdburg Rugby Club and after the changes in 1994 we became a standing club now known as the Centurion Rugby Club. Our clubhouse in located in Centurion which is after many years considered one of the larger industrial hubs in Gauteng.
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CENTURION RUGBY CLUB was established 35 years ago. We went from being known as the Lyttelton Rugby Club then the Verwoerdburg Rugby Club and after the changes in 1994 we became a standing club now known as the Centurion Rugby Club. Our clubhouse in located in Centurion which is after many years considered one of the larger industrial hubs in Gauteng.
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Soutrivier (A 17)
Name: Soutrivier
Western Cape (Cape Town)
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Die Soutrivier-dodehuis: Die lyf en liggaam in sy mees naakte en onversluierde staat
Deon Knobel
http://www.litnet.co.za/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?cmd=cause_dir_news_item&news_id=37781&cause_id=1270
[50] The night of the collision was dark with a high wind blowing. In moving the train the driver was carrying out what was, for him, a routine task. He had no reason to expect any happening out of the ordinary. The railway tracks curved towards the point of collision and the headlight of the train probably did not illuminate the appellants until after the driver had picked up the dark figures ahead of him. The transcript of his evidence reads as follows:
‘. . . Ek het die twee swart figure gesien, volgens my, wat beweeg het na Soutrivier, het tussen die twee spore geloop op die draai van die pad.
U is nou in aantog en daar is ‘n draai? - - - Dit is korrek, ja, hulle het tussen die twee spore geloop. Ek het my sirene aanhoudend geblaas.
Ja? - - - Ek het geen reaksie gekry nie. Ek het my remhandvatsel bedien, my remhandvatsel vol aangeslaan en my voete op my sirene gehou.
En die ander hand met die accelerator, wat het u met hom gedoen? - - - My accelerator het ek afgesluit.
Afgesluit? - - - Het ek afgesluit en terwyl ek nader beweeg aan hulle, het ek my dooiemanseienskap gelos met my remhandvatsel nog vol aan en ek het hulle gestamp.’
[51] In cross-examination on behalf of the appellants and Kuffs, Mr Human consistently said that there were a few seconds (‘’n paar sekondes’or ‘’n kwessie van sekondes’) between the time when he first saw the appellants and sounded the siren and the time when he applied the brakes and took other measures to bring the train to a halt. Metrorail’s expert witness, Mr Carver, made his calculations and measurements on the assumption that ‘’n paar sekondes’ was three seconds. This was accepted by all parties as a reasonable premise.
[52] At the in loco inspection, the witness Van Reenen pointed out the approximate places at which he had found the first and second appellants lying after the collision. The necessary measurements were taken. On the basis of the evidence given at the trial, the pointing out at the inspection, and his own measurements, Carver determined fixed points, which were adopted by all of the parties, viz the point at which the train probably came to a halt after striking the appellants, and the probable point of impact with the appellants. From these points, Carver concluded that the train had travelled for 29 metres from the first point of impact to the point where it came to a halt. Using this information, Carver was able to calculate the point at which the brakes would have been applied, depending upon the speed at which the train was travelling at the time. He could do this because the rate of deceleration is constant from any given speed. This evidence too was undisputed. Carver then applied this information together with his analysis of the visibility of the appellants, to reach a conclusion as to the speed at which the train was travelling at the time when the driver first saw the appellants. He estimated that it was in the region of 40 km per hour. At any speed below 32.5 km per hour there would not have been an accident, because the train would have stopped before it reached the appellants.
[53] This was Metrorail’s case: it was the evidence adduced by Metrorail in Carver’s evidence-in-chief. None of it was contested by appellants’ counsel.
[54] Under cross-examination, Carver was asked to calculate what would have happened if the driver had applied the brakes immediately on seeing the appellants on the tracks, instead of first sounding the siren and waiting for some seconds before doing so. His conclusions were:
(a) If the train was travelling at 35 km per hour when Human saw the appellants on the track, and he had immediately applied the brakes, the train would have come to a standstill 29 to 30 metres before the point where in fact it did stop, in other words, almost exactly at the point of impact. Because the train would have been travelling more slowly (the brakes having been applied earlier), the appellants would have moved on a metre or two beyond the point of impact. He therefore concluded that if the train was travelling at 35 km per hour, and if the driver had immediately applied the brakes on seeing the appellants on the tracks, the accident would not have happened.
http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/2009/146.html
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Die Soutrivier-dodehuis: Die lyf en liggaam in sy mees naakte en onversluierde staat
Deon Knobel
http://www.litnet.co.za/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?cmd=cause_dir_news_item&news_id=37781&cause_id=1270
[50] The night of the collision was dark with a high wind blowing. In moving the train the driver was carrying out what was, for him, a routine task. He had no reason to expect any happening out of the ordinary. The railway tracks curved towards the point of collision and the headlight of the train probably did not illuminate the appellants until after the driver had picked up the dark figures ahead of him. The transcript of his evidence reads as follows:
‘. . . Ek het die twee swart figure gesien, volgens my, wat beweeg het na Soutrivier, het tussen die twee spore geloop op die draai van die pad.
U is nou in aantog en daar is ‘n draai? - - - Dit is korrek, ja, hulle het tussen die twee spore geloop. Ek het my sirene aanhoudend geblaas.
Ja? - - - Ek het geen reaksie gekry nie. Ek het my remhandvatsel bedien, my remhandvatsel vol aangeslaan en my voete op my sirene gehou.
En die ander hand met die accelerator, wat het u met hom gedoen? - - - My accelerator het ek afgesluit.
Afgesluit? - - - Het ek afgesluit en terwyl ek nader beweeg aan hulle, het ek my dooiemanseienskap gelos met my remhandvatsel nog vol aan en ek het hulle gestamp.’
[51] In cross-examination on behalf of the appellants and Kuffs, Mr Human consistently said that there were a few seconds (‘’n paar sekondes’or ‘’n kwessie van sekondes’) between the time when he first saw the appellants and sounded the siren and the time when he applied the brakes and took other measures to bring the train to a halt. Metrorail’s expert witness, Mr Carver, made his calculations and measurements on the assumption that ‘’n paar sekondes’ was three seconds. This was accepted by all parties as a reasonable premise.
[52] At the in loco inspection, the witness Van Reenen pointed out the approximate places at which he had found the first and second appellants lying after the collision. The necessary measurements were taken. On the basis of the evidence given at the trial, the pointing out at the inspection, and his own measurements, Carver determined fixed points, which were adopted by all of the parties, viz the point at which the train probably came to a halt after striking the appellants, and the probable point of impact with the appellants. From these points, Carver concluded that the train had travelled for 29 metres from the first point of impact to the point where it came to a halt. Using this information, Carver was able to calculate the point at which the brakes would have been applied, depending upon the speed at which the train was travelling at the time. He could do this because the rate of deceleration is constant from any given speed. This evidence too was undisputed. Carver then applied this information together with his analysis of the visibility of the appellants, to reach a conclusion as to the speed at which the train was travelling at the time when the driver first saw the appellants. He estimated that it was in the region of 40 km per hour. At any speed below 32.5 km per hour there would not have been an accident, because the train would have stopped before it reached the appellants.
[53] This was Metrorail’s case: it was the evidence adduced by Metrorail in Carver’s evidence-in-chief. None of it was contested by appellants’ counsel.
[54] Under cross-examination, Carver was asked to calculate what would have happened if the driver had applied the brakes immediately on seeing the appellants on the tracks, instead of first sounding the siren and waiting for some seconds before doing so. His conclusions were:
(a) If the train was travelling at 35 km per hour when Human saw the appellants on the track, and he had immediately applied the brakes, the train would have come to a standstill 29 to 30 metres before the point where in fact it did stop, in other words, almost exactly at the point of impact. Because the train would have been travelling more slowly (the brakes having been applied earlier), the appellants would have moved on a metre or two beyond the point of impact. He therefore concluded that if the train was travelling at 35 km per hour, and if the driver had immediately applied the brakes on seeing the appellants on the tracks, the accident would not have happened.
http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/2009/146.html
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Southfield (A 17)
Name: Southfield
Cape Town
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Lovely open view. Burglar Bars & Security Gate. Secure Parking for 2 cars. Convenient access to Southfield Railway Station
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Cape Town
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