Through the years the Bo-Kaap has been known by many names, ranging from Malay Quarter and Slamse Buurt (Islamic neighbourhood) through to Schotcheskloof and Waalendorp. The...
71 Wale StreetBy showing us the faces of some of the six million Jews - as well as gypsies, homosexuals and others - who were murdered during the Holocaust, the Cape Town Holocaust Centre...
88 Hatfield StreetThis award-winning community museum lays bare the time in South African history when the ruling government declared District Six a 'whites only' area and over 60,000 of its...
25A Buitenkant StreetCompleted in 1679, this building at the north-east end of the Company's Gardens was built by the Dutch East India Company to house up to 9,000 slaves, convicts and the mentally...
49 Adderley StreetA symbol both of centuries of cruel oppression and the triumph of hope, Robben Island has become synonymous with the former leader of the free and democratic South Africa,...
Ferries depart from Nelson Mandela GatewayBuilt in 1777, the Residency has been the home of many of the town's colourful residents, ranging from postmasters to constables, crooks and ladies of ill repute. Today,...
Court RoadFounded by a certain Reverend Vos in 1799, the South African Missionary Society was formed in an effort to convert slaves to Christianity, and this inconspicuous structure in...
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