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The climate of Polokwane: when to go to Polokwane

Polokwane has a semi-arid tropical climate. The city, which is located near the Tropic of Capricorn, at an altitude close to 1,300 meters, enjoys a pleasant climate thanks to the altitude at which it is located. As in much of the interior of South Africa, Polokwane has experienced particularly warmer seasons in the past decade […]

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Polokwane (Pietersburg): the capital of Limpopo

Capital of the Limpopo province, Polokwane is a South African city located on a plateau at 1,310 meters high. The city has a population of around 130,000, but its metropolitan area is home to over five hundred thousand inhabitants. The city is located just 60 km from the Tropic of Capricorn on a plateau formed […]

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The climate of Pretoria: when to go to Pretoria

The city of Pretoria due to its position in a protected but high altitude valley has a moderately dry subtropical climate with very hot and rainy summers and cool and dry winters. Pretoria has mild temperatures throughout the year. In winter, the average minimum temperatures vary between 5 ° C and 8 ° C, while […]

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Pretoria: the administrative capital of South Africa

Located in the province of Gauteng, between the mountain ranges of the north-eastern part of the country, at an altitude of 1,339 meters above sea level, and only 50 km from Johannesburg. The city of Pretoria is located in the transition area between the tropical savannah (Bushveld) and the Highveld plateau. The city was founded […]

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Climate of Port Elizabeth: when to go to Port Elizabeth

The city of Port Elizabeth is located in the mixed climate zone between the Mediterranean climate and the oceanic climate. This means that the climate of the city has cold but mild winters and hot summers, but not excessively humid and hot as it happens in the northernmost areas of the east coast of South […]

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Port Elizabeth: the water sports capital of South Africa

Port Elizabeth is a port city in South Africa located in Algoa Bay along the coast of the Indian Ocean in the Eastern Cape province. The city has over 300 thousand inhabitants. While the metropolitan area exceeds one million inhabitants. The area where Port Elizabeth stands was spotted in 1488 by the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu […]

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Namaqualand: the blooming desert of South Africa

Located in the Northern Cape region of South Africa, about 500 km from Cape Town, between the Orange River and the wild coast of the Atlantic Ocean and near the towns of Springbok and Kamieskroon, the Namaqualand area is arid and dry for much of the year. But at times during the short spring, between […]

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The animals of the Kalahari: suricate and mongooses

The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park presents a wide variety of animals on this page are presented suricate and meerkats living in the park. SURICATE (Suricata suricatta) The suricate (or meerkat) are small mammals widespread in southern Africa in areas of desert and semi-desert of the Kalahari (Namibia, South Africa and Botswana), live mainly in the plains […]

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The animals of the Kalahari: the gazelles

The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park presents a wide variety of animals on this page are some species of gazelles living in the park. SPRINGBOK (Antidorcas marsupialis) The springbok is a small gazelle of brown and white spread in southern and south-western Africa (especially in Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and Angola). The common name of Springbok (literally […]

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Kalahari Desert: the territory of the Bushmen (San)

The Kalahari Desert, the fourth desert in the world by extension (about 520,000 sq km), situated on both sides of the Tropic of Capricorn, is a semi-arid desert that stretches over a plateau at a height varying between 850 and 1,200 m, in the territories of Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. THE TERRITORY OF THE […]

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The climate of Johannesburg: when to go to Johannesburg

The city of Johannesburg is located on a plateau at an altitude of 1,750 meters. This means that Johannesburg has a subtropical plateau climate characterized by sunny and dry climate during the winter months (from May to September) and by warm and humid climate during the summer months (from October to April). Winter is the […]

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Johannesburg: the economic hub of South Africa

Johannesburg, located in the province of Gauteng, is the most populous city in South Africa with over four million inhabitants (but the metropolitan area reaches eight million). The city is located in the eastern highland of South Africa called Highveld in the center of the rich South African gold mining region. The city is located […]

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Groot Constantia: vineyards in Cape Town

Groot Constantia is an ancient farm, declared a national monument, located in the suburbs of Cape Town. The farm lands occupy part of the Cape Peninsula in front of False Bay. Groot Constantia was founded in 1685 by the Dutch governor of the Cape of Good Hope colony, Simon van der Stel. The farm was […]

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The climate of Durban: when to go to Durban

Durban has a sub-tropical climate, with warm and sunny winters, and hot and humid summers. The winters are mild, the average minimum winter temperatures vary between 11 ° C and 15 ° C, while the average maximum winter temperatures are around 23 ° C. Summers are hot and humid with average maximum temperatures ranging between […]

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Durban: beaches and subtropical climate

Durban is an important port city located along the coast of the Indian Ocean in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. This city of South Africa is with about three and a half million inhabitants, the third most populous city in the Republic of South Africa and today has a large community of Asian origin. The majority […]