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Welgemoed, Bellville
Welgemoed is an upmarket residential suburb of Bellville in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is situated approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-west of the Bellville CBD and 22 kilometres (13.7 mi) north-east of Cape Town. Geography Welgemoed lies in the northern reaches of Bellville on the slopes of the Tygerberg Hill at an altitude of 310 m (1017 ft), making it the highest suburb of the city. As a result of its location, the suburb offers views overlooking Bellville and the Greater Cape Town metropolitan area. Welgemoed can be also be used as a collective for its neighbouring suburbs stretching from Loevenstein to Kanonberg and includes the suburbs of Welgemoed Greens, De Bron, Protea Valley, Door de Kraal, Van Riebeeckshof, Oude Westhof, Welgedacht, Hoheizen, Blomvlei and Selborne. Education Welgemoed has a primary school called Welgemoed Primary School, situated alongside Jip de Jäger Avenue and between the Bellville Golf Club and Welgemoed Foru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of South Africa
South Africa is divided into nine provinces. On the eve of the 1994 South African general election, 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, known as Bantustans, were reintegrated into the country, and the four provinces were increased to nine. The borders of Natal (province), Natal and the Orange Free State were retained, while the Cape Province and Transvaal (province), Transvaal were divided into three provinces each, plus North West Province which straddles the border of and contains territory from both these two former provinces. The twelfth, thirteenth and sixteenth amendments to the Constitution of South Africa changed the borders of seven of the provinces. History The Union of South Africa was established in 1910 by combining four British colonies: Cape Colony; Natal Colony; Transvaal Colony; Orange River Colony. The last two were, before the Second Boer War, independent republics known as the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. These coloni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Cape
The Western Cape ( ; , ) is a provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the List of South African provinces by area, fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and List of South African provinces by population, the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020. About two-thirds of these inhabitants live in the metropolitan area of Cape Town, which is also the provincial capital. The Western Cape was created in 1994 from part of the former Cape Province. The two largest cities are Cape Town and George, Western Cape, George. Geography The Western Cape is roughly L-shaped, extending north and east from the Cape of Good Hope, in the southwestern corner of South Africa. It stretches about northwards along the Atlantic coast and about eastwards along the South African south coast (Southern Indian Ocean). It is bordered on the north by the Northern Cape and on the east by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durbanville
Durbanville, previously called Pampoenkraal, is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, part of the greater City of Cape Town, Cape Town metropolitan area. It is a semi-rural residential suburb on the north-eastern outskirts of the metropolis, surrounded by farms producing wine and wheat. History Precolonial period (before 1652) The first modern humans indigenous to the Cape area included the Khoina and the Khoisan tribes. The indigenous people lived in the Cape and its surrounding coastal areas dating as far back as 60 000 years ago. They migrated from the interior of the country, what is today the Northern Cape province, and from Botswana and Namibia to the Cape. Dutch colonial period (1652–1795) Durbanville's inception can be traced to a fresh water spring located in the town. The spring is currently situated behind thDurbanville Children's Home The spring was designated by the Dutch East India Company, VOC (Dutch East India Company, Dutch language, Dutch: ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N1 (South Africa)
The N1 is a national route (South Africa), national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Polokwane to Beitbridge, Limpopo, Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe. It forms the first section of the famed Cape to Cairo Road. Prior to 1970, the N1 designation was applied to the route from Beit Bridge to Colesberg and then along the current N9 road (South Africa), N9 to George. The section from Cape Town to Colesberg, Northern Cape, Colesberg was designated the N9. Route Western Cape Within Cape Town The N1 begins in central Cape Town at the northern end of Buitengracht Street (M62 (Cape Town), M62), outside the entrance to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The first section of the N1 is Concurrency (road), shared with the beginning of the N2 (South Africa), N2; it is a four-lane elevated freeway that runs along a strip of land between the city centre and the Port of Cape Town. On the eastern edge of the city cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M16 (Cape Town)
The City of Cape Town (Cape Town metropolitan area) like most South African metropolitan areas, uses metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below national (N) roads and regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered. Table of M roads See also * Numbered routes in South Africa In South Africa some roads are designated as numbered routes to help with navigation. There is a nationwide numbering scheme consisting of national, provincial and regional routes, and within various urban areas there are schemes of metropolit ... References *Google Maps *Google Streetview *OpenStreetMap * MapStudio Street Guide: Cape Town including Western Cape Towns (2013) {{Cape Town, built Roads in South Africa Roads in Cape Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tygerberg Nature Reserve
Tygerberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Tierberg range of hills in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. In 1657 the 7 km long range of hills became known as Luipaerts Berghen (‘Leopard’s Mountain’), named for the characteristic spots, or “heuweltjies”, which dot its slopes and are visible from afar. These are believed to be fossilized termitaria, and occur widely in Shale Renosterveld. Since 1661 the range was known as the Tijgerberghen (‘Tiger Mountain’), "tijger" being the Cape Dutch word for a leopard. The southernmost section of the Tierberg range is currently protected in Tygerberg Nature Reserve. The nature reserve represents one of the few surviving pockets of the highly threatened Swartland Shale Renosterveld vegetation type. The 300 ha reserve has an exceptional number of species. There are nearly five hundred different plant species here, twelve of which are threatened with extinction and eight of which exist only in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf Course
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, tee box, a #Fairway and rough, fairway, the #Fairway and rough, rough and other hazard (golf), hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". The cup holds a flagstick, known as a "pin". A standard round of golf consists of 18 holes, and as such most courses contain 18 distinct holes; however, there are many 9-hole courses and some that have holes with shared fairways or greens. There are also courses with a non-standard number of holes, such as 12 or 14. The vast majority of golf courses have holes of varying length and difficulties that are assigned a standard score, known as Par (score), par, that a proficient player should be able to achieve; this is usually three, four or five strokes. Par-3 courses consist of holes all of which have a par of three. Short courses have gained in popularity; these consist of mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyger Valley Shopping Centre
The Tyger Valley Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in Bellville, Western Cape and owned by development company Pareto. It opened in 1985 and has gone through multiple refurbishments and expansions with the most recent being done in 2012. The mall has a retail area of 90,382m², 243 stores, four floors, and 6,000 parking bays. Its anchors include Pick n Pay, Game, Edgars, Woolworths and Ster-Kinekor Ster-Kinekor is a South African-based cinema company, and the country's largest movie exhibitor. It represents 60-65% of the market, having 32 cinema complexes consisting of 342 screens, 47 961 seats and 124 3D screens across the country (Comme ... cinemas. References {{Shopping centres in South Africa Shopping malls established in 1985 Shopping centres in Cape Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pick N Pay Stores
Pick n Pay (officially Pick n Pay Group Ltd) is a major South African grocery retail chain, headquartered in Cape Town. It operates both corporate and franchised stores under two brands – Pick n Pay (which includes its Supermarket, Clothing, Liquor, Build, and Hypermarket stores), and Boxer. History Pick n Pay was founded by Raymond Ackerman, son of Gus Ackerman, who founded the Ackermans clothing retail chain in South Africa, in 1916. Raymond joined Ackermans in 1951 as a trainee manager. In the early 1950s, Ackermans was sold to rival department store chain Greatermans. When Greatermans branched into food retailing, Ackerman recognised the potential for a new type of shopping experience - self-service supermarkets. He encouraged Greatermans to start its own supermarket chain, of which Ackerman would become General Manager. The first store was opened in Mayfair, Johannesburg. The new chain, Checkers, still exists in South Africa, as a major competitor to Pick n Pay. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engen Petroleum
Engen (officially Engen Petroleum) is a South African oil company, focusing on the downstream refined petroleum products market and related businesses. Headquartered in Cape Town, Engen has around a quarter of the South African petroleum retail market share, operating over 1,000 gas stations across the country. The company is present in over 20 countries, and exports products to over 30 more - mostly across Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. History Engen was founded in Durban in 1881, as The Natal Oil Company. Initially, the company focused on producing kerosene and other petroleum products, and its founding was in response to the growing demand for oil and fuel products, driven by industrialization and urbanization in South Africa. Engen began establishing its gas station network across South Africa during the 1960s, as the demand for fuel increased, along with an increase in vehicle ownership in South Africa, and the expansion of its national road network. The company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Clicks Holdings Limited
Clicks (officially Clicks Group Limited) is a South African healthcare, personal care, and cosmetics, beauty retail chain. Headquartered in Cape Town, the company operates over 1,000 retail outlets, the majority of which include pharmacies, across Southern Africa. History Clicks was founded in St George's Street, Cape Town, on 6 August 1968, by retailer Jack Goldin. The company expanded outside the Western Cape in 1971, when it opened a store in West Street, in Durban. Clicks launched its ClubCard loyalty program (the first of its kind in Africa) in 1995. In 2001, the company launched The Body Shop, a natural beauty product retailer that operates under a franchise agreement with The Body Shop International. Following the 2003 changes to South African legislation which allowed for corporate pharmacy ownership, Clicks entered the retail pharmacy market with the opening of the first Clicks pharmacy in 2004, in Sea Point, Cape Town. Also in 2003, the company was listed on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolworths South Africa
Woolworths (officially Woolworths Holdings Limited, and commonly referred to as Woolies) is a South African multinational retail company, headquartered in Cape Town. The company owns the South African luxury department and grocery store chain, Woolworths, and the Australian retailer Country Road. The South African division of Woolworths comprises luxury goods retail, including fashion, homeware, and beauty products, with many stores incorporating a premium food retail offering. Stand-alone food stores and “Food Stops” attached to Engen petrol stations, are located in urban areas across South Africa. Founded in Cape Town, in 1931, Woolworths operates 218 full-line stores and 430 stand-alone food stores in South Africa, as well as 64 stores across the rest of Africa. The company sells clothing and accessories under several brands, including Studio W, RE:, and Edition, while also representing the Group’s Australian brands, including Country Road, Witchery, and Trenery. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
