+cincol Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Pilgrim's Rest? Indeed it was. Take it away Bouts.
+Bouts777 Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Ok, thanks. Which part of Pilgrim's Rest was placed on the tentative list of Unesco for a industrial heritage site?
+the pooks Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 I was in Pilgrims Rest years ago, but I seem to recall there was a mining side to it (no doubt!). Is there not a cableway that was used to transport mining material off the mountain?
+Bouts777 Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Correct CH. Pilgrims Rest Reduction Works was placed on Unesco's tentative list in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List. Pilgrim's Rest Reduction Works Industrial Heritage Site All yours CH.
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 What was significant about the sinking of the merchant ship, the Mendoza which was sunk on 1 November 1942 by a German U Boat?
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 First one sunk in SA waters. Not the first one - but close
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Lets take a guess!! You guys are closer than you think. It is an interesting story....
+cincol Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 The u-boat snuck through the Suez Canal to get to South Africa?
+Carbon Hunter Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 Cincol can get it - it was the boat sunk the cl;osest to Durban (a SA port) only 30 odd miles off the port)
+cincol Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 One you will either know immediately or not at all. What is the common name of "Ceratotherium simum simum"? HINT : Prominent news maker.
+Wazat Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Pretty much in the name... the sought after part is made out of keratin.... Southern White Rhinoceros A sub breed of the White rhino currently the most populous of the rhinos....
+cincol Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Pretty much in the name... the sought after part is made out of keratin.... Southern White Rhinoceros A sub breed of the White rhino currently the most populous of the rhinos.... At last somebody has got this one!!!!
+Wazat Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Oooops.... Dr. Elena Andrianovna Nikolaeva-Tereshkova was the first woman to have ...... (clue parents) Edited March 4, 2014 by Wazat
+Carbon Hunter Posted March 14, 2014 Posted March 14, 2014 Both parents were multiple Olympic gold medalists?
+Carbon Hunter Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 Sophiatown was renamed what after the removals?
+cincol Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Vryheid in KZN was the former capital of .............. in 1884?
+cincol Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Vryheid in KZN was the former capital of .............. in 1884? No takers after 2 weeks now. "After British and Boer mercenaries had helped Dinuzulu defeat his rival Usibepu for succession of the Zulu throne, land and farming rights were granted to them along the banks of the Mfolozi River. On August 5, 1884 the mercenaries formed the Nieuwe Republiek (New Republic) with Vryheid as its capital. It was later incorporated into the South African Republic, but at the end of the Second Boer War the town and its surrounding area was absorbed into Natal." Here's a new question then - Michaelhouse was founded in 1896 but relocated to Balgowen in the Natal Midlands in 1901. Where was it located prior to relocation?
+Kbkev Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 I have this on a very reliable source, and its all I have to go with. The Seacom Cable, is a internet bandwidth cable running down the East Coast of Africa. Where in RSA, does this cable "come ashore". The local Village is set to become a Internet bandwidth hub for the whole of SA....
peterleroux Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 I have this on a very reliable source, and its all I have to go with. The Seacom Cable, is a internet bandwidth cable running down the East Coast of Africa. Where in RSA, does this cable "come ashore". The local Village is set to become a Internet bandwidth hub for the whole of SA.... Mtunzini? I think a few of the East Coast cables land there.
+Kbkev Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 Peter, That is close. Im giving it to you, as I am off for 5 weeks (work). The answer (apparently) is Salt Rock, with the old railway building at Umhlali having been bought up to set up South Africas Silicon Valley......... It's all yours Peter, and see you all in 5 weeks.
peterleroux Posted May 16, 2014 Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Ok, a place in South Africa related to our hobby- Where in South Africa is there an IGS station for calibrating GPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellite orbits? Edited May 16, 2014 by peterleroux
+cincol Posted May 17, 2014 Posted May 17, 2014 Hartbeeshoek Satellite Station between Krugersdorp and Hartebeespoort Dam
peterleroux Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 Hartbeeshoek Satellite Station between Krugersdorp and Hartebeespoort Dam Indeed. Interesting place, and they run a great education programme if you want to spend the evening out there with your kids. Over to you.
+cincol Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 The current airline of Bahrain - Gulf Air - used to be the representative airline of no less than 4 gulf countries. Which were these countries? [Hint: they all subsequently launched their own airlines. Bonus points for naming the new airlines as well.]
+Carbon Hunter Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 Let me try: Qatar (Qatar Airways) Dubai - UAE (Emirates) Abu Dhabi - UAE (Etihad) Saudi Arabia (Saudi Air)
+cincol Posted May 24, 2014 Posted May 24, 2014 Let me try: Qatar (Qatar Airways) Dubai - UAE (Emirates) Abu Dhabi - UAE (Etihad) Saudi Arabia (Saudi Air) Pretty close - it was UAE [AUH], Qatar, Bahrain & Oman. Your turn.
+Carbon Hunter Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 Go for it Riiseacrh - and welcome to the game. your turn to ask a SA based question.
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