South Africa: Places to visit in 2010

By 6000 | 6000 | September 19, 2008

Number 2. Brakpan, a mining town in Gauteng.

The name Brakpan was first used by the British in the 1880s because of a non-perennial lake that would annually dry to become a “brackish pan”.

While in the now defunct uranium mining town named after a dirty lake, you can visit the Gyproc factory, which produces almost a quarter of South Africa’s plasterboard. Alternatively, you can visit the site of the world’s biggest mine dump (higher than the pyramids, nogal!) or just enjoy life as it would have been in a previous age.
An age when people still lived in caves.

For more great places you can’t afford to miss on the South African tourist trail, just follow the TOURISM TIPS category in the sidebar. Suggestions welcome.

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6 Comments

  1. Po
    Posted September 20, 2008 at 6:01 pm | Permalink

    Never been there. Am South African and have never been. Why do I feel like I am somehow not missing out?

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  2. Pamela
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 8:51 am | Permalink

    Oh, no. Another place to add to my list!

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  3. Stan
    Posted September 23, 2008 at 5:18 am | Permalink

    Hopefully, soon you’ll be doing piece about Benoni, home of the “Bunny Park”.

  4. Henry Crun
    Posted September 28, 2008 at 10:45 am | Permalink

    Nice golf course at the old Brakpan gold mine. It’s where I scored my very first birdie. Not been too many since though.

    Henry Crun´s last blog post was: While I’m Away (Note: 6000 miles… is not responsible for the content of external internet sites)

  5. Elizabeth
    Posted February 12, 2009 at 8:14 pm | Permalink

    Hi, ek wil graag die Gyproc fabriek en die hoogste myn dump besoek. Kan jy Ko-ordinate verskaf, asb?
    Elizabeth

  6. 6000
    Posted February 13, 2009 at 10:19 am | Permalink

    Elizabeth > More than happy to assist: 26°14’12″S 28°21’52″E.
    Bring me some Rhinoboard, won’t you? ;-)

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