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This list is woefully short... I can't even find Joey's! MDCore 18:01, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Cape Town and Johannesburg are cities so please see List of cities in South Africa--Jcw69 06:39, 31 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Surely there must be a way to get all towns in the various provinces to be added automatically to this list. Maybe sorted into a box, with province name. Also considering that some towns in RSA have counterparts in other parts of the world. Flagman (talk) 13:10, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect city links[edit]

I have just gone through the list of South African settlements and have found the following errors: BARODA, EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA (REMOVE) LINKS TO VADODARA, INDIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadodara There is a Baroda Bank in South Africa but no settlement.

BAYALA, KWA-ZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA (REMOVE) LINKS TO BAYALA, NEPAL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayala There is no such settlement in South Africa.

BENDIGO, KWA-ZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA (REMOVE) LINKS TO BENDIGO, AUSTRALIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendigo There was a Bendigo Gold Mine at Knysna, South Africa but there is no settlement.

HEIDELBERG, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH ARICA LINKS TO HEIDELBERG, GERMANY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg SHOULD BE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg,_Western_Cape

HEIDELBERG, GAUTENG, SOUTH ARICA LINKS TO HEIDELBERG, GERMANY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg SHOULD BE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg,_Gauteng

MUDEN, MPUMALANGA (DOESN'T EXIST) LINKS TO MUDEN, GERMANY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCden_(Aller) SHOULD BE: MUDEN, KWAZULU NATAL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muden,_KwaZulu-Natal

UNDERBERG, KWAZULU-NATAL LINKS TO UNDERBERG, GERMANY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underberg SHOULD BE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underberg,_KwaZulu-Natal

WELLINGTON, WESTERN CAPE LINKS TO WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington SHOULD BE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington,_Western_Cape

Signaller (talk) 16:09, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]