List of twin towns and sister cities in South Africa

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This is a list of places in South Africa which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).

Contents

B

Bergrivier [1]

Bloemfontein

Buffalo City [4]

C

Cape Town [5] [6]

D

Dordrecht [10]

Drakenstein [11]

Durban [12]

E

East London [15]

Ekurhuleni [16]

F

Franschhoek [17]

G

George

I

iLembe [20] [21]

J

Johannesburg [22]

M

Mbombela

Mogale [30]

Mossel Bay [31]

Msunduzi

N

Nelson Mandela Bay [34]

Newcastle [37] [38]

O

Oudtshoorn

Oukasie [41]

P

Polokwane [42]

Pretoria

R

Ray Nkonyeni [50]

Rustenburg – Mathopestad [41]

S

Sol Plaatje [51]

Stellenbosch [52]

U

Upington [53]

W

Witzenberg [54]

Worcester [55]

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