| Description | Letter | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Its international airport is called "King Shaka" | D | Durban | 98%
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| Hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals | J | Johannesburg | 98%
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| Judicial capital of South Africa | B | Bloemfontein | 91%
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| Is nicknamed the "Jacaranda City" | P | Pretoria | 89%
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| Its archbishop received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 | C | Cape Town | 84%
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| Industrial center in KwaZulu-Natal that is named for a city "upon Tyne" in England | N | Newcastle | 64%
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| Second-largest city in Western Cape; named for a "mad" king | G | George | 57%
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| Home to the only river port of the country | E | East London | 54%
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| Capital of Northern Cape and the nation's capital of diamond industry | K | Kimberley | 43%
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| Dutch word for "pearl" | P | Paarl | 40%
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| The Zulu people call it "umGungundlovu" | P | Pietermaritzburg | 35%
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| Sir Rufane Donkin founded this city in 1820 and named it after his wife | G | Gqeberha | 23%
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| Largest city north of Gauteng | P | Polokwane | 22%
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| Most populous city in North West province | R | Rustenburg | 19%
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| Northern Cape town that is generally described as "Whites-only" | O | Orania | 18%
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| Former capital of the Zulu Kingdom | U | Ulundi | 8%
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| Home to the University of Fort Hare - first to to accept black students in the nation | A | Alice | 7%
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| Capital of Eastern Cape | B | Bhisho | 7%
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