The oldest building in South Africa is said to be the most haunted too….
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2The Southern Seas
Legend has it that a 17th century Dutch trader, known as Der Fleigende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman) haunts the Cape seas.
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3Uniondale, Klein Karoo
Maria Charlotte Roux, known as the Uniondale Hitchhiker is one of the world’s most famous ghosts.
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4The Old Gaol, Grahamstown
Grahamstown’s notorious old gaol is said to be the place where Henry Nichols (the last man to be hanged there) can still be seen walking around.
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5Africana Museum, Kimberley
The ghost of Dyer, the city’s first librarian who committed suicide, is said to haunt the building once known as the Kimberley Public Library.
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6Port Elizabeth Public Library
This building, erected in 1902, is said to be the home of ex-caretaker Robert Thomas who passed on in 1943. Or did he?
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7Matjiesfontein, Central Karoo
It is in this Victorian village in the Karoo that the spirits of the founders are said to wander freely.
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8Nottingham Road Hotel, KwaZulu-Natal
This, the oldest country establishment in KwaZulu-Natal, is said to be haunted by the spirit of an extrovert barmaid.
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9Rudd House, Kimberley
This stately old home is found in Kimberley and locals will tell you that sometimes, deep in the night, you can hear a baby crying.
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10Doornkloof, Pretoria
The former home of General Jan Christian Smuts in Irene is said to be haunted… who are we mere mortals to argue?
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