The Beaufort Series covers the entire Karoo, Transkei, Pondoland, eastern Orange Free State and western Natal, while the overlying Stormberg Series covers the entire Lesotho and surrounding areas.
In 1830, Pondo King Faku granted permission to the Wesleyans to establish a mission within his territory.
Colotis erone, a butterfly endemic to Natal, Pondoland, Swaziland, and Transvaal
Transkei was the homeland that incorporated all of Pondoland and its people, in addition to other Xhosa tribes such as the Gcaleka, in what used to be the eastern reaches of the then Cape Province.