Mamelodi, north east of Pretoria, is home to a bustling and lively, mostly black community. Many of its residents work in the Greater Pretoria Metropolitan…
The name Midrand describes the location of this dynamic development that grew up next to the N1 freeway, halfway between Pretoria and Johannesburg. Although…
Some 60 km north of Johannesburg, within easy reach of Johannesburg International Airport, on the banks of the Apies River, lies Pretoria, “the Jacaranda…
In 1891, JP Meyer, member of the Transvaal Volksraad, named this small town that was established on the farm Rietfontein, after himself. The town lies 15 km…
During the years of the Struggle, Sharpeville was even more famous than Sebokeng. It was here that 69 black people died in 1960 during a protest march…
Vanderbijlpark was originally laid out to accommodate the huge workforce needed to operate South Africa’s second steel manufacturing plant. In 1920,…
The town was established in 1892 and was named Vereeniging (Union) because the Free State, Transvaal and Cape were “united” through the railway which was…
Alexandra, situated some 5 km east of Sandton, started life as a township in 1905 and was initially established to house black people exclusively. It was…
Johannesburg, also referred to as “Egoli” (Zulu for “Place of Gold”), is perched on the 80-km long Witwatersrand ridge. It is a cosmopolitan city, home to…
Randburg is a relatively young but rapidly growing urban and business development area, just northwest of Johannesburg. It is a popular area for young…
