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Benoni is a city on the East Rand in the South African province of Gauteng. Since 2000, it has been part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. The Kopanong Conference Centre in Benoni.Benoni is a diverse city, featuring more horse stables per square kilometre than anywhere else in the Southern Hemisphere and over ten schools; in some areas there is a concentration of up to 6000 students within a 5 km radius. Ashton International College was founded here in 1998.Over time gold mining has decreased in importance. Today the city is focused more on industry and services, rather...

Centurion is strategically situated between Johannesburg and Pretoria and its main access routes link it to every important centre in Gauteng . The main railway line also runs through the heart of Centurion, thereby confirming Centurion as the urban anchor of Gauteng. There is also the Gautrain which is a state of the art rapid rail network in Gauteng. The rail connection comprises of two links, namely a link between Pretoria and Johannesburg and a link between OR Tambo International Airport and Sandton. Apart from three anchor stations on these two links, seven other stations will be linked by approximately 80 kilometres of rail along the route. The three anchor...

Sandton is home to prominent financial institutions, corporate head offices, and large corporations and has a large variety of conference centres and hotels that cater to both the local and international business markets. Several high-profile conventions take place in Sandton throughout the year. Located north of the Johanesburg CBD, Sandton has become the commercial centre of Johannesburg, and by extension, South Africa. The Sandton Melrose area stretches from Sandton Drive in the North to Empire Road in the South and covers the suburbs of Hurlingham, Craighall, Atholl, Inanda, Illovo, Dunkeld, Melrose, Parkview, Parkhurst, Saxonwold and Westcliff. The area is serviced...

Melville is Joburg’s most cosmopolitan village, boasting vibrant trendy street life. It offers some of the city’s best restaurants, cocktail lounges, galleries, boutiques, bookstores and coffee shops. Favourite recommended spots include:•  Soulsa: Voted best food in Melville. International cuisine•  DeLaCreme Bakery: European style coffee shop with lovely cakes and pastries.•  The Loft Restaurant: Acclaimed cuisineFashion / Beauty•  We recommend a day spa package at the Camelot Spa at the Westcliff Hotel with its spectacular view over the city. Enquire at guesthouse.•  Nearby shopping centres offer the best in local and international clothing labels. All the above can be...

Midrand was established as a Local Municipality in 1981, but was incorporated into Region 2 of the City of Johannesburg during the late 1990's and as of 2006, when the number of regions where reduced to seven, it forms part of Region A. Midrand officially ceased to exist in 1998 when Act 15 of 1981 Town Council of Midrand Act was repealed by Act 10 of 1998 Rationalisation of Local Government Affairs Act Though there is no longer an official Midrand, the name is still on common use to denote the suburbs around the N1 highway north of the Jukskei River up to the border with Tshwane. Midrand grew from two urban complexes: Halfway House and Olifantsfontein. In the early...

Waterkloof - Pretoria is known as the Jacaranda City for all the purple blossom-bedecked trees, which line its thoroughfares, Pretoria is a lovely, quiet city. It has a long, involved and fascinating history. Here you will find significant old buildings and fascinating museums. Pretoria lying as it does in a warm, sheltered valley surrounded by the hills of the Magaliesberg range that ensure that temperatures here are invariably a few degrees warmer than Johannesburg. When in full bloom in October, Pretoria literally comes alive with blossoms and leaves no one in doubt as to the origin of its nickname - Jacaranda city. ?Pretoria functions as one of three capitals...

Northgate area is part of the Randburg municipality, and is made up of several suburbs including North Riding, Olivadale, Sharonlea, Sundowner, Boskruin, Bromhof, Jukskei Park, Kya Sands, Bloubosrand, Jackal Creek Golf Estate and Northgate itself.The suburb is chiefly residential, with a few nodes for commerce along the major routes that service the area. It is well planned and forms part of Johannesburg’s large man-made forest. Its proximity to both the city centre and Sandton make it an extremely popular area to live. It is, however, still close enough to the Magaliesburg so as to feel part of the countryside. The area is serviced by one highway, namely the N1 Western...

Randpark Ridge is a suburb of the city of Johannesburg. A prominent ridge (which gives the suburb its name) is protected as the Boschkop Nature Reserve, and can be seen from most of western Johannesburg. Much open land exists in the suburb especially to the west near to Honeydew. Developed in the early 1980s and still relatively new, Randpark Ridge is bordered by several other suburbs including Weltevreden Park, Sundowner, Boskruin, Bromhof, Wilgehewel, Radiokop, Panorama, Allens Nek, Honeydew and Fairland, each of these serviced by the Randpark Ridge office. Eagle Canyon Estate is covered in this area. Randpark Ridge is located on the far north-west extremity of...

Randburg is a large town in Gauteng, South Africa . It was once a separate municipality but its municipal government has since become a part of the City of Johannesburg.Randburg'sresidencial population tends to be more affluent than most Johannesburg dwellers. Randburg is well known for its vast number of shopping centres and entertainment areas, including the Cresta Centre, Brightwater Common, Sanlam Shopping Centre and various others.  Randburg has an up-market business sector. Randburg contains 32 suburbs, most of them residential. These include Darrenwood, Linden, Cresta, Aldara Park, and others. There are many self-catering chalets, hotels, guest houses and lodges...

The district of Fourways is the fastest-developing commercial and residential hub in the far north of Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. The main access routes to Fourways are off the N1 at William Nicol Road, or alternatively along Witkoppen or the R511. It is located mostly in Region 3. It is roughly as far as one can go in the city before metropolitan Johannesburg dissolves into rolling hills, gamefarms and the capital Pretoria 55 kilometres to the Northeast. Hartebeespoort Dam and the Magaliesburg Mountains lie half an hour to the North West. It bordered by Bryanston to the East and South and Randburg to the West.HistoryLong before the district came to be called...