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  2. River Club, Gauteng - Wikipedia

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    River Club is a suburb of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. It is a residentially zoned area near Sandton in Johannesburg's Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality . Residents of the area consist mostly of middle and upper-middle class citizens.

  3. River Club - Wikipedia

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    River Club may refer to: River Club, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa; River Club of Jacksonville, a private club in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. River Club, a private club housed in River House (New York City) River Club, Florida, a golf course community in Manatee County, Florida

  4. Suburbs of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    A park near Ormonde, Johannesburg South. The first major modern settlements in Johannesburg were loosely planned, as they grew up quickly in order to service the need for labour in the gold mines on the Witwatersrand. However, the population of Johannesburg increased rapidly and the city quickly established formal neighbourhoods, most of which ...

  5. City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality - Wikipedia

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    The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseGoli) is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite services for the city.

  6. Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    Johannesburg is the economic and financial hub of South Africa, producing 16% of South Africa's gross domestic product, and accounts for 40% of Gauteng's economic activity. [ citation needed ] In a 2008 survey conducted by Mastercard , Johannesburg ranked 47 out of 50 top cities in the world as a worldwide centre of commerce (the only city in ...

  7. Mayor of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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    The mayor of Johannesburg is the highest elected position in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 2000, they are the chief executive of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality council. On 16 August 2024, the council elected Dada Morero to the position. [1]

  8. Rand Water - Wikipedia

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    The Witwatersrand sits on the South African Highveld and consists of mostly grasslands with summer rains with an average yearly of 784mm rainfall. [1]: 210 The Witwatersrand ridge stretches for 96 km from east to west with rivers north of the ridge flowing to north into the Limpopo and into the Indian Ocean while the rivers south of the ridge flow south into the Vaal and Orange River and into ...

  9. Parkhurst, Gauteng - Wikipedia

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    Parkhurst was founded in 1904 by the African Realty Trust, founded by American born developer, I.W. Schlesinger, who developed Braamfontein farm into 2200 stands. As Parkhurst formed the far northern corner of the farm on the city's edge, Schlesinger decided to have a naming competition as a publicity stunt to bring attention to the area, which lagged behind more desirable areas like Parktown ...