Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic , W. Eduard Bok .
South Africa: Province: Gauteng: Municipality: Ekurhuleni: Main Place: Boksburg: Area [1] ... Dawn Park is a suburb of Boksburg close to Vosloorus.
This is a list of cities and towns in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Most towns are no longer separate municipalities, their local governments having been merged into larger structures . In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.
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 ...
Today it accommodates more than 600 pupils and is considered to be one of the leading private schools in Gauteng. Germiston High School was founded in 1917 alongside Victoria Lake; from the 1940s to 1963, the girls were based in Fourth Avenue in Lambton, at what was known as Germiston Girls' High School, whilst the boys remained at the 1917 ...
The legal meaning of the term "township" in South Africa differs from the popular usage and has a precise legal meaning [10] [11] without any racial connotations. The term is used in land titles and townships are subdivided into erfs (stands). [12] "Township" can also mean a designated area or district, as part of a place name.
The Johannesburg Central Business District, commonly called Johannesburg CBD, is one of the main business centres of Johannesburg, South Africa.It is the densest collection of skyscrapers in Africa, however, due to white flight and urban blight, many of the buildings are unoccupied as tenants have left for more secure locations in the Northern Suburbs, in particular Sandton and Rosebank.
Walvis Bay (English: lit. Whale Bay; Afrikaans: Walvisbaai; German: Walfischbucht or Walfischbai) is a city [5] in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies. It is the second largest city in Namibia and the largest coastal city in the country.