Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Marble Towers is a skyscraper in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1973 and is 32 storeys tall. The building has an eight-storey parking garage attached to it. The structure is made out of a mixture of concrete and marble. The tower is in use as commercial offices.
Kensington B is a suburb in Randburg, which is an area located in northern Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Kensington B is part of ward 104 of the City of Johannesburg [2] represented by Counselor Mike Woods. [3] The area forms part of the KenBrink Residents Association which represents the interests of residents living in the suburb. [4]
The department has responsibility for agriculture, food safety, food security, land reform, topographic mapping, cadastral survey, the Deeds Offices, and spatial planning. The political head of the department is the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development , who is assisted by two deputy ministers. [ 1 ]
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.
Johannesburg also has one of several film schools in the country, one of which has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Student Film in 2006. [97] The South African School of Motion Picture and Live Performance, or AFDA for short, is situated in Auckland Park. Johannesburg also has three teacher-training colleges and a technical college.
The Johannesburg suburb of Claremont was laid out by H. de V. Steytler in 1896 as part of the 106-ha plot No. 211 of the 1,200-ha Waterval Estate.In 1906, the area was purchased by the African Land and Investment Company, and in 1944 it was annexed by the Johannesburg City Council.
The following lists the mayors of Johannesburg before the establishment of the present-day metropolitan municipality in 2000. [2] Johan Zulch de Villiers (1897–1900) – appointed by South African Republic Executive Committee; Walter Alfred John O'Meara (1900–1902) – appointed by British Military Administration; William St. John Carr ...
Houghton Estate, often simply called Houghton, is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, north-east of the city centre.. The area was designated for white residents as part of the Group Areas Act during the apartheid era and became known as one of the city's upper-class neighbourhoods.