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Newtown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in the capital city of Gauteng Province [3] and in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It has the coordinates of 26.204°S and 28.034°E. The suburb originated as a manufacturing district for brick production. [4]
The Market Theatre's cultural contribution to South Africa's emergence as a democracy in 1994 is significant. [7] [8] In 1987, Janet Suzman made her directorial debut, staging a production of Shakespeare's Othello at the theatre. Suzman offered the titular role to John Kani, who sought the blessing of Mongane Wally Serote before accepting. Kani ...
The southern suburbs, located in Regions 9, 10, and 11, extend to the south of the inner city, and are somewhat isolated from the rest of Johannesburg. On a map, the southern suburbs appear to hang down from the border of Soweto and Johannesburg South. It is about 40 kilometres south of the inner city.
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 Africa).
The museum has collections of African material culture from across the continent, including noted collections of tokens, musical instruments and head-rests.. Permanent exhibitions include MyCulture which outlines the different South African cultural and ethnic groups, their origins and how these groups have changed over time; [4] Johannesburg Transformations, highlighting the momentous changes ...
The M1 De Villiers Graaff motorway is a metropolitan route and major freeway in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa.The highway connects the southern areas (including Booysens, Eldorado Park and Soweto) with the city centre and extends further north through Sandton into the Ben Schoeman Highway towards Pretoria.
The Carlton Centre, the fifth tallest building in Africa as of 2024, is located on Commissioner Street. Just before crossing under Johannesburg's M1 freeway at the suburb of Ferreirasdorp (south of Newtown ), it intersects with the eastern terminus of the R41 road (Main Reef Road) and becomes one street westwards (no longer one-way streets).
This is a list of cities and towns found in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They are divided according to the districts in which they are located. In the case of settlements that have had their official names changed the traditional name is listed first followed by the new name.