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M20 (Johannesburg)
The M20 is a short Metropolitan Routes in Johannesburg, metropolitan route in the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area, South Africa. It connects Randburg in the western part of Johannesburg with Edenvale, Gauteng, Edenvale in the east. Route The M20 begins at the intersection of M8 (Johannesburg), M8 Judges Avenue and M13 (Johannesburg), M13 Republic Road in Cresta, Gauteng, Cresta. The route winds its way south as Republic Road, passing Cresta Shopping Centre on its right and then rounds the northern end of the Darrenwood Dam. It then heads south-east, still as Republic Road, through the suburb of Linden, Gauteng, Linden, crossing 1st Street and becoming 3rd Avenue until it reaches the intersection with M30 (Johannesburg), M30 Tana Road. Crossing the latter and a tributary of the Braamfontein Spruit it becomes Linden Road in Emmarentia and after a short distance turns left into Gleneagles Road, travelling east through Greenside, Gaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Smuts Avenue
Jan Smuts Avenue is a major street in Johannesburg, South Africa. It begins in Randburg, and passes through important business areas like Rosebank. It passes the Johannesburg Zoo, Zoo Lake and Wits University before becoming Bertha Street, and the Nelson Mandela Bridge near the Johannesburg CBD. It has been described as "the most important road for a tourist" in Johannesburg. It forms part of Johannesburg's M27 route. Route This major northbound Johannesburg road is roughly 12 km long and is mostly a two or three lane dual carriageway. Jan Smuts Avenue begins in Braamfontein's ridge as an extension northwards of Bertha Street around Stiemens Street. It passes the East campus of the University of Witwatersrand on its left and Helpmekaar College on the right before descending into the leafy suburb of Parktown where it crosses over a major intersection, the M71, Empire Road. After crossing Empire Road, passes over the M1 De Villiers Graaff motorway with several entrances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M71 (Johannesburg)
M71 is a major metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. Starting in the northern CBD, it connects the centre of Johannesburg with the northern suburbs before ending in the outer northern city of Midrand. Route The route begins at an intersection with the M11 Clarendon Place in Hillbrow. As Empire Road is a dual carriage way, the west/east road is signed as the M71 while the east/west route is cosigned with the M17. The route heads west in Parktown, passing Pieter Roos Park before crossing Victoria Avenue (M9) and then later passed Parktown Boys' High School. Here it crosses Jan Smuts Avenue (M27) for the first time, continuing to the first junction with the M1 motorway allowing the latter's south bound traffic to enter and exit. Passing under the M1, there is another exit for north bound traffic from the M1 to this route as well as access to Yale Road and Wits University. Continuing west, shortly before Owl Street (M7), a left exit to a bypass road to this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M11 (Johannesburg)
M11 is a major metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. Historically it was part of the main road between Johannesburg and Pretoria; it now runs through the central and north-eastern parts of the city from Bassonia, passing through Johannesburg CBD and Hillbrow, passing through numerous older suburbs, including Houghton and Orange Grove and the Alexandra Township as Louis Botha Avenue, before it becomes the (R101) Old Pretoria Road and continues to Midrand and Pretoria. Route The M11 begins in the suburb of Bassonia (east of Glenvista) at a junction with the M95 Bellairs Road. It heads north through the suburb of Bassonia as Comaro Street to reach a junction with the N12 Highway ( Johannesburg Southern Bypass; Johannesburg Ring Road). Just after the N12, it enters the suburb of Oakdene as Oak Avenue, and after a tight curve around the estate houses of Oakdene, it proceeds northwards as Prairie Street, the main road of Rosettenville (meeting the M38 South R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waverley Girls' High School
Waverley Girls' High School is a public school for girls located in the suburb of Waverley in Johannesburg, South Africa. History Early history Plans for building the school started back in 1952, and the school was completed in 1953. It finally opened in 1955. Alumni *Paula Slier Paula Slier (born 26 March) is a South African television, radio and print journalist, news editor, and war correspondent, who is based in the Middle East. She is the Middle East Bureau Chief for RT, and the founder and CEO of Newshound Media ..., television, radio and print journalist, news editor, and war correspondent. References {{Greater Johannesburg, edu Girls' schools in South Africa High schools in South Africa Schools in Johannesburg Educational institutions established in 1951 1951 establishments in South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highlands North, Gauteng
Highlands North is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Johannesburg Region E. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Oaklands, Waverly, Glenhazel and Orchards. History The suburb was laid out in 1903. Its name may originate either from the name of the land developer called the ''Highlands Township Syndicate'' and an alternative to another suburb called Highlands Highland is a broad term for areas of higher elevation, such as a mountain range or mountainous plateau. Highland, Highlands, or The Highlands, may also refer to: Places Albania * Dukagjin Highlands Armenia * Armenian Highlands Australia *Sou ... or just reflects a similar name to the other Scottish named suburbs that lie around it. References Johannesburg Region E {{Johannesburg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waverley, Johannesburg
Waverley is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. A suburb in northern Johannesburg, it is surrounded by Bramley, Highlands North and Savoy Estate. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Waverley is located close to the M1 highway, running North and South through Johannesburg. History The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called ''Syferfontein''. It was proclaimed as a suburb on 9 April 1903. Its name has like many of the suburbs around it, a Scottish theme, named after the novel ''Waverley'' by Sir Walter Scott. Education The suburb has two schools. Waverley Girls' High School which opened in January 1953. The other is St Mary's School, an Anglican Church girls school which opened on the site in 1934 but whose history goes back to its origins in 1888 in Jeppestown Jeppestown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M31 (Johannesburg)
The M31 is a metropolitan route in Johannesburg, South Africa. The road connects the southern suburbs of Alberton with Johannesburg's northern suburbs. The routes eastern bypass in the Johnannesburg CBD connects the M2 motorway at the Heidelberg Interchange with M1 North motorway in Houghton and then the route follows the M1 motorway northwards until the M31 ends in Bramley. Route The M31 begins as Ring Road West in Raceview, Alberton, at a junction with the R554/ R103 Heidelberg Road. The Ring Road West heads northwards, forming a semi-ring road on the western side of the Alberton CBD before leaving it and joining the Ring Road East. Ring Road East, which passes through the eastern side of the Alberton CBD, is also designated as the M31. At the merge of Ring Road West and Ring Road East north of the Alberton CBD, the M31 continues north as Voortrekker Road, where it interchanges and crosses the N12 freeway ( Johannesburg Southern Bypass). It changes its name to Heidelber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oaklands, Gauteng
Oaklands is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Johannesburg Region E. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Houghton Estate, Norwood, Orchards, The Gardens and Highlands North. History Oaklands came into existence in 1896. The lands owner prior to it being surveyed as a township was William Anderson Martin and purchased in 1896, consisting of 18 acres of what is now known as Oaklands and Orchards. Martin would own a large house in suburb called Avonmore a would live there until his death in 1960. The eastern border of the suburb, bounded by Orchards is separated by a seasonal ''spruit'' (stream) that has its source in the Houghton Golf Club and with a possible further source on the ridge above Louis Botha Avenue Louis Botha Avenue (part of Johannesburg Metropolitan Route '' M11'') is a major street in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally part of the main road between central Johannesburg and Pretoria, it runs along through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M1 (Johannesburg)
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. Construction began in 1962 and resulted in the demolition of many properties and houses including numerous historical Parktown Mansions. Route The M1 officially starts at the M68 (Columbine Avenue) Interchange in Southgate, Johannesburg South, just east of the Southgate Shopping Centre. South of this interchange, it is designated as the R82 towards Walkerville. The M1 begins by heading northwards from the M68 off-ramp to reach the Uncle Charlie's Interchange with the N12 Highway ( Southern Bypass) in Ridgeway (west southbound interchange only). It continues north-east towards the city centre as a freeway, passing Ormonde and Booysens, and meets the M2 hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melrose, Johannesburg
Melrose includes several suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Melrose is a developing up-market suburb. History The suburb has it origins when Henry Brown Marshall purchased land in the north of Johannesburg in 1893. Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called ''Syferfontein''. It was called the Melrose Estate of 713 acres and at the time was 9.7km north of the central business district. He built his home there and planted trees on the land. The suburb was laid out in 1902. Melrose Arch The Melrose Arch mixed-use development is located in Melrose. The development, which cost ZAR 800 million to build, began construction in 2007, with Phase One completed in November 2009. It contains 170,000 m2 of office and retail space, in addition to residential space and 2 hotels. The area is characterised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M9 (Johannesburg)
M9 is a major metropolitan route in Johannesburg, South Africa. Passing through the heart of the Witwatersrand, it connects the southern suburbs of Johannesburg via the centre of Johannesburg, with the northern suburbs and business centres of Rosebank and Sandton before ending in the outer northern suburbs. Route The southern terminus begins as T-junction with Turf Club Street in Turffontein. From this junction, it heads north as Turffontein Road passing the Turffontein Racecourse on its right. After passing Wembley Stadium, the road becomes Eloff Street, passing over a railway track into Village Deep. The M9 interchanges with the M2 freeway passing under it into the Johannesburg CBD. In Marshalltown, it turns left into Anderson Street then right into Rissik Street. Rissik Street crosses major roadways, the R29 Marshall Street, R24 Commissioner Street and Albertina Sisulu Road where it passes the old Johannesburg City Hall. Continuing north through the CBD, it crosses ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosebank, Gauteng
Rosebank is a cosmopolitan commercial and residential suburb to the north of central Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, and is the location of a Gautrain station. Rosebank has undergone a major face-lift in recent years, with the extensive redevelopment of both the Rosebank Mall and The Zone @Rosebank creating a high-end retail and shopping prescient. Local authorities also identified the node as a priority development area for improved service delivery and infrastructure. As a result, the suburb is estimated to have seen a R7 billion capital injection in recent years. Rosebank is becoming an increasingly popular destination for corporates. Surging demand for office space has seen rentals in the suburb increase by 9% in the second quarter , the strongest growth recorded in any Johannesburg office node. Rentals in second-placed Fourways rose by only 3.4%, while in Sandton rentals increased by just 2.5% during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
