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M41 (Johannesburg)
The M41 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a very short route connecting Jet Park with Boksburg North. Route The M41 begins in Jet Park, in the far northern part of Boksburg (south of Kempton Park), at a T-junction with the M57 Road (Pretoria Road). It begins by going eastwards to cross the R21 Highway and reach a T-junction with Jones Road south of O. R. Tambo International Airport, near the South African Airways South African Airways (SAA) is the flag carrier airline of South Africa. Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and operated a hub-and-spoke network, serving ten destin ... headquarters. The M41 becomes Jones Road southwards to enter the Bartlett suburb of Boksburg. In Bartlett, it turns east, then south as Taijaard Road, then east as Yaldwyn Road, then south as Rondebult Road, to cross the N12 Highway. It then reaches a junction with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauteng Department Of Roads And Transport
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is a department of the Government of Gauteng. It is responsible for the development of the transport system in the Gauteng province of South Africa, and for constructing and maintaining buildings and other structures for the other departments of the provincial government. One of their key functions is to develop and maintain all Regional routes and Provincial routes (& some National routes) within the Gauteng province as well as all metropolitan roads in Johannesburg and Metropolitan routes in Pretoria. They are also responsible for passing any transport authority bill or road traffic amendment bill in the province The Department's strategic goals are a to maintain an integrated public transport system that provides customer-centric transport services and strategic economic transport infrastructure that stimulates socio-economic growth; in a modern, accountable and development-oriented department See also * Government of Gauteng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Routes In Johannesburg
Metropolitan Routes in Johannesburg, also called ''Metro Roads'' or ''Metro Routes'' are designated with the letter M, and are usually major routes around Johannesburg and all areas declared part of Greater Johannesburg (including the Mogale City Local Municipality and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality). Table of M roads See also * National Roads in South Africa * Provincial Roads in South Africa Provincial routes (also referred to as major regional routes) are the second category of road in the South African route-numbering scheme. They are designated with the letter "R" followed by a number from 21 to 82, formerly with the letter "P" f ... Roads in South Africa Transport in Gauteng References {{Johannesburg, built Transport in Johannesburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Johannesburg
The term Greater Johannesburg may mean: * The area governed by the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council (GJMC) from 1995 to 2000. * The current City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, which superseded the GJMC in 2000 with the incorporation of much of Midrand and some of Modderfontein. * The place itemized in the 1996 census, defined as the MLC's constituting the GJMC (i.e. Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Johannesburg MLC's) plus Kempton Park/Tembisa MLC, Edenvale/Modderfontein MLC and Midrand/Rabie Ridge/Ivory Park. the name "Greater Johannesburg" has not been used in any subsequent census. * The Johannesburg conurbation which includes Johannesburg and the areas of the East Rand, area under the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and the West Rand. It is often referred to as the ''Witwatersrand'', or ''Rand'', after a low mountain range that runs through the area. Greater Johannesburg's growth was largely based initially on the discovery of gold, and the urba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boksburg
Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg to all the other major mining towns on the Witwatersrand and the Angelo Hotel (1887) was used as a staging post. Boksburg is part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, that forms the local government of most of the East Rand. The Mining Commissioner Montague White built a large dam which, empty for years, was dubbed White's Folly until a flash flood in 1889 silenced detractors. The 150,000 square metre dam is now the Boksburg Lake, and is surrounded by lawns, trees, and terraces. History Prior to 1860, the present municipal area of Boksburg and its immediate environs comprised mainly the highveld farms called Leeuwpoort, Klippoortje, Klipfontein and Driefontein. Carl Ziervogel bought the farm Leeuwpoort in 1875 and for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempton Park, Gauteng
Kempton Park is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng province, South Africa. It is part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. It is situated south of Tembisa, one of the largest townships in South Africa, which is also part of Ekurhuleni. South Africa's busiest airport, O. R. Tambo International Airport is located in Kempton Park. The name of the city is sometimes written as "Kemptonpark" in Afrikaans. History Kempton Park lies on what was two Boer farms in the South African Republic (ZAR). The first farm was ''Zuurfontein No 369'' with the title deed issued to Johannes Stephanus Marais on 25 October 1859 and surveyed to be 3000 morgen on 12 December 1859. The second farm northwest of the first was registered to Cornelius Johannes Beukes in March 1865 and was called ''Rietfontein 32 IR''. After the discovery of gold in Johannesburg, 22 km southwest of the farms in 1886, a railway connecting Pretoria to Vereeniging and to the Cape line was constructed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M57 (Johannesburg)
The M57 is a major metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. A north/south route, it connects Germiston with the south-eastern suburbs of Pretoria via Kempton Park and Olifantsfontein. For most of its length, it is an alternative route to the R21 freeway. Route The M57 begins at a 4-way-junction with the R29 and M37 in Primrose (north of Germiston City Centre). It starts by heading east-north-east as Pretoria Road and meets the M39 (Lazarus Mawela Road) before crossing the N12 Highway (Johannesburg-Witbank Highway) as Ntemi Ncwane Road (formerly Kraft Road). Just after the N12 junction, it reaches a junction with the M44 (North Reef Road) in the industrialised suburb of Elandsfontein. It joins the M44 Road eastwards up to the next junction, where it becomes its own road northwards. It heads northwards as Jet Park Road through Jet Park to meet the M41 (Griffiths Road) at a t-junction, with the M41 leading to the R21 freeway and to the South African Airwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R21 (South Africa)
The R21 / P157 is a major north–south provincial route (South Africa), provincial route (with a freeway portion designated as a National road (South Africa), National Road) in eastern Gauteng Province, South Africa. Built in the early 1970s, it remains one of two freeways (the other being the N1) linking Pretoria with Johannesburg, via the R24. As the eastern of the two freeways, it links the Pretoria city centre with OR Tambo International Airport, the N12 freeway, and Boksburg. Between the Solomon Mahlangu Drive on-ramp in Monument Park, Gauteng, Monument Park, Pretoria, and the N12 (South Africa), N12 in Boksburg, the R21 / P157 is an 8 lane highway and motorway (freeway), with 4 lanes in each direction. It has off-ramps leading to Irene, Gauteng, Irene, Olifantsfontein, Benoni, Gauteng, Benoni, and Kempton Park, Gauteng, Kempton Park, including a partial offramp to Atlas Road. The route intersects the N1 (South Africa), N1 Highway (Pretoria Bypass, Eastern Pretoria Bypass; Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Airways
South African Airways (SAA) is the flag carrier airline of South Africa. Founded in 1934, the airline is headquartered in Airways Park at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and operated a hub-and-spoke network, serving ten destinations in Africa. The carrier joined Star Alliance in , making it the first African carrier to sign with one of the three major airline alliances. The airline entered voluntary business rescue in December 2019 as a result of many years of financial losses, and suspended all operations the following year. In June 2021, the government announced that in an attempt to revive the airline, it had entered into a partnership with the Takatso Consortium, which would hold a 51% controlling stake. The South African Civil Aviation Authority confirmed on 4 August 2021 that SAA's air operator's certificate had been reissued with an approved fleet of eight aircraft. The airline restarted operations on 23 September 2021, despite not having concluded the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N12 (South Africa)
The N12 is a national route in South Africa which runs from George through Beaufort West, Kimberley, Klerksdorp and Johannesburg to eMalahleni. It is the only other National Route after the N1 Route that connects the Western Cape Province with the Gauteng Province. Prior to 1971, the N12 from Johannesburg to Three Sisters was known as the N13. Route Summary The road starts in George in the Western Cape and ends in eMalahleni in Mpumalanga. The road runs roughly from south to north, however, once it passes Kimberley in the Northern Cape, it gradually turns eastward. Only the section between Soweto and eMalahleni is a limited access dual motorway. The section between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom is a dual carriage highway. The N12 remains the only National Route other than the N1 that links Beaufort West with Johannesburg. Apart from the Greater Johannesburg Area Section between Soweto and Daveyton, where the Gauteng e-toll system has been installed, the N12 is toll-fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M44 Road (Johannesburg)
The M44 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects the Elandsfontein industrial suburb in the northern part of Germiston with Petit in the north-eastern part of Benoni. Route The M44 begins in the industrialized suburb of Elandsfontein (south of Isando) in the northern part of Germiston, at a junction with the M39 Road (Barbara Road). It begins by going eastwards as North Reef Road to reach a junction with the M57 Road (Kraft Road). The M57 joins the M44 and they are one road eastwards up to the next junction, where the M57 becomes its own road northwards towards Kempton Park. Here, the M44 turns to the south-east as Jet Park Road and proceeds to cross the N12 Highway to enter the northern part of the city of Boksburg. Just after crossing the N12, at the North Rand Road junction in the suburb of Witfield, the M44 becomes North Rand Road eastwards by way of a left turn. It proceeds eastwards to meet the R21 Road (Rietfontein R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streets And Roads Of Johannesburg
Streets is the plural of street, a type of road. Streets or The Streets may also refer to: Music * Streets (band), a rock band fronted by Kansas vocalist Steve Walsh * ''Streets'' (punk album), a 1977 compilation album of various early UK punk bands * '' Streets...'', a 1975 album by Ralph McTell * '' Streets: A Rock Opera'', a 1991 album by Savatage * "Streets" (song) by Doja Cat, from the album ''Hot Pink'' (2019) * "Streets", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from the album ''Sounding the Seventh Trumpet'' (2001) * The Streets, alias of Mike Skinner, a British rapper * "The Streets" (song) by WC featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg, from the album ''Ghetto Heisman'' (2002) Other uses * ''Streets'' (film), a 1990 American horror film * Streets (ice cream), an Australian ice cream brand owned by Unilever * Streets (solitaire), a variant of the solitaire game Napoleon at St Helena * Tai Streets (born 1977), American football player * Will Streets (1886–1916), English soldier and poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
