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M43 (Johannesburg)
The M43 is a major metropolitan road in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa which begins in Vosloorus and heads northwards to Birchleigh, Kempton Park on the East Rand. It is an alternative route to the R21 Route for travel between Kempton Park and Vosloorus. Route The M43 begins in Vosloorus, at a junction with the M53 (Brickfield Road). It begins by going eastwards as Bierman Road to reach an interchange with the N3 Freeway. It continues by going north-east through Vredebos as Barry Marais Road to reach a junction with the R103. It continues north-east and flies over the M35 (Heidelberg Road) before passing through the suburb of Villa Liza and meeting the southern terminus of the R21 (Rondebult Road) in the suburb of Dawn Park. It continues north-east as Barry Marais Road before turning north and flying over the R554 (North Boundary Road) in the suburb of Van Dyk Park and after a short distance crosses under the N17 Freeway. At the junction with the M46 (Jubilee Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vosloorus
Vosloorus is a large township situated south of Boksburg and just east of Katlehong in Ekurhuleni, just 30 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1963 when Black Africans were removed from Stirtonville because it was considered by the government too close to a white town. Stirtonville, renamed Reiger Park, has since become home to Boksburg's coloured community. A local authority was established in 1983 when Vosloorus was given full municipal status. Notable residents * Sol Phenduka - Podcaster , Radio Jock , Tv Presenter, DJ,Music Producer, Reality tv star * Boohle - Amapiano singer-songwriter * De Mthuda - Record producer & DJ * DJ Cleo - House music producer, DJ and recording artist * Moses Sithole Moses Sithole (born 17 November 1964) is a South African serial killer and rapist who committed the ABC Murders, so named because they began in Atteridgeville, continued in Boksburg and finished in Cleveland, a suburb of Johannesb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N17 (South Africa)
The N17 is a national route in South Africa which runs from Johannesburg to Oshoek (Ngwenya) on the border with Eswatini. It passes through Springs, Bethal and Ermelo. Background The section of the N17 from Johannesburg to Springs is a dual carriageway and is a national toll route. It was the first urban toll road in Gauteng. It runs from the M11 Wemmer Pan Road in Johannesburg to Tonk Meter Road in Springs. The first part of the N17 used to be the old R77 which ran from the M46 Rand Airport Road to the R23. As part of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Scheme, two slip roads have been made linking the N17 to the N12. It is now possible to travel from the N17 West to the N12 West and from the N12 East to the N17 East, both at the Elands Interchange (previously only possible via the N3). From Tonk Meter Road the N17 is a single carriageway freeway. The section from Springs to Leandra, ending at the interchange with the R50, was constructed by the then Transvaal Provincial A ... [...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] |
M91 Road (Johannesburg)
The M91 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. The entire route consists of one street (Monument Road) in the city of Kempton Park. Route The M91 begins at a junction with the M96 Road (Amon Ngulele Road; Long Street) in the Kempton Park CBD. It goes northwards, meeting the eastern terminus of the M90 Road (CR Swart Drive), passing through Kempton Park Extension 2 and 4, to reach a junction with the M45 Road (Van Riebeeck Road) east of Allen Grove and west of Nimrod Park. It continues northwards, forming the western border of the Aston Manor suburb, to end at a junction with the M43 Road (Dann Road) in the Glen Marais Glen Marais is a suburb of Kempton Park, in Gauteng province, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline th ... suburb. References Streets and roads of Johannesburg Metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Marais
Glen Marais is a suburb of Kempton Park, in Gauteng province, 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 countri .... References Suburbs of Kempton Park, Gauteng {{Gauteng-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M32 Road (Johannesburg)
The M32 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. The entire route is in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. It goes from the western part of Kempton Park eastwards to the northern parts of Benoni. Route The M32 begins at a junction with the M39 road (Isando Road) in the western part of Kempton Park, just east of the Spartan Extensions and just south of Esther Park. It begins by going east as Plane Road, forming the northern border of Cresslawn, Spartan and Rhodesfield Extension 1, to enter the Kempton Park CBD and reach a junction with the M57 road (Pretoria Road). The M32 joins the M57 and they are one road southwards for 400 metres up to the next junction, where the M32 becomes Petrus “Chilly” Magagula Road (formerly Albatross Street) towards the north-east and forms the northern border of the Rhodesfield Rhodesfield is a suburb central to Kempton Park, in Gauteng province, South Africa, just south of the CBD. It houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M45 Road (Johannesburg)
The M45 is a long metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Kempton Park with Dunnottar (north of Nigel) via Benoni, Brakpan, KwaThema and Tsakane. The entire route is in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. Route The M45 begins in Kempton Park, at a t-junction with the M57 Road (Pretoria Road) in the suburb of Allen Grove (2 kilometres north of the Kempton Park CBD). It begins by going eastwards as Van Riebeeck Road (separating Allen Grove from Kempton Park Extension 4) to reach a junction with the M91 Road (Monument Road). It continues eastwards, separating Aston Manor and Nimrod Park from Kempton Park Extension 4, to reach a junction with the M43 Road (Dann Road). The M45 joins the M43 and they are one road south-east, immediately forming an interchange with the M32 Road (Pomona Road) and flying over the R21 Highway, to reach a junction, where the M43 becomes its own road southwards (Atlas Road) while the M45 continues sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonaero Park
Bonaero Park is a southeastern suburb of Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, in Gauteng province, South Africa. It lies directly next to OR Tambo International Airport, the busiest airport in Africa. Bonaero Park was built in the 1960s to house employees from the nearby military aircraft factory owned by Atlas Aircraft Corporation. In 1992 Atlas was absorbed into a new entity known as Denel, becoming part of Denel Aviation. Economy Toyota South Africa has constructed their new parts distribution centre for Southern Africa in Bonaero Park costing 363 million rand. The facility supplies local dealerships with replacement parts and also provides parts to 70 international destinations where South African vehicles are sold. By 2015 the second phase will be completed adding to the existing facility making it the largest of its kind in Africa. At one time Airlink's head office was also in Bonaero Park. In 2009 Airlink leased space in the Greenstone Office Park in Modderfontein, Johannesbur ... [...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 Road) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R29 (South Africa)
The R29 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Johannesburg with Leandra and Kinross via Germiston, Boksburg, Benoni and Springs. For much of its route it is named Main Reef Road. The R29 used to end near the Golela border post, however the section from Evander to Ermelo is now part of the N17 (prior to construction of the N17 extension from Leandra to Evander, the N17 followed the alignment of R29 from Leandra; however, the extension of the N17 highway has resulted in the old section of the road being given to R29) and the section from Ermelo to the Golela border post just after Pongola is now part of the N2. From Springs to the R580 junction north of Evander, the R29 is parallel to the N17 Highway. Route Gauteng The R29 begins in Johannesburg, Gauteng, at a junction with the R41 Road (Main Reef Road) in the Westgate suburb adjacent to the Johannesburg CBD, as Marshall Street eastwards and Anderson Street westwards (one-way streets). The R29 continues eastwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wattville
Wattville is a township south of Benoni in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1941, and by 1948, 400 houses were built on 34 hectares. After 1948, building stopped as it was threatened with destruction. This was because it was considered too close to a white town. However, building continued in 1951 and by 1955 about 2,000 new houses had been erected. The former ANC president Oliver Tambo Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 191724 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991. Biography Higher education Oliv ... lived here during the 1950s with his wife Adelaide. Mrs Tambo continued to serve the community and the local Anglican Church congregation, donating food parcels every year to the local senior citizens until she met her untimely death in 2008. She was buried next to her late husband in Wattville. A hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |