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M61 (Johannesburg)
The M61 is a long metropolitan route in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Vereeniging with Alberton via Meyerton. For its entire route, it is an alternative route to the R59 Highway. Route The M61 begins in Vereeniging, Emfuleni Local Municipality, just north-east of the town centre (just west of the Three Rivers suburb), at a junction with the R54 Road. It begins by going north-north-east, following the Klip River, to cross the R59 Highway (Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway) and pass by the settlement of Redan. It continues north-north-east, parallel to the R59 Highway, to enter the town of Meyerton in the Midvaal Local Municipality and reach a T-junction with the R551 Road. The M61 joins the R551 and they are one road eastwards, crossing the R59 Highway again, before the M61 becomes its own road northwards (Morris Road) just before the Meyerton Town Centre. The M61 continues north-north-east, still following the R59 Highway and the Klip River, bypassing Henley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vereeniging
Vereeniging () is a town located in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa, situated where the Klip River empties into the northern loop of the Vaal River. It is also one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle region and was formerly situated in the Transvaal Province, Transvaal province. The name ''Vereeniging'' is derived from the Dutch language, Dutch word meaning "association". Geographical information Vereeniging is situated in the southern part of Gauteng Province, and forms the southern portion of the Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging, Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeninging (PWV) conurbation, and its neighbors are Vanderbijlpark (to the west), Three Rivers Proper, Three Rivers (east), Meyerton, Gauteng, Meyerton (north) and Sasolburg (south). The city is currently one of the most important industrial manufacturing centres in South Africa, with its chief products being iron, steel, pipes, bricks, tiles and processed lime. The predominant language in Vereeniging i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midvaal Local Municipality
Midvaal Local Municipality is an administrative area within the Sedibeng District Municipality of Gauteng in South Africa. The municipality's name references its geographical location halfway between the Johannesburg and East Rand areas and the Vaal and Vereeniging areas. Midvaal Local Municipality the fastest growing municipality in Gauteng due to its rapid economic growth. Midvaal has undergone a radical change from quaint country area to booming tourist, recreational and industrial centre in Southern Gauteng. Midvaal has grown from 60 000 residents in 2001 to 100 000 today. A report by Gauteng’s Provincial Government ranked Midvaal as the province's top municipality in terms of quality of life. In December 2010 Midvaal was ranked 23rd out of 231 municipalities. The Oprah Winfrey School was established in the area. In addition golfer Greg Norman invested into the Eye of Africa Golfing Estate development for which he designed the golf course. The municipality’s major ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R103 (South Africa)
The R103 is a Regional Route in South Africa that is the designation for some of the old sections of roads that were previously the N3, prior to upgrading. It only has 3 sections, from Hillcrest to Ladysmith, from Warden to Villiers and from Heidelberg to Johannesburg. Route Kwazulu-Natal Its first section begins as a junction with the M13 Highway in Hillcrest, a town 30 km north-west of Durban. The R103 begins as the Old Main Road and leaves Hillcrest in a roughly north-west direction and enters Cato Ridge from the east. In Cato Ridge, the road crosses the N3 at the 53 exit and then follows the south side of the N3, leaving the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, before recrossing the N3 freeway at Camperdown. It follows the N3 towards the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, crisscrossing the freeway several times and passing through Ashburton. It enters the suburb of Scottsville in Pietermaritzburg from the south-east, bypassing Pietermaritzburg Airport, before reaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R554 (South Africa)
The R554 is a Regional Route (South Africa), Regional Route in Gauteng, South Africa. The road connects the southern suburbs of Soweto with Springs, Gauteng, Springs on the East Rand via Lenasia, Alberton, Gauteng, Alberton and Brakpan. Route Its western terminus is an interchange with the M68 (Johannesburg), M68 and the N12 (South Africa), N12 Moroka Bypass, just south of Soweto, Gauteng (south of Protea Glen), as Abu Baker Asvat Drive. The route initially runs south, to Lenasia and then turns east in the town centre. It intersects with the R553 road (South Africa), R553 and passes over the N1 road (South Africa), N1 east of Lenasia. At a four-way intersection north of Walkerville, Gauteng, Walkerville, the eastbound road becomes the R550 road (South Africa), R550. The R554 is then cosigned with the intersecting R82 road (South Africa), R82 for 800 metres northwards, crossing the Klip River, before the R554 becomes its own road eastwards just west of Kibler Park. The R554 heads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katlehong
Katlehong is a large township in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. It is 28 km south-east of Johannesburg and south of Germiston between two other townships of Thokoza and Vosloorus next to the N3 highway. It forms part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. Notable people Katlehong is home and gave birth to some of the South Africa's celebrated personalities and sports players, notably: * Sibusiso Khumalo, professional soccer player * Kwesta, rapper * Nkosinathi Ngema, footballer * Emmanuel Ngobese, professional soccer player * Reason, rapper * Nthati Moshesh, actress * Lindokuhle Sobekwa, documentary photographer See also * Huntersfield Stadium *Tembisa *Alrode Alberton is a city situated on the southern part of the East Rand of the Gauteng province, Gauteng Province in South Africa and is situated very close to the major urban centre of Johannesburg. Alberton is described as a typical suburban communit ... References External links Townsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thokoza
Thokoza, formerly Tokoza, is a township in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Thokoza is at the location of the now-defunct Palmietfontein Airport. It is situated south east of Alberton, adjacent to Katlehong. Thokoza was the first black township which was established in the South. During the early 1990s Thokoza was the middle of unrest between the supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), rival party of the African National Congress (ANC). History In 1955, the Germiston and Alberton municipalities swapped land and the latter received part of the land that made up the Natalspruit area, which was needed to form a new black township. From 1958-59, the Alberton municipality begun to develop a new township on the Palmietfontein section. Each plot was to be serviced with a basic water and sewerage infrastructure, with the building of a one bedroom shack and later one, two or three bedroom houses. The new township would be called ''Thokoza'' (place of peace). By 1961 all black residents of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M7 (Johannesburg)
M7 is a metropolitan route in the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area. The road connects Thokoza and the southern suburbs of Alberton with suburbs to the west of the Johannesburg CBD. Route The M7 begins at a t-junction with Hill Road east of Zonkizizwe. It goes westwards as Dihlabakela Road, meeting the southern terminus of the M53 Route, to pass through the southern part of Katlehong and Thokoza. It flies over a railway and over the M61 Route (Vereeniging Road) to enter the Alrode South suburb of Alberton, where it reaches a T-junction with Kliprivier Drive. It then heads west-north-west as Kliprivier Drive to intersect with the R59 Highway (Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway), where it enters the Brakendowns suburb of Alberton. The M7 turns to the north-west and leaves Alberton to enter Johannesburg South, where it reaches a junction with the R554 Swartkoppies Road. From the R554 junction, the M7 continues north-west and passes through Mulbarton, where it meets the M68 Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng. The municipality itself is a large suburban region east of Johannesburg. The name ''Ekurhuleni'' means ''place of peace'' in XiTsonga. Ekurhuleni is one of the five districts of Gauteng province and one of the eight metropolitan municipalities of South Africa. The seat of Ekurhuleni is Germiston. The city is home to South Africa's busiest airport, OR Tambo International Airport, which is located in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.Background " Ekurhuleni. 3 (3/8). Retrieved on 30 September 2009. History The municipality was established in 2000, the result of a merger between the Eastern Gauteng Services Council, the Khayalami ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R550 (South Africa)
The R550 is a Regional Route in Gauteng, South Africa that connects Johannesburg South with Devon via Katlehong and Nigel. Route Its western terminus is a junction with the R82 and R554 roads in Johannesburg South, just south of Kibler Park and north of Walkerville (east of Lenasia). From there, the R550 goes south-east for 15 kilometres, following the Klip River, to reach a T-junction near a place named Kliprivier. At this junction, the R550 turns eastwards and meets the R59 Highway at an interchange just after. From the R59 interchange, the R550 goes eastwards for 20 kilometres, crossing the Klip River, passing through Garthdale (Kliprivier), skirting the southern border of Katlehong and forming the northern border of the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, to reach an interchange with the N3 Highway north of Heidelberg. Just after the N3 Interchange, it meets the R103 and after another 8 kilometres, it meets the R23. From the R23 junction, the R550 goes eastwards for 10 kilom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R557 (South Africa)
The R557 is a Regional Route in South Africa. Route Its western terminus is the R553 in Ennerdale. The road heads east, to the R82. It is co-signed for two kilometres heading north, then continues east-south-east to cross the R59 highway at Daleside. It then heads more south-east, alongside the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, crossing the R551 to end at the R42 between Vereeniging and Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 .... References Regional Routes in Gauteng {{SouthAfrica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henley On Klip
Henley on Klip is a town in Midvaal Local Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated next to Highbury off exit 27 on the R59 along the Klip River between Johannesburg and Vereeniging. History The village was founded in 1904, by Advocate Horace Kent. Born in 1855 in Henley on Thames, England, Kent came to South Africa in 1898. The area where Henley on Klip is located reminded Kent of his hometown in England, Henley on Thames. Kent, in conjunction with the Small Farms Company (SFC), bought the land from a Mr Van Der Westhuizen for a price of 5000 pounds, and the land was divided into smallholdings from . In 1904, the SFC decided to build the Kidson Weir on the Klip River in Henley on Klip. The weir was named after Fenning Kidson, the grandson of an 1820 settler. Fenning was educated in England, but returned to South Africa as a young man and became a transport rider, a contemporary of Sir Percy Fitzpatrick. Soon after the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War, news came to Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R551 (South Africa)
The R551 is a Regional Route in South Africa. Route Its western terminus is the R553 in Evaton. From there it runs east to meet the R82 at a staggered junction in De Deur. It continues eastwards to form an interchange with the R59 highway at Meyerton. East of the town, it passes through the village of Henley on Klip then crosses the R557 before reaching its eastern terminus at an intersection with the R42 near Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve is a protected area in the Suikerbosrand Range, South Africa. It is one of Gauteng’s most frequented ecotourism destinations. Set just a short distance from Johannesburg, an hour's drive from Johannesburg Internat .... References Regional Routes in Gauteng {{SouthAfrica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
