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M99 Road (Johannesburg)
The M99 is a short Metropolitan Routes in Johannesburg, metropolitan route in Johannesburg, South Africa. For its entire route, it parallels the R24 (South Africa), R24 Highway (Albertina Sisulu Freeway) in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. Route The M99 begins at a junction with the M57 (Johannesburg), M57 Road (Pretoria Road) near O. R. Tambo International Airport in the southern part of Kempton Park, Gauteng, Kempton Park. It begins by going eastwards towards the airport and at the next junction, the M99 turns north, then west, via a left turn to pass under the M57 and head westwards. It heads west-south-west as Electron Avenue, parallel to the R24 (South Africa), R24 Highway (Albertina Sisulu Freeway), to form the northern border of the southernmost suburb of Kempton Park (Isando Industrial Area) and reach a junction with the M39 road (Johannesburg), M39 Road (Isando Road). Shortly after, it reaches a junction with the M59 road (Johannesburg), M59 Road (La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OR Tambo International Airport
O. R. Tambo International Airport is an international airport situated in Kempton Park, Gauteng, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel to/from South Africa and since 2020, it is Africa's second busiest airport, with a capacity to handle up to 28 million passengers annually. The airport serves as the hub for South African Airways. The airport handled over 21 million passengers in 2017. It was originally known as Jan Smuts International Airport, after the former South African Prime Minister of South Africa, Prime Minister of the same name. The airport was renamed Johannesburg International Airport in 1994 when the newly elected African National Congress (ANC) government implemented a policy of not naming airports after politicians. This policy was later reversed, and on 27 October 2006 the airport was renamed after anti-apartheid politician Oliver Tambo, Oliver Reginald Tambo (1917–1993). History The airpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R24 (South Africa)
The R24 is a major East-West provincial route in the Gauteng and North West provinces that links OR Tambo International Airport with Rustenburg via Johannesburg, Krugersdorp and Magaliesburg. The process of renaming the streets and freeway that form the route from Krugersdorp eastward to OR Tambo International after anti-apartheid stalwart Albertina Sisulu was completed in 2013. After passing through Central Johannesburg and some of Johannesburg's eastern suburbs (a section maintained by the Johannesburg Roads Agency, a department of the City of Johannesburg), the route becomes a freeway outside Eastgate Shopping Centre in Bedfordview, a section which is maintained by the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, part of the Gauteng Provincial Government. This freeway section of the route intersects with the N3 and the N12 at George Bizos Interchange. There are offramps that lead to Edenvale, and parts of Kempton Park, before the road ends in the vicinity of OR Tambo Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M37 (Johannesburg)
The M37 is a metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects the N3 at Greenstone Shopping Mall with Katlehong via Edenvale and Germiston. Route The M37 begins at Longmeadow Business Estate west of Modderfontein as an off-ramp of the N3 Highway ( Johannesburg Eastern Bypass). It begins by going southwards to meet the R25 Road (Modderfontein Road) and bypass the Greenstone Shopping Centre west of Greenstone Hill. It continues southwards as Lungile Mtshali Road (formerly Van Riebeeck Road and Edenvale Road), to enter the town of Edenvale and bypasses the town centre as the Andries Pretorius Road before becoming 17th Avenue. Crossing Horwood Street ( M16) the route becomes Hurlyvale Avenue then St. John Avenue before it t-junctions with Lungile Mtshali Road again, and turns south. South of Edenvale, at the suburb of Meadowbrook, the M37 crosses the R24 Highway and meets the western terminus of the M99 Road before crossing the N12 Highway and enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edenvale, Gauteng
Edenvale is a small city on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa. The greater Edenvale area has an estimated population of 70,000, including Greenstone, Harmelia, Highway Gardens, Buurendal and Croydon. Edenvale is part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. It lies about halfway between the O.R. Tambo International Airport and the Johannesburg city centre and is located 12 km by road from Sandton and about 9 km from the closest Gautrain station. History It started out in 1903, after the Anglo Boer War as a small settlement named Rietfontein which sprung up around the Rietfontein Gold Mine. It was made a municipality in 1942. It was initially populated by Cornish mineworkers. Suburbs of Edenvale Residential suburbs include: Clarens Park De Klerkshof Dowerglen Dunvegan Eastleigh (part residential) Edenglen Elma Park Hurlyvale Illiondale Isandovale (part residential) Marais Steyn Park Rietfontein (part of Rietfontein 61-ir) (Rietfontein 63-ir) Indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M59 Road (Johannesburg)
The M59 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. The entire route is in the western part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, particularly in Kempton Park and Edenvale. Route The M59 begins at a junction with the M37 road (Lungile Mtshali Road) in Edenvale (north of the town centre). It begins by going eastwards as Terrace Road, through the Eastleigh and Eden Glen suburbs, to reach a junction with the M78 road (Harris Avenue) and enter the industrial suburb of Sebenza. In Sebenza, the M59 turns to the south-east as Lunik Drive, then as Driefontein Road, to separate the Isandovale suburb of Edenvale in the west from the Croydon suburb of Kempton Park in the east, where it meets the southern terminus of the M92 road (Serena Road). Immediately after Isandovale/Croydon, the M59 reaches a junction with the M16 road (Barbzon Road) and proceeds to meet and cross the R24 Highway (Albertina Sisulu Freeway) as Lazarus Mawela Road ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M39 Road (Johannesburg)
The M39 is a long metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Kyalami with Germiston via Midrand, Kempton Park & Isando. Route The M39 begins at a junction with the R55 road in Kyalami Gardens, at the entrance to the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. It goes east-south-east into the southern suburbs of Midrand as Allandale Road, bypassing Vorna Valley, to bypass the Mall of Africa and form an interchange with the N1 Highway (Ben Schoeman Freeway) before meeting the R101 road (Old Pretoria Main Road). The M39 continues south-east as Allandale Road, then as Chloorkop Road, bypassing the Austin View suburb of Midrand, to meet the southern terminus of the M18 road (Andrew Mapheto Drive) at a T-junction just south-west of the Thembisa Township. At this junction, the M39 turns southwards to be named Zuurfontein Avenue. The M39 continues southwards as a dual carriageway, bypassing Chloorkop, to enter the western part of the city of Kempton Park, where i ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Isando
Isando is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is also the name of the medical cannabis flower produced by MedCan. History Industrial township south-west of Kempton Park, 22 km east of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the farm ''Witkoppie'' and proclaimed on 21 December 1949. The name is of Bantu Bantu may refer to: *Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages *Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language * Bantu knots, a type of African hairstyle *Black Association for National ... origin and it is the Zulu name for a hammer. References Kempton Park, Gauteng Populated places in Ekurhuleni Industrial parks {{Gauteng-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...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] |
