Meyerton is a small town lying 18 km north of
Vereeniging
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in
Gauteng
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,
South Africa
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. It is situated in the
Midvaal Local Municipality (of which it is the capital) in the
Sedibeng District Municipality
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.
History
Meyerton was established in 1891 and was named after Johannes Petrus Meyer, a field
cornet
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and member of the
Transvaal Volksraad. It acquired municipal status in 1961.
Since 2001, Meyerton has been the administrative centre for the Midvaal Local Municipality. Many projects have been undertaken to develop the area in the past 14 years.
Some of these projects, include:
* Development of Sicelo, a new neighbourhood for low-cost housing
* The R59-Corridor, a new development of factories and logistics facilities.
*
Heineken International,
Amsterdam
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announced on 26 March 2008 that it will build its new South African brewery in the Midvaal Municipal Area, between Vereeniging and Alberton, south of Johannesburg.
Suburbs
Meyerton consists of the CBD, residential suburbs, industrial areas and farming communities. Some of the prominent neighbourhoods are;
* Golfpark
* Meyerton Ext 6
* Meyerton Ext 4
* Meyerton Ext 3
* Sicelo
*
Henley-on-Klip
* Boltonwold
* Riversdale
* Rothdene
* Kookrus
* Glen Donald
* McKay Estates
*
Risiville
* Valley settlements
Interesting facts
Meyerton is often reported as being the home of the
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls which officially opened in January 2007 at Henley-on-Klip, but
Henley on Klip is in fact separated from Meyerton. Henley on Klip is a small village and a bird sanctuary outside of Meyerton.
Meyerton is the location of
SABC
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shortwave
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broadcasting facilities at Bloemendal.
Notable people
*
Chris van Heerden, boxer
*
Peter Teixeira, politician
Crime
The latest annual crime statistics for the Meyerton Police Precinct was issued by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in 2021. The SAPS crime report
Meyerton 2021 Crime Statistics
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References
External links
Tuning Firm Dutch AutomotiveMidvaal Local MunicipalityVaal Triangle Info
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Populated places in the Midvaal Local Municipality