"Gauteng Province" Gauteng by africaking


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Place of Gold

Gauteng, once part of the Transvaal, the Transvaal has since been divided into smaller provinces, an Afrikaaner stronghold, this was the place where diamonds and gold were discovered and subsequently put the place on the map.

Johannesburg would be the name most people would hear if talking about South Africa, Cecil John Rhodes started up his business empire here and caused the start of South Africa's most famous war, the Boer war.

Gauteng is a small province in North eastern South Africa and the current population statistics are 70% African, 23% white, 4% coloured and 2% asian/Indian.
Zulu is the most widely spoken language in this region with Afrikaans being the second.

Facts of Gauteng

Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa's nine provinces.
It's three main cities are Johannesburg, Soweto and Tshwane (Pretoria).
8.8 million people live here.
51% are males.
It is the most industrialised province and the gateway to all of Africa.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Lovely areas, good central location, diverse community
  • Cons:unsafe at night, higher prices
  • In a nutshell:everything right on your doorstep.
  • Last visit to Gauteng: Jan 1999
  • Intro Updated Jan 12, 2005
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