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SOUTHERN GAUTENG
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Southern Gauteng, South Africa: The
Southern Gauteng region of Gauteng includes the towns Walkerville, Meyerton, Heidelberg,
the steel producing towns of Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark and all their surrounding
areas. The Vaal River is the province's main water source and water sports playground and
dominates the region. The Loch Vaal reservoir, built in 1922, is a water system that
provides Southern Gauteng over a billion litres daily.
Rural Southern Gauteng is dominated by the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve situated just to
the West of Heidelberg. Suikerbosrand is an area of unspoilt highveld that covers some
13000 hectares. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife and includes 65 kilometres of
roads. There are more than 80 kilometres of hiking trails that are all well marked and the
visitors’ centre includes an auditorium where regular talks and seminars are held. |
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SOUTHERN GAUTENG DESTINATIONS
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  Vereeniging is one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle region and
boasts a population of more than 350 000. The name Vereeniging is derived from the
Afrikaans/Dutch word meaning "association" or "union". It is named
after its being located at the rail and road crossing point between ... more » Vereeniging
Info |
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 Walkerville: Situated just 35km south of
Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province, South Africa, Walkerville offers the peace and
tranquility of rural living yet is a relatively short drive from the hustle and bustle of
city life and all that it has to offer. Arthur Walker came out from Britain in 1901 and in
... more » Walkerviller Info |
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 Essentially a rural area, Meyerton is a little town that lies south of
Johannesburg falling into an area known as the Vaal Triangle - a roughly triangular locale
bounded by Vereeniging,
Vanderbijlpark and Sasolburg - although Meyerton, which lies just north of Vereeniging, is
included in this area. Together they ... more » Meyerton Info |
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 An industrial city south of Johannesburg, Vanderbijlpark forms
Gauteng’s border along the northern banks of the Vaal River and is home to the
largest steelworks in the southern hemisphere. Whilst several of the towns in the Vaal
triangle, which include Vereeniging, Meyerton
and Sasolburg ... more » Vanderbijlpark Info |
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 Situated on the southern banks of the Vaal river, Sasolburg forms part of
the Vaal Triangle (Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging and Sasolburg). The Sasolburg refinery is
one of only two viable coal-derived oil refineries in the world. The town was established
in the early 1950's to provide housing for SASOL employees. |
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SOUTHERN GAUTENG ATTRACTIONS
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 Covering approximately 13,337 ha of kloofs, ridges and plains, the reserve
supports a large variety of plant and animal species. Vegetation types
range from open grassland on hillsides and plains to wooded gorges and acacia woodland,
marshland and fynbos (heath). The reserve was ... more » Suikerbosrand Nature
Reserve |
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 For the more energetic, daytime riverside antics and water sports such as
jet skiing, parasailing and tow-boat skiing will keep the adrenalin pumping. The Resort
transforms at night offering comedy nights and dancing till the small hours for
entertainment or a romantic moonlit dinner on the deck of the safari lodge ... |
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