Area Profiles

Alberton is a town situated on the East Rand of Gauteng Province in South Africa. Most of its workers commute to work in nearby suburbs or cities, the town has multiple access roads to all major freeways in Gauteng and is close to the major urban centres of Johannesburg (15 km) and Pretoria (76 km). Suburbs: Over the years development sprawled out into adjacent areas, and today Alberton is made up of 19 suburbs: Aarton, Alberante, Albertsdal, Alberton North, Alrode, Brackendowns, Brackenhurst, Eden Park, Florentia, General Alberts Park, Mayberry Park, Meyersdal, New Redruth, Newmarket Park, Palm Ridge,...

Germiston is a city in the East Rand of Gauteng in South Africa. Germiston is now the seat of the EkurhuleniMetropolitan Municipality which includes much of the East Rand, and is also considered part of Greater Johannesburg. Lambton is the closest residential suburb to Rand Airport. The city is an industrial centre with steel manufacture and distribution being the largest industries. It has large railway workshops, a large glassworks, engineering companies, gas distribution firms, and many other heavy and light industries. Germiston is also the location of Rand Airport, at one time one of the busiest in Africa and the...

Johannesburg, more commonly known as Jo’burg or Jozi, is a rapidly changing city and the vibrant heart of South Africa. After almost 20 years of decline and decay, the city is now looking optimistically towards the future. Its centre is smartening up and new loft apartments and office developments are being constructed at a rapid pace. The cultural districts of Newtown and Braamfontein, with their theatres, restaurants, cafes and museums, teem with creativity and energy. The Inner City itself, once a no-go zone, is becoming a tourist gem, with plenty of pleasant surprises. Oh, and there's Maboneng. On the eastern fringes of the Inner City, this...