Randburg

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Randburg
Beverley Gardens, Randburg
Beverley Gardens, Randburg
Randburg is located in Gauteng
Randburg
Randburg
Coordinates: 26°5′37″S 28°0′23″E / 26.09361°S 28.00639°E / -26.09361; 28.00639Coordinates: 26°5′37″S 28°0′23″E / 26.09361°S 28.00639°E / -26.09361; 28.00639
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Area
[1]
 • Total167.98 km2 (64.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total337,053
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African36.8%
 • Coloured11.6%
 • Indian/Asian7.5%
 • White45.7%
 • Other1.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • English52.0%
 • Afrikaans17.6%
 • Zulu6.6%
 • Tswana4.1%
 • Other19.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2194
PO box
2125
Area code011

Randburg is an upmarket area located in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly a separate municipality, its administration devolved to the newly created City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, along with neighbouring Sandton and Roodepoort, in the late 1990s. During the transitional period of 1996–2000, Randburg was part of the Northern Metropolitan Local Council (MLC).[2]

History[]

Randburg was founded as a town in 1959,[3]:292 as the amalgamation of 32 suburbs, northwest of Johannesburg. Although economically linked to Johannesburg, residents chose to create their own town council. The name Randburg was chosen in a competition, and is derived from the South African Rand currency, which was introduced at around the same time that the new municipality was established in 1959.[4] Randburg was a stronghold of the National Party during the apartheid era.[5][6] In 1962 it became a municipality.[3]:292

The resident demographic of Randburg tends to be more affluent than most of Johannesburg. The area was declared as a white area during the Apartheid era, but post-apartheid has attracted a varied population. In 2001, it was still predominantly occupied by white English and Afrikaans suburbanites.[7]

Suburbs[]

The municipal area of Randburg contains numerous suburbs; many of these are residential. Some larger areas include:

A number of Johannesburg suburbs including Parkhurst, Parkwood, Emmarentia, Linden, Northcliff, and Greenside[8] although erroneously included by Google Maps[9] as part of Randburg have never been part of the area.[7]

Economy[]

Multichoice and its associated companies, M-Net and SuperSport, have their head offices in Randburg.

The central business district of Randburg had fallen into decay starting in the 1990s,[10] and plans were made to revive the CBD by the Johannesburg municipality.[11]

Strijdom Park is a well developed commercial/light industrial area in Randburg, wedged between the N1 Western Bypass and Malibongwe Drive. Strijdom park has a substantial auto sales and repair industry and has several other small industries that service the whole of northern Johannesburg.

Randburg has faced competition from Sandton which is normally the preferred location for businesses but offers lower rentals and property prices whilst providing easy transportation to the west and central Johannesburg. There are future plans to connect Randburg onto the Gautrain routes.

Shopping[]

Randburg is well known for its plethora of shopping malls and entertainment nodes.

Malls[]

  • Cresta Shopping Centre
  • Ferndale on Republic (formerly Brightwater Commons)

Shopping Centres[]

Hotels[]

  • Hotel Apollo

Education[]

Randburg has many schools within its borders and in the nearby areas.

Colleges[]

  • Damelin Randburg
  • Boston City Campus and Business College

High schools[]

  • Aurora Private School
  • (also primary level)
  • St Stithians College (also primary level)
  • (also primary level)
  • (Fontainebleau)
  • (Ferndale, also primary level)
  • (also primary level)
  • (also primary level)

Primary schools[]

  • (Blairgowrie)
  • Sharonlea Primary School
  • Bordeaux Primary School
  • Randpark Primary School
  • North West Christian School
  • Laerskool Louw Geldenhuys
  • Laerskool Fontainebleau
  • Spark schools Blairgowrie and Ferndale

Notable residents[]

  • Pastor Ray McCauley (born 1 October 1949), well known for his participation against the apartheid movement and his engagement to the new South Africa. He is the founder of Rhema family church.[citation needed]
  • Gift Ngoepe (born 1990), baseball infielder
  • Shekinah Flockhart, a prominent member of Randburg society, an excellent illustration[12] artist, amateur mycologist and student of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Stellenbosch. She has been a resident of the Randburg area since 2002.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Main Place Randburg". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Overview". Johannesburg Development Agency. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Joyce, Peter (1989). The South African family encyclopaedia. Internet Archive. Cape Town : Struik Publishers. ISBN 978-0-86977-887-6.
  4. ^ "History of Randburg". www.amethyst.co.za.
  5. ^ "city of Johannesburg - Randburg streets get freedom names".
  6. ^ sahoboss (16 March 2011). "National Party wins two-horse-race by-election in Randburg".
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Census 2001 — Main Place "Randburg"". census.adrianfrith.com.
  8. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  9. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  10. ^ "Info" (PDF). www.jda.org.za. 2011.
  11. ^ "Enabling all Africans to invest in stock markets". 4 May 2017.
  12. ^ Mooi, Adele (2020). Who am I? (Isithombo discovery series). Gauteng: Inspired publishers. pp. 1–40. ISBN 9780620842761.
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