Boksburg
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Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg to all the other major mining towns on the Witwatersrand and the Angelo Hotel (1887) was used as a staging post.
From top, left to right: Old Post Office, St Michael and All Angels Church, Old Magistrates Office, Boksburg War Memorial, Boksburg High School
A fountain and welcome sign to Boksburg in front of the East Rand Mall (Renamed: East Point Mall)
The Boksburg dam (1893)
Image of Morris arcade
Gauteng
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Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
The Johannesburg City Hall, home of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature
The undulating hills that form part of the rural areas in the province just north of Johannesburg. Although Gauteng is a heavily urbanised province, much of its area is extensively cultivated for agriculture.
Sandton Gautrain Station in August 2010
University of Pretoria's Old Arts Building