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Westbury is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in the province of Gauteng. It is situated west of the Johannesburg CBD. Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on farmland called Newlands that lay on the original farms called Waterval and Middlefontein. The suburb was established in May 1918 by the Johannesburg Town Council as an area for black residents and called it Newlands Location. The residents of Newlands objected to the name and during July 1919 its name was changed to Western Native Townships. It would undergo more name changes during Apartheid when it was declaimed as a black township on 2 January 1963 and...

Rosebank is a cosmopolitan commercial and residential suburb to the north of central Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and is the location of a Gautrain station. It's several high-end shopping malls make it a popular hangout and shopping destination for young professionals, celebrities, designers, and the gay community. Rosebank has a thriving nightlife with cafes, bars and clubs around the Design District such as Marble Restaurant, Molokai, Capital Cafe, The Bank, and Sumo Nightclub. The African Craft Market and the popular Rooftop Market "Rosebank Flea Market" are popular tourist destinations;...

Randburg is an 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) Randburg was founded as a town in 1959, 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,...

Northriding - North Riding is located in the northern suburbs of Randburg in region C. The suburb centrally located and a stone throw away from both Fourways and Randburg CBD. North Riding is also located about 20 mins from Lanseria Airport. The suburb boasts the famous Ticketpro Dome formally known as the Coca-Cola Dome which is a preferred venue for live concerts as well as world-class exhibitions as well as Northgate Mall as well as other shopping centres. There are a number of public and private schools in the district as well as nursery school.

Parkmore is one more of a series of suburbs in Johannesburg with the word 'park' interjected in the name, Parkmore, neighbour to Sandown and Benmore regards itself as a village. The pretty suburb does indeed boast the open spaces of George Lea Park, the Field and Study Park, but it also lies bounded by Graystone Drive to the west, Sandton Drive to the south and the Braamfontein Spruit and William Nicol to the east, making access in and around Sandton and the city extremely good.

The South Western Townships better known as Soweto is a buzzing metropolitan just outside the Johannesburg CBD. The greater Soweto consists of 87 townships grouped together under Region 6 and 10. Soweto is a township with a rich history in all aspects be it politics, music, culture and developing property markets. With a great number of malls such as Maponya Mall and Jabulani mall their multiple places to do ones shopping. There are lots of ways one can keep themselves entertained in this vibrant area, such as the Soweto towers, Vilakazi street and many well kept municipal parks. Soweto still remains a great place to invest in.