Vosloorus
Sign in to saveVosloorus is a large township situated south of Boksburg and just east of Katlehong in Ekurhuleni, just 30 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1963 when Black Africans were removed from Stirtonville because it was considered by the government too close to a white town. Stirtonville, renamed Reiger Park, has since become home to Boksburg's coloured community. A local authority was established in 1983 when Vosloorus was given full municipal status.
Key facts
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- Vosloorus
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- 2011-02-09 16-45-07 South Africa - Vosloorus.JPG
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- Aerial view of Vosloorus
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- South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
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- Country
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- South Africa
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- Province
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- Gauteng
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- Municipality
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- Ekurhuleni
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- Main Place
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- Boksburg
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- 32.10
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- 163216
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- 2011
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Vosloorus is a large township situated south of Boksburg and just east of Katlehong in Ekurhuleni, just 30 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1963 when Black Africans were removed from Stirtonville because it was considered by the government too close to a white town. Stirtonville, renamed Reiger Park, has since become home to Boksburg's coloured community. A local authority was established in 1983 when Vosloorus was given full municipal status.
==Notable residents== Sol Phenduka - radio personality, music DJ and podcaster. Boohle - Amapiano singer-songwriter De Mthuda - record producer and DJ DJ Cleo - house music producer, DJ and recording artist. Moses Sithole - serial killer and rapist David Tlale - fashion designer Fortune Makaringe - soccer player Alfred Ntombela - actor DJ Clock - DJ and producer Naledi Chirwa - South African politician and former student activist
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vosloorus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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