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Boksburg
Town in Gauteng, South Africa

Boksburg

Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Boksburg

O.R. Tambo International Airport (previously known as Johannesburg International Airport) is the major airport of South Africa and has flights from many destinations on all continents. Ekurhuleni is connected to the main motorways in South Africa via the M2, N3, N17, R21, R24 and R59 highways.

  1. 01
    Germiston

    Largest railway hub in this part of Gauteng, both Metrorail and long-distance trains from both central Johannesburg and Pretoria call here.

  2. 02
    Rhodesfield

    Nearest railway station to OR Tambo International Airport.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    South African Airways Museum

    TAC building, Rand Airport, Germiston,.

  2. 02
    AECI Dynamite Factory Museum
  3. 03
    Bokkie Park
  4. 04
    Boksburg Stadium
  5. 05
    Chris Hani Memorial
  6. 06
    O.R

    Tambo Narrative Centre, 3061 Tame Ave, Wattville.

Do

Things to do

Since 2016 Ekurhuleni has hosted the Ekurhuleni International Film Festival.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Wimpy
  2. 02
    Ga Nama Aefele Kwa Nyama Aipheli Ga

    Thembisa.

  3. 03
    Haya Restaurant

    Thembisa.

  4. 04
    Hang Awt

    Thembisa.

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