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IT'S first world, it's third world, it's happening and its name is Johannesburg. The city is a cosmopolitan melting pot with all the conveniences the foreign visitor could want, coupled with the unique charms of Africa.

Hartbeespoort Dam on the Crocodile River irrigates 16,000 hectares of intensely cultivated land and provides extensive recreational facilities for Pretoria and Johannesburg. The dam was completed in 1923 and has an adjoining chain of water canals that extend to an impressive 547km of irrigation systems. There are two holiday resorts on the banks of the dam, Schoemanskloof on the northern and Kosmos on the west.

Krugersdorp is a mining city with 408,065 inhabitants in the West Rand of the Gauteng province of South Africa. Krugersdorp was founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and named after Paul Kruger.

A quiet, tree-lined suburb in one of Johannesburg's well-established upmarket suburbs.

Parkhurst is very centrally located for Sandton, Rosebank and the CBD, and is well suited to the business or holiday traveller.

The administrative capital of South Africa, Pretoria / Tshwane lies about 50 km north of Johannesburg. The population, just under a million, consists mainly of officials, and in Pretoria life goes at a much slower pace than in the hectic Johannesburg. It is quite easy for the visitor to find his or her way through the city, which is laid out like a chess board. Pretoria lies 1367 m above sea level, which makes it about 400 m lower than Johannesburg. It is surrounded by protecting mountains. The climate is subtropical with hot, wet summers and relatively mild, dry winters.

An upmarket Northern suburb of Johannesburg. The waterfront is there - A family leisure and retail complex formed by damming the Jukskei river, the Waterfront is the hub of entertainment in the Randburg area. The harbour-like setting adds charm to the myriad of restaurants and bars that surround the lake. Water sport displays are common, and canoeists, scuba divers or water-skiers are often to be found splashing about in the lake. An on-site flea market offers further shopping opportunities for visitors. The musical, coloured fountain is relished by children. Open day and night.

Sandton Central is a business improvement district that has been developed to enhance your experience of this key node of Johannesburg. Identified as the vibrant, high energy cluster of global trade and thought Sandton Central is located in the commercial centre of South Africa. The ultimate shopping experience in a world of its own, at Sandton City there is something for everyone from the adventurous to the discriminating, the trendy to the discerning.

Weltevreden Park is a suburb of Roodepoort, South Africa adjacent to Johannesburg. It is situated roughly between Beyers Naude Drive and Hendrik Potgieter Street.

Johannesburg also known as Joburg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Natal is the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, a state in Brazil. Natal lies on the Atlantic Ocean, at the mouth of the Potengi river.