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Elandsfontein Destination Guide
Delve into Elandsfontein in South Africa
Elandsfontein in the region of Gauteng is a city in South Africa - some 48 mi or ( 78 km ) South-West of Pretoria , the country's capital .
Current time in Elandsfontein is now 06:02 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Maseru, Mochudi, Gaborone, Mbabane, and Manzini. While being here, make sure to check out Maseru . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Elandsfontein ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Randumb Acts-The Best Stuff on Earth
Four South African Explorers go on a journey across their continent to find the best stuff on earth. ..
Doelpunt nummer 2 Nederland Denemarken wk 2010 Zuid Afrika
Gemaakt door Freerk Jan Hoekstra, filmpje live uit Johannesburg, soccer city stadium, doelpunt nummer 2 van Nederland, inclusief feestvreugde!!! ..
South Africa 24: Soweto!
A video clip of Soweto, near Johannesburg in South Africa. Music: Yaiyasmin - Liberate twitter.com ..
South Africa 21: World Cup Stadium, Soweto
A visit to the stadium (FNB Stadium aka Soccer City) where the final of the football/soccer World Cup 2010 will be held! It's still under construction but looks really good. GO PIRATES! It's in Soweto ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Avalon Cemetery
Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for blacks. More than 300,000 people are buried on its 430 acres, the graves less than two feet apart. By 2010 the cemetery is expected to be at capacity, largely because of AIDS deaths.
Located at -26.28 27.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Maponya Mall
Maponya Mall is a shopping centre in Soweto, South Africa. The 65,000 square-metre development cost R650m to build and officially opened in September 2007. The mall is owned by South African entrepreneur and property developer, Richard Maponya under The Maponya group in partnership with Investec and ZenProp property holdings.
Located at -26.26 27.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is the third largest hospital in the world after the West China hospital of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, occupying 173 acres, with 3 200 beds and 6 760 staff members. The hospital is in the Soweto area south of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is one of the 40 Gauteng provincial hospitals, and is financed and managed by the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health.
Located at -26.26 27.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Hector Pieterson Museum
The Hector Pieterson Museum is a large museum located in Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, two blocks away from where Hector Pieterson was shot and killed. The museum is named in his honour. It became one of the first museums in Soweto when it opened in 16 June 2002. A companion museum nearby is Mandela House, the former home of Nelson Mandela and his family, which has been run as a museum since 1997.
Located at -26.23 27.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Orlando Stadium
Orlando Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The stadium was originally built in 1959, at a cost of £37,500, with a capacity of 24,000. It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home stadium of Orlando Pirates FC of the Premier Soccer League, and is set to be utilized, as a training field, for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after being completely rebuilt and reopened on 22 November 2008.
Located at -26.23 27.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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