Gateway

Gauteng Province is the springboard for the rest of Southern Africa. It combines an ideal geographic location with world class communications and infrastructure. Connections to Sun City, the Kruger National Park, Cape Town and Victoria Falls are best from Johannesburg. Its international airport services over 60 international airlines and over 3 million passengers a year.

Gold
The history of South Africa is the history of gold. The wealth of South Africa, its importance and its past problems can be traced back to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand veld in the early 1880's. It was the gold rush that transformed this unpopulated South African hinterland into Johannesburg and Pretoria, the most important cities of South Africa. The yellow sands of the mine dumps are a constant reminder of the labour of black miners and the power of the mining industry. This region has supplied the gold for the bullion houses of New York, Paris and London. Gauteng Province, the Place of Gold, continues to be the economic powerhouse of South Africa.

Johannesburg
Johannesburg was born out of the discovery of gold. This once dusty mining town has emerged to become a modern city thriving with commercial, financial, industrial and trading opportunities. It is the headquarters of numerous international corporations and government institutions. It is a city filled with excitement and contrasts. It has a unique cultural and social legacy. Museums, cultural precincts, performing arts, theme parks, shopping and entertainment centers, craft markets, wildlife reservations and casinos all combine to create memorable experience for the visitor. Johannesburg is the gateway to Africa offering direct connections to the country's major tourist attractions. It is the hub of Southern Africa.