One of the wealthiest regions on the entire African continent, Gauteng is the smallest, most populous and most affluent of South Africa’s nine provinces. The name Gauteng was given to the region after the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994 and is of Sotho origin, meaning “Place of Gold”. It was here in Johannesburg in 1886 that gold diggers settled in droves to mine for the fortunes which were buried far below the burgeoning city.

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