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Meyerton in the Southern Region of Gauteng, South Africa
Meyerton is situated in the Southern region of the Gauteng province in South Africa, 15 km north of Vereeniging. Situated in the local municipality of Midvaal and the district municipality of Sedibeng, Meyerton was established in 1891 and was named after JP Meyer, a field cornet and member of the Transvaal Volksraad. It acquired municipal status in 1961. Meyerton is the location of SABC shortwave broadcasting facilities.

Meyerton came into existence with the discovery of the ‘Black Reef’ - a vein of gold that ran through a number of farms out here on the banks of the Klip River. There is a distinctly rural feel to this part of the country. Just outside of Johannesburg one might be, but there is immediately a sense of having escaped the confines of city living, and the access to both the Klip River and the Vaal Dam, a very popular weekend haunt, makes it that much more enticing.

 

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