South African Institute of Race Relations

Organisation for socioeconomic policy and research in South Africa

This article is about the South African research institute, for the British think tank see Institute of Race Relations (United Kingdom)

South African Institute of Race Relations

Abbreviation| IRR
Formation| 1929; 96 years ago (1929)
Registration no.| 1937/010068/08
Legal status| Non-profit, Public Benefit Organisation
Purpose| Public policy advocacy
Headquarters| 222 Smit Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
Location|

* South Africa

Coordinates| 26°10′51″S 28°00′45″E﻿ / ﻿26.18083°S 28.01250°E﻿ / -26.18083; 28.01250

Chief Executive Officer

| John Endres
Staff| 30 - 50
Website| irr.org.za

The South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is a research and policy organisation in South Africa. The IRR was founded in 1929 to improve and report upon race relations in South Africa between the politically dominant white group and the black, coloured, and Indian populations,[1]: 25  making the Institute "one of the oldest liberal institutions in the country".[2]

The Institute investigates socioeconomic conditions in South Africa, and aims to address issues such as poverty and inequality, and to promote economic growth through promoting a system of limited government, a market economy, private enterprise, freedom of speech, individual liberty, property rights, and the rule of law.[3] The IRR tracks trends in every area of South Africa's development, ranging from business and the economy to crime, living conditions, and politics.

Throughout most of its history of opposing segregation and Apartheid, it has been regarded as liberal.[4]: 79, 84  In 1958, Gwendolen M. Carter wrote that "the Institute keeps close touch with non-European groups and over a long period of time has constituted itself as a spokesman for their interests."[5]: 336  In more recent years the IRR and its work has also been variously labelled as right-wing (for instance by the academic Roger Southall[6] and former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba[7]), conservative (in a New Frame editorial[8] and by NEHAWU Western Cape secretary Luthando Nogcinisa[9]), and reactionary (by former NUMSA spokesperson Irvin Jim[10]), although it describes itself as adhering to classical liberalism.[11][12]

During the periods of segregation and Apartheid, the IRR mostly drew its support from urbanites, tending to be from United Party-dominated parliamentary wards, who had a more "liberal" view on South Africa's race question.[13]: 71

Historian JP Brits argues that the IRR and its spiritual predecessor, the Joint Councils of Europeans and Africans, were the "most important extra-parliamentary organisations” to take an interest in the welfare of black South Africans. Both the Joint Councils and the IRR supported and had "native representatives" (whites chosen to represent blacks in Parliament) as their members and functionaries.[13]: 47

The IRR, alongside the Liberal Party, the Progressive Party, the Black Sash, the Civil Rights League, and the National Union of South African Students, according to Timothy Hughes, formed "the core of the 'liberal establishment'" in South Africa from the 1950s.[14]: 26  In 1996, the academic Hugh Corder, and later critic,[15] described the IRR as an important “national asset.”[16]: 133

## History

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### Inspiration and precursors

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Charles Templeman Loram and Maurice Evans established the Native Affairs Reform Association in Natal in 1910. The association consisted only of whites.[1]: 21  Loram was Chief Inspector of Native Education in Natal from 1917 to 1920, when he was appointed as a member of the South African government's Native Affairs Commission in 1920.[17]: 307

In 1921, Thomas Jesse Jones of the Phelps Stokes Fund and James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey visited South Africa, bringing with them the idea of the “inter-racial commissions” spearheaded by Will Winton Alexander in the Deep South of the United States. Alexander's Commission on Interracial Cooperation sought to “promote harmony” between white and black Americans toward the end of the First World War. John David Rheinallt Jones became the honorary secretary of the first "Joint Council" in South Africa, in Johannesburg,[1]: 21  and is regarded as a founder of the Joint Council movement.[1]: 26

The Joint Councils replaced the Natal Native Affairs Reform Association and were multiracial in composition. Brits notes that the Joint Councils brought together church groups, including the prominent Dutch Reformed Church, university departments, the educational sector, journalists, civil servants, municipalities, and business. The members were from black groups, and it was mostly conservatives and moderates from the middle class that participated, even though the sentiment that led to the establishment of the councils was a liberal one.[13]: 48

The Joint Councils hosted National European African Conferences in 1924, 1929, and 1933, and one European and Coloured Conference in 1933.[1]: 22

### Founding

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Journalist Errol Byrne recounts the formation of the IRR as follows:

> “On May 9, 1929 eight South African liberals met at the house of the Rev. Ray Phillips and his wife in Berea, Johannesburg. It was Ascension Thursday and a public holiday in South Africa. The meeting was called to order at 11 o’clock in the morning, and by the time it ended at 5 o’clock in the afternoon the Institute of Race Relations had been formed.”

The founders, according to Byrne, were Rheinallt Jones, Charles Loram, J Howard Pim (a government official), Edgar Brookes, Johannes du Plessis (a missionary and theologian), Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu (one of the first professors at the University of Fort Hare), JH Nicholson (Mayor of Durban), and JG van der Horst.[1]: 25  Loram was chairman, Pim treasurer, and Jones secretary.[18]: 6  According to Colin de Berri Webb the founders also included Alfred Hoernlé and Leo Marquard [af].[19]: 40  Michael Morris additionally writes that Thomas W Mackenzie, editor of The Friend newspaper of Bloemfontein, was present at the founding.[20] At the founding meeting the organisation's name was planned to be the “Committee on Race Relations,” but the Executive Committee changed this after the meeting had ended to the “Institute of Race Relations.”[21]: 201

### Bursary program

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The IRR ran a bursary scheme between 1935 and 2023, which had by 1980 awarded 3,685 bursaries to primarily black students. By 2013 this program had awarded in excess of R230 million worth of bursaries.[22] Nelson Mandela was awarded a bursary from the IRR in 1947 to complete his legal studies.[23]

The program was discontinued on 31 December 2023.[24]: 49

## Controversies

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In June 2013, the IRR published a policy bulletin [25] that challenged the concept of anthropogenic climate change, which gained significant media traction. The organisation has consistently advocated a position of climate change denial, stating in a 2023 Parliamentary stakeholder engagement on the proposed climate change bill that the IPCC is "a political advocacy group with a powerful vested interest in spreading climate fear"[26]

In 2016, the IRR published a study whose results were critical towards South Africa's proposed Sugar Sweetened Beverage tax. Upon enquiry by journalists, it was revealed that the study was funded by Coca-Cola. IRR CEO Frans Cronje said that the IRR chose not to disclose this source of funding as "it was not at any stage considered exceptional, noteworthy or controversial".[27] The IRR's public affairs officer Kelebogile Leepile said that the IRR intentionally approached groups who were likely to be negatively affected by the sugar tax and asked them to fund this research.[28]

In December 2018, the IRR announced that it would be working with controversial cartoonist, Jeremy Talfer Nell, known as Jerm after he was fired by the civic organisation Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse for publishing a cartoon that discussed the link between race and IQ.[29] The IRR defended their decision to hire Jeremy by saying that even though the link between race and IQ has been disproved, Asian-Americans still outperform Americans of other races with regards to income and education levels despite historically being victims of racism, and called Jeremy's firing “cowardly and disgraceful”.[30] In May 2021, the IRR also fired Jeremy.[31]

In March 2019, the IRR was criticized for working with columnist David Bullard after they announced that they were hosting an event with him at Stellenbosch University.[32] The IRR went on to hire Bullard as a columnist for their online publication The Daily Friend. Bullard had previously attracted controversy for referring to black people as "darkies".[33] The IRR's head of media Michael Morris defended the decision to platform Bullard, citing freedom of speech. Morris said "It takes courage to be willing to be offended and reply with reason. That is what freedom means. Outlawing what might offend us only enfeebles and disables reason itself."[34]

In March 2020, David Bullard was fired from the IRR after he made a tweet defending the use of the racial slur kaffir.[35]

In March 2019, the IRR called on lobby group AfriForum to retract a documentary that "seemingly sanitises the motives behind Apartheid and the brutality of its practices".[36] When asked why AfriForum was listed as a funder in the IRR's 2015 and 2016 annual reports, as well as on their website, IRR CEO Frans Cronje stated "AfriForum have never funded the IRR. Someone put their name under funders in some of our documents and website which I only discovered once it was reported in the media."[37]

On 1 June 2020, Cronje was forced to distance the IRR from comments made by one of its council members. IRR council member Unathi Kwaza tweeted: "Black people were better off under apartheid. It's time we admit this - at least those of us with honour." Cronje responded in a statement that "The broader IRR has always harboured a diversity of opinion among its structures and staff. However, the tweeted comment that apartheid was better than democracy does not accord with the position of the organisation or that of the great majority, almost without exception, of staff and office-bearers.".[38]

## Leadership

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### Presidents[39]

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No. | Image  | Presidents  | Term of office  | Notes

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1  |  | Charles Templeman Loram | 1930-1931  |
2  |  | Edgar Harry Brookes | 1931-1933  |
3  |  | Reinhold Friedrich Alfred Hoernlé | 1933-1943  |
4  |  | Maurice Webb  | 1943-1945  |
5  |  | Edgar Harry Brookes  | 1945-1948  |
6  |  | Agnes Winifred Hoernlé | 1948-1950  |
7  |  | John David Rheinallt Jones | 1950-1953  |
8  |  | Ellen Hellmann | 1953-1955  |
9  |  | Leo Marquard [af]  | 1955-1957  |
10  |  | Johannes Reyneke | 1957-1958  |
11  |  | Donald Barkly Molteno | 1958-1960  |
12  |  | Edgar Harry Brookes  | 1960-1961  |
13  |  | Oliver Deneys Schreiner | 1961-1963  | Retired judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa known for his liberal jurisprudence.
12  |  | Denis Eugene Hurley | 1963-1965  | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Durban and opponent of Apartheid.
13  |  | Ernst Gideon Malherbe | 1965-1967  | Educator and principal of the University of Natal.[40]
14  |  | Leo Marquard  | 1967-1968  |
15  |  | ID MacCrone | 1968-1969  | Professor of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand.[41]
16  |  | Sheila van der Horst | 1969-1971  |
17  |  | William Frederick Nkomo & Duchesne Cowley Grice | 1971-1973  | Nkomo was a doctor and activist who co-founded the ANC Youth League, and Grice was a Durban attorney.
18  |  | Duchesne Cowley Grice  | 1972-1973  |
19  |  | Bernard Friedman | 1973-1975  | Doctor and co-founder of the Progressive Party.
20  |  | Ezekiel Mahabane | 1975-1977  |
21  |  | Christopher John Robert Dugard | 1977-1979  | Professor of International Law.
22  |  | René de Villiers | 1979-1980  | Journalist and Progressive Party MP.[42]
23  |  | Franz Auerbach | 1980-1983  | Educator and founder of Jews for Social Justice.[43]
24  |  | Lawrence Schlemmer | 1983-1985  | Professor of Social Sciences, University of Natal, and founder of the Centre for Social and Development Studies.[44]
25  |  | Stuart John Saunders | 1985-1987  | Medical researcher and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town.[45]
26  |  | Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoba | 1987-1989  | Methodist minister and President of the Pan Africanist Congress.
27  |  | Helen Suzman | 1989-1992  | Progressive Party MP.
28  |  | William D (Bill) Wilson  | 1992-1994  |
29  |  | Hermann Giliomee | 1994-1996  | Historian.
30  |  | Themba Sono | 1996-2003  | Academic and former President of the South African Student Organisation.[46]
31  |  | Elwyn Jenkins | 2003-2007  | Educator and principal of the Mamelodi Campus of Vista University.[47]
32  |  | Sipho Seepe | 2007-2009  | Professor, University of Zululand.
33  |  | Jonathan Jansen | 2009-2020  | Professor of Education, University of Stellenbosch.[48]
34  |  | Russell Lamberti | 2020-2024  | Economist.[49]
35  |  | Mark Oppenheimer | 2024-Present  | Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.

### Chief executives[50]

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No. | Image  | Presidents  | Term of office  | Notes

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1  |  | John David Rheinallt Jones  | 1930-1947  | 1930-1944 as Adviser, thereafter Director.[18]: 6
2  |  | Quinton Alexander Whyte  | 1947-1970  | Director
3  |  | Frederick Johannes van Wyk  | 1970-1979  | Director
4  |  | John Charles Rees  | 1979-1983[1]: 112  | Director

Said to have changed the IRR's focus from pure research to community participation.[51]

5  |  | John Kane-Berman  | 1983-2014  | Chief Executive Officer
6  |  | Dr Frans Cronje  | 2014-2021  | Chief Executive Officer
7  |  | Dr John Endres  | 2021-Present  | Chief Executive Officer

## Other notable people

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* Gwen Ngwenya – chief operating officer[52]
* Peter Ralph Randall – assistant director
* Gareth van Onselen – head of politics and governance[53]
* Helen Zille – senior policy fellow[54]

## Sponsors and donors

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The IRR has received donations and funds from:[55]

* Anglo American Chairman’s Fund
* Friedrich Naumann Foundation
* Graham McIntosh
* Haggie Charitable Trust
* Jack Silson Charitable Trust
* Johannes van der Horst Trust
* Julian Ogilvie Thompson
* Lombard Insurance Company
* Millennium Trust

The IRR also claims to receive significant crowdfunding through its Friends Initiative, having recorded some 9,537 active "friends" at the end of 2023 with an average donation of R74.39 ($4.11).[24]: 31

## See also

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* Bantu Men's Social Centre
* Jan H. Hofmeyr School of Social Work

## References

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* Magaliessig
* Malanshof
* Marlboro
* Marlboro Gardens
* Maroeladal
* Maryvale
* Melrose
* Melrose Estate
* Melrose North
* Midrand
* Midridge Park
* Mill Hill
* Millgate Farm
* Moodie Hill
* Morningside
* Morningside Manor
* New Brighton
* Newlands
* Nietgedacht
* Noordwyk
* Norscot
* North Champagne Estates
* Northcliff
* Northern Acres
* Northgate
* Northriding
* Norwood
* Oerder Park
* Olivedale
* Orange Grove
* Osummit
* Parkhurst
* Parkmore
* Parktown North
* Parkview
* Parkwood
* Paulshof
* Petervale
* Plooysville
* President Ridge
* Rabie Ridge
* Randburg
* Randjesfontein AH
* Randjespark
* Randpark
* Randpark Ridge
* Raumarais Park
* River Club
* Riverbend
* Rivonia
* Rosebank
* Rouxville
* Ruiterhof
* Sandhurst
* Sandown
* Sandton
* Savoy Estate
* Saxonwold
* Simba
* Solridge
* Strathavon
* Strijdompark
* Sunninghill
* Sunrella
* Sunset Acres
* Vandia Grove
* Victoria
* Victory Park
* Vorna Valley
* Waterval Estate
* Waverley
* Wierda Valley
* Willaway
* Willowild
* Witkoppen
* Witpoort
* Woodlands
* Woodmead
* Wynberg
* Zandspruit

Southern
suburbs and
environs|

* Aeroton
* Alan Manor
* Alberton
* Aspen Hills
* Bassonia
* Booysens
* Chrisville
* Crown Gardens
* Diepkloof
* Dobsonville
* Doornkop
* Drieziek
* Eastcliff
* Elandspark
* Eldorado Park
* Electron
* Elladoone
* Ennerdale
* Evans Park
* Forest Hill
* Framton
* Gillview
* Glenanda
* Glenesk
* Glenvista
* Haddon
* The Hill
* Johannesburg South
* Kanana Park
* Kenilworth
* Kibler Park
* Klipriviersberg
* Klipriviersberg Estate
* Kliptown
* La Rochelle
* Lawley
* Lenasia
* Liefde en Vrede
* Lindberg Park
* Linmeyer
* Mayfield Park
* Meadowlands
* Meredale
* Moffat View
* Mondeor
* Mulbarton
* Nasrec
* Noordgesig
* Oakdene
* Ophirton
* Orange Farm
* Orlando
* Ormonde
* Patlynn
* Phiri
* Protea Glen
* Regents Park
* Regents Park Estate
* Reuven
* Rewlatch
* Reynolds View
* Ridgeway
* Risana
* Rispark
* Robertsham
* Roseacre
* Rosettenville
* Salisbury Claims
* Selby
* South Hills
* Southdale
* Southfork
* Southgate
* Soweto
* Springfield
* Stafford
* Steeledale
* Suideroord
* Theta
* Towerby
* Townsview
* Tulisa Park
* Turf Club
* Turffontein
* Unigray
* Winchester Hills
* Zola

East Rand|

* Bapsfontein
* Bedfordview
* Benoni
* Bezuidenhout Valley
* Boksburg
* Brakpan
* Bruma
* Cyrildene
* Daveyton
* Dawn Park
* Dewetshof
* Duduza
* Edenvale
* Elcedes
* Elsburg
* Etwatwa
* Fairmount
* The Gables
* Germiston
* Glenhazel
* Greenstone Hill
* Heriotdale
* Isando
* Katlehong
* Kempton Park
* Allen Grove
* Aston Manor
* Birch Acres
* Birchleigh
* Birchleigh North
* Bonaero Park
* Bredell
* Cresslawn
* Croydon
* Edleen
* Esther Park
* Glen Marais
* Kempton Park West
* Nimrod Park
* Norkem Park
* Pomona
* Rhodesfield
* Spartan
* Terenure
* Van Riebeeck Park
* Kensington
* KwaThema
* Lakeside
* Langaville
* Lombardy East
* Malvern
* Modderfontein
* Mountain View
* Nigel
* Oaklands
* Olifantsfontein
* Percelia Estate
* Primrose
* Prolecon
* Raedene Estate
* Reiger Park
* Sandringham
* Spes Bona
* Springs
* Sunningdale
* Sunningdale Ridge
* Sydenham
* Talboton
* Thembisa
* Thokoza
* Tsakane
* Vosloorus
* Wanderers View
* Wattville

West Rand|

* Azaadville
* Bekkersdal
* Blyvooruitzicht
* Boikarabelo
* Bosmont
* Carletonville
* Claremont
* Constantia Kloof
* Coronationville
* Denver
* Driefontein
* East Driefontein
* Elandsrand
* Florida
* Florida Glen
* Florida Hills
* Fochville
* Hekpoort
* Kagiso
* Khutsong
* Krugersdorp
* Lindley
* Magaliesburg
* Mohlakeng
* Muldersdrift
* Munsieville
* Oberholzer
* Randfontein
* Rietvallei
* Roodepoort
* Sophiatown
* Venterspos
* Weltevredenpark
* Welverdiend
* West Driefontein
* Westdene
* Westonaria
* Zuurbekom

Cityscape

* Constitution Hill
* Beyers Naudé Square
* Fordsburg Square
* Gandhi Square
* Mary Fitzgerald Square
* Walter Sisulu Square

* 7th Street
* Commissioner Street
* Munro Drive

* Beyers Naudé Drive
* Jan Smuts Avenue
* Louis Botha Avenue
* Malibongwe Drive
* Metropolitan routes
* M1
* M2
* Provincial routes
* R21
* R24
* R25
* R29
* R41
* R55
* R82
* R101
* R511
* R512
* R553
* R562
* R564
* Johannesburg Ring Road
* N1
* Western Bypass
* N3
* Eastern Bypass
* N12
* Southern Bypass
* N17

| Landmarks|

* Tallest buildings

| Public art|

* Fire Walker
* Flame of Democracy
* Nelson Mandela Mural
* Orlando Power Station cooling towers

| Statues|

* Mahatma Gandhi
* Nelson Mandela

|

Civic
buildings|

* Johannesburg City Hall
* Johannesburg Central Police Station

Office
buildings|

* 11 Diagonal Street
* Chamber of Mines Building
* Chancellor House
* Consolidated Building
* Corner House
* Corona Lodge
* Cuthberts Building
* Eskom Centre
* Johannesburg Trades Hall
* Kimberley House
* Logistics House
* London House
* Luthuli House
* Markham Building
* Megawatt Park
* Natal Bank Building
* National Bank Building
* Shell House
* Standard Bank Building
* Victory House

| Skyscrapers|

* Absa Tower
* Carlton Centre
* Carlton Hotel
* Exchange Square
* Hekro Towers
* Johannesburg Sun Hotel
* Kine Centre
* The Leonardo
* Marble Towers
* Mariston Hotel
* Michelangelo Towers
* Radiopark
* Schlesinger Building
* Southern Life Centre
* Standard Bank Centre
* Trust Bank Building
* UCS Building

|

Residential
buildings|

* Ansteys Building
* Arop House
* Astor Mansions
* Beacon Royal
* Circle Court
* Dorkay House
* Houghton Heights
* Kingsway Mansions
* Lauriston Court
* Manners Mansions
* Radoma Court

| Skyscrapers|

* 120 End Street
* Highpoint Hillbrow
* Ponte City
* Tygerberg Building

|

Structures|

* Brixton Tower
* Hillbrow Tower
* Nelson Mandela Bridge
* Grayston Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge

Urban planning|

* Alexandra Renewal Project

Heritage conservation|

* Johannesburg Heritage Foundation

Government

| National government|

| Courts|

* Constitutional Court of South Africa
* South Gauteng High Court
* Labour Court
* Labour Appeal Court

|

Chapter nine institutions|

* Commission for Gender Equality
* CRL Rights Commission
* Human Rights Commission

Provincial government|

* Gauteng Provincial Legislature
* Executive Council of Gauteng

Municipalities|

* City of Johannesburg
* Seat: Johannesburg
* Mayor: Dada Morero
* Elections
* Flag
* Coat of arms
* City of Ekurhuleni
* Seat: Germiston
* Mayor: Nkosindiphile Xhakaza
* Elections
* West Rand
* Merafong
* Seat: Carletonville
* Mogale
* Seat: Krugersdorp
* Rand West
* Seat: Randfontein

African Union|

* Pan-African Parliament
* Bureau
* Secretariat
* NEPAD Secretariat

Politics

| Governing parties|

* Johannesburg: ANC
* Ekurhuleni: ANC
* West Rand: ANC
* Merafong: ANC
* Mogale: ATM
* Rand West: ANC

|

Political organisations
and parties based in
Greater Johannesburg|

| Political parties|

* ActionSA
* African Christian Democratic Party
* African National Congress
* Veteran's League
* Women's League
* Youth League
* African People's Convention
* Agang
* Azanian People's Organisation
* Capitalist Party
* Congress of the People
* Dagga Party
* Economic Freedom Fighters
* Pan Africanist Congress
* South African Communist Party
* Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party
* Workers and Socialist Party

|

Trade unions|

* COSATU
* AFADWU
* CEPPWAWU
* CWU
* NEHAWU
* NUM
* POPCRU
* SAAPAWU
* SACCAWU
* SADNU
* SADTU
* SAFPU
* SAMWU
* SASAWU
* SASBO
* SATAWU
* FEDUSA
* UASA
* NACTU
* SAFTU
* NUMSA

Other political
organisations|

* Afrikanerbond
* Ahmed Kathrada Foundation
* Civicus
* COSAS
* Dagga Couple
* Earthlife Africa
* Free Market Foundation
* Helen Suzman Foundation
* Jacob Zuma Foundation
* Keep Left
* Landless People's Movement
* OUTA
* PASMA
* SASCO
* South African Institute of Race Relations
* South African Zionist Federation
* Tripartite Alliance
* Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front

History

* Timeline
* Kweneng' Ruins
* Tlokwe Ruins
* Witwatersrand Gold Rush
* Mineral Revolution
* Transvaal gold fields
* Randlords
* Uitlanders
* Ferreira's Camp
* Second Boer War

| Fortifications|

* Johannesburg Fort
* Blockhouses

|

Monuments
and memorials|

* Anglo-Boer War Memorial
* Chris Hani Memorial
* Constitution Hill
* Hector Pieterson Memorial
* Indian Army Memorial
* Scottish Horse War Memorial
* Walter Sisulu Square

Cemeteries|

* Avalon Cemetery
* Juliwe Cemetery
* Westpark Cemetery

Historical
sites|

* Bantu Men's Social Centre
* Kirchoff's Building
* Langlaagte Stamp Mill
* OK Bazaars
* Rand Water Board Building
* Red Square
* Rissik Street Post Office
* Shlom Native Eating House
* Union Observatory

| Houses|

* 36 Houghton Drive
* David Webster House
* Dr Xuma House
* Endstead
* House Brunton
* House Hains
* James Mpanza House
* Kholvad House
* Lindfield House
* Mandela House
* Parktown mansions
* Villa Arcadia
* Pullinger Kop
* Rahima Moosa House
* Satyagraha House
* Tutu House
* Villa d'Este

|

Historical
companies and
organisations|

| Companies|

* Bosasa
* Deneys Reitz
* Edcon
* Lema
* Mandela and Tambo
* Simmer and Jack
* VBS Mutual Bank

|

Political
organisations|

* Anti-Privatisation Forum
* Black Sash
* Democratic Left Front
* Gay and Lesbian Organization of Witwatersrand
* Industrial Workers of the World
* MK Military Veterans' Association
* Reform Committee
* Socialist Party of Azania

Other organisations|

* Witwatersrand Native Labour Association

Events|

* Jameson Raid
* Braamfontein explosion
* Battle of Doornkop
* Battle of Witpoort
* Rand Rebellion
* Empire Exhibition
* Schlesinger African Air Race
* 1946 African Mine Workers' Union strike
* Sophiatown forced removals
* Congress of the People
* Freedom Charter
* Treason Trial
* 1957 Alexandra bus boycott
* Soweto uprising
* Concert in the Park
* Westdene dam disaster
* Eerste Alternatiewe Afrikaanse Rockkonsert
* Storming of the Kempton Park World Trade Centre
* Shell House massacre
* Ellis Park Stadium disaster
* Bredell land occupation
* World Summit on Sustainable Development
* Johannesburg Declaration
* 2002 Soweto bombings
* Jacob Zuma rape trial
* Live 8 concert
* Live Earth concert
* Miss World 2008
* Miss World 2009
* Occupy Johannesburg
* Murder of Mido Macia
* Death and state memorial service of Nelson Mandela
* 2015 train crash
* #FeesMustFall
* Life Esidimeni scandal
* 10th BRICS summit
* Zondo Commission
* 2019 riots
* Shooting of Nathaniel Julies
* Zuma riots
* Murder of Babita Deokaran
* 2022 Soweto shooting
* Boksburg explosion
* 2023 Boksburg gas leak
* 15th BRICS summit
* 2023 building fire

Culture

| Cultural heritage|

* Architecture
* Gumboot dancing
* amaKota
* Kwaito

|

Performance art|

* Joburg Ballet

| Musical ensembles|

* Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
* Johannesburg Youth Orchestra
* Soweto Gospel Choir
* Soweto String Quartet

|

Theatres|

* Alexander Theatre
* Alhambra Theatre
* Johannesburg Civic Theatre
* Market Theatre
* Wits Theatre

Events and festivals|

* Abantu Book Festival
* Encounters South African International Documentary Festival
* Joburg Art Fair
* In the City
* Johannesburg International Motor Show
* Johannesburg Pride
* Jozi Book Fair
* Naledi Theatre Awards
* Out In Africa South African Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
* RAMFest
* Rand Show
* South Africa's Children's Book Fair
* Transforming Stories International Christian Film Festival
* Ultra South Africa

Museums and art
galleries|

* Apartheid Museum
* Constitution Hill Museum
* Fietas Museum
* Gold Reef City
* Goodman Gallery
* Hector Pieterson Museum
* James Hall Transport Museum
* Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation
* Johannesburg Art Gallery
* Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre
* South African Airways Museum
* Mandela House
* Market Photo Workshop
* Maropeng
* Military History Museum
* Museum Africa
* Satyagraha House
* Workers' Museum

| Defunct|

* SAB World of Beer
* South African National Railway And Steam Museum

|

Clubs and societies|

* Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging
* Automobile Association
* Nippon Club
* Rand Club
* SAA Museum Society
* South African Radio League
* Southern African Vexillological Association

Religion

* SACC
* Anglican
* Diocese of Johannesburg
* Diocese of the Highveld
* Diocese of Christ the King
* Catholic
* Archdiocese of Johannesburg
* Knights of Da Gama
* Protestant
* Baptist Union
* Presbytery of Egoli
* Jewish
* Union of Orthodox Synagogues
* Johannesburg Beth Din
* Ohr Somayach
* SAUPJ
* Islamic
* Jamiatul Ulama

| Places of
worship|

| Churches|

| Anglican|

* Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
* Cathedral Church of Saint Dunstan
* St Aidan's Anglican Church
* St Boniface Church
* St Mary's Anglican Church
* St Michael and All Angels' Anglican Church

|

Baptist|

* Troyeville Baptist Church

Calvinist|

* Brixton Reformed Church
* Congregational Church, Turffontein
* Fordsburg Reformed Church
* Johanesburg East Reformed Church
* Johannesburg North Reformed Church
* Johannesburg Reformed Church
* Johannesburg Reformed Church (GKSA)
* Langlaagte Reformed Church
* Linden Reformed Church
* Parkhurst Reformed Church
* Turffontein Reformed Church

Catholic|

* Cathedral of Christ the King
* Holy Trinity Catholic Church
* Regina Mundi Catholic Church

| Maronite|

* Shrine of Our Lady of the Cedars

|

Greek
Orthodox|

* Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen

Latter-day
Saints|

* Johannesburg South Africa Temple

Lutheran|

* Friedenskirche

Synagogues|

| Orthodox|

* Chassidim Shul
* Doornfontein Synagogue
* Great Synagogue
* Oxford Shul

| Historical|

* President Street Synagogue

|

Progressive|

* Beit Emanuel Progressive Synagogue
* Temple Israel

Mosques|

* Jumah Mosque
* Nizamiye Mosque

Hindu temples|

* Madhya Kailash Shiva Temple

Scientology centres|

* Castle Kyalami

Media

* South African National Editors' Forum
* Southern African Music Rights Organisation
* AmaBhungane

| Mass media|

| Magazines|

* African Communist
* Drum
* Financial Mail
* Mining Weekly
* Music Industry Online
* Nomad Africa Magazine
* SA Flyer

| Defunct|

* Die Arbeider en Arm Boer
* Style
* Top 40 Music Magazine

|

Newspapers|

* Caxton local newspapers (various)
* Beeld
* Business Day
* The Citizen
* City Press
* Daily Maverick
* Daily Sun
* Jewish Report
* Mail & Guardian
* Mayihlome News
* Rapport
* The South African
* The Sowetan
* The Star
* The Sunday Independent
* Sunday Times
* TimesLIVE
* Wits Vuvuzela

| Defunct|

* New Age
* The New Age
* The World

|

Radio stations|

* 5FM
* 702
* 947
* ArrowLine Chinese Radio
* Boervolk Radio
* ChaiFM
* Channel Africa
* Ekurhuleni FM
* Hot 1027
* Jozi FM
* Kasie FM
* Kaya FM
* Metro FM
* Munghana Lonene FM
* Power FM
* Radio 2000
* Radio Sonder Grense
* Rock FM 91.9
* SAfm
* UJFM
* YFM

Television channels|

* CNBC Africa
* eNCA
* M-Net
* Me
* SABC 1
* SABC 2
* SABC 3
* SABC Children
* SABC Education
* SABC News
* SABC Sport
* Soweto TV

| Defunct|

* M-Net Series

|

Film studios|

* Film Resource Unit
* Quizzical Pictures

| Defunct|

* Killarney Film Studios

|

Record labels|

* Ambitiouz Entertainment
* CCP Records
* Family Tree Records
* Gallo Records
* Kalawa Jazmee Records

Game studios|

* Celestial Games

Cultural references|

* District 9
* Egoli: Place of Gold
* "Gimme Hope Jo'anna"
* Johannesburg Festival Overture
* The Real Housewives of Johannesburg
* Sarafina!
* "Soweto Blues"
* Welcome to Our Hillbrow
* Zoo City

Economy

* Johannesburg Stock Exchange
* AltX
* Safex
* companies traded
* A2X Markets
* Brenthurst Foundation

| Companies|

* v
* t
* e

Companies based in Greater Johannesburg

Diversified
conglomerates|

* Aveng
* Barloworld
* Bidvest
* Chancellor House
* Famous Brands

Airlines|

* Aerolift
* Airlink
* Cargo
* CemAir
* Egoli Air
* Federal Air
* Global Aviation
* National Airways
* Norse Air
* Phoebus Apollo Aviation
* SAA
* Safair
* FlySafair
* Solenta Aviation

| Defunct|

* 1time
* African International Airways
* AirQuarius Aviation
* Avia
* Comair
* Command Airways
* Executive Aerospace
* Fly Blue Crane
* Imperial Air Cargo
* Interair South Africa
* Interlink Airlines
* kulula.com
* Mango
* Nationwide Airlines
* Rossair Executive Air Charter
* Rovos Air
* Skywise
* South African Express

|

Construction
and engineering|

* Concor
* Murray & Roberts

Energy|

* DLO Energy Resources
* Total South Africa

Financial

* Absa Group
* Alexforbes
* Discovery
* Evolution Group
* Hollard Group
* Investec
* Liberty Holdings
* Livestock Wealth
* MiWay Insurance
* Lesaka Technologies
* Old Mutual
* RMB Holdings
* RMI Holdings
* STANLIB
* Venmyn Rand

| Banks|

* Absa Bank
* Access Bank South Africa
* African Alliance Investment Bank
* African Bank
* Bank Zero
* Bidvest Bank
* DBSA
* First National Bank
* FirstRand Bank
* Imperial Bank South Africa
* Mercantile Bank
* Nedbank
* Rand Merchant Bank
* Sasfin Bank
* Stanchart South Africa
* Standard Bank
* TymeBank
* Ubank
* Wizzit
* Defunct
* VBS Mutual Bank

|

Hospitality|

* Southern Sun Hotels
* Sun International
* Tsogo Sun

ICT|

* Afrihost
* BCX
* Cell C
* Datatec
* Dimension Data
* EOH Holdings
* MTN
* Neotel
* OTEL Telecoms
* Rain
* Sybrin
* Teraco Data Environments
* Vodacom
* Defunct
* Internet Solutions
* Luma Arcade
* Vision Software

Legal|

* Bowman Gilfillan
* ENSafrica
* Webber Wentzel
* Werksmans
* Defunct
* Deneys Reitz
* Mandela and Tambo

Manufacturing|

* Adcock Ingram
* AECI
* African Explosives
* All Joy Foods
* Bakers
* Clover Industries
* FEW
* IWC
* Isuzu Trucks South Africa
* Land Systems OMC
* Nampak
* Paramount Group
* PPC
* Premier FMCG
* Rand Refinery
* Rembrandt Group
* Sappi
* Simba
* SkyReach Aircraft
* Sling Aircraft
* South African Breweries
* Tiger Brands
* Truvelo Armoury
* Union Carriage & Wagon
* Defunct
* Basil Green Motors
* New PowerChutes

Media|

* Arena Holdings
* Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers
* MultiChoice
* Nu Metro Cinemas
* Primedia
* SABC
* StarSat
* Ster-Kinekor

Mining|

* Alexkor
* Asa Resources
* African Rainbow Minerals
* AngloGold Ashanti
* DRDGOLD
* ERPM
* Gold Fields
* Harmony Gold
* Impala Platinum
* JCI
* Metorex
* Northam Platinum
* Sibanye-Stillwater
* Defunct
* Simmer and Jack

Retail and
marketing|

* AutoTrader
* Bidorbuy
* Cadac
* CNA
* The Creative Counsel
* Dis-Chem
* Exclusive Books
* Hyundai South Africa
* Incredible Connection
* Massmart
* Wantitall
* Defunct
* Edcon
* OK Bazaars

Restaurant
franchises|

* Chicken Licken
* Debonairs Pizza
* Mugg & Bean
* Nando's
* Roman's Pizza
* Steers
* Wimpy

Services|

* Netcare
* SA Waste Holdings
* Defunct
* Bosasa

Transport|

* Avis Southern Africa
* Comazar
* PUTCO
* Surtees Rail Group

State-owned
enterprises|

* Airports Company South Africa
* Denel Aeronautics
* Development Bank of Southern Africa
* Eskom
* Rand Water
* South African Broadcasting Corporation
* Sasol
* Sentech
* South African Airways
* Transnet
* Freightdynamics
* Defunct
* Lema

* Companies based in Ekurhuleni
* Companies based in Johannesburg

Professional
associations|

* Gauteng Institute for Architecture
* South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
* South African Institute of Electrical Engineers
* South African Institute of Professional Accountants

Mining|

* Minerals Council South Africa
* Rand Refinery

| Mines|

* Blyvooruitzicht
* Driefontein
* ERPM
* KDC
* Kopanang
* Kusasalethu
* Mintails
* Mponeng
* Old Randfontein
* Randfontein
* South Deep
* TauTona
* West Wits

|

Shopping centres|

* Carlton Centre
* Cresta Mall
* Dobsonville Mall
* Eastgate
* Fourways Mall
* Hyde Park Corner
* Mall of Africa
* Maponya Mall
* Nelson Mandela Square
* Northgate
* Northmead Square
* Oriental City
* Oriental Plaza
* Protea Glen Mall
* Sandton City
* Southgate

Hotels and resorts|

* The Leonardo
* Michelangelo Towers
* Montecasino

Venues|

* Ellis Park Arena
* Gallagher Convention Centre

Restaurants, bars,
clubs and cafés|

* The Bassline
* The Radium

Tourism|

* Gold Reef City

| Cultural villages|

* Ke-Ditselana Cultural Village
* Kwa-Khaya Lendaba Cultural Village
* Lesedi Cultural Village

|

Transport

| Civil aviation|

* South African Civil Aviation Authority

| Airports|

* Grand Central Airport
* Lanseria International Airport
* O. R. Tambo International Airport
* Rand Airport

| Defunct|

* Palmietfontein Airport

|

Road transport|

* Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
* Johannesburg Roads Agency
* Roads
* Freeways
* e-tolling
* Buses and taxis
* PUTCO
* Trolleybuses

Rail transport|

* Gautrain
* Metrorail Gauteng
* Johannesburg–Durban high speed rail (proposed)
* Trams

| Train stations|

* Johannesburg Park Station
* Marlboro Station
* Midrand Station
* Rhodesfield Station
* Rosebank Station
* Sandton Station

|

Sports

| Sports governing
bodies based in
Greater Johannesburg|

* SASCOC
* Athletics South Africa
* Basketball South Africa
* Bowls South Africa
* Cricket South Africa
* Mind Sports South Africa
* South African Baseball Union
* South African Confederation of Cue Sport
* South African Equestrian Federation
* South African Football Association
* South African Handball Federation
* South African Hockey Association
* South African National Climbing Federation
* South African Sailing
* Squash South Africa
* Volleyball South Africa

|

Teams|

| Soccer|

* Atlie
* Bidvest Wits
* Jomo Cosmos
* JVW
* Kaizer Chiefs
* Lusitano
* Mahlangu Tigers
* Moroka Swallows
* Orlando Pirates
* UJ Ladies
* Wits University
* Yebo Yes United

| Former|

* Germiston Callies
* Giant Blackpool

|

Rugby|

* Golden Lions
* Lions
* Valke
* Jozi Cats

Cricket|

* Central Gauteng Lions
* Easterns
* Easterns Women
* Highveld Lions
* Imperial Lions
* Joburg Super Kings
* Titans

Basketball|

* Egoli Magic
* Jozi Nuggets
* Soweto Panthers
* UJ men's basketball team

Equestrian sports|

* National Horseracing Authority
* South African Lipizzaners

Sports events|

* 1992 Return Test
* 1995 Rugby World Cup
* final
* 2003 Cricket World Cup
* final
* 2010 FIFA World Cup
* final
* Joburg Open
* Joburg Ladies Open
* South African Derby
* South African PGA Championship
* Soweto Derby

Sports venues|

| Stadia and
arenas|

* Alexandra Stadium
* Arthur Block Park Stadium
* Barnard Stadium
* Bidvest Stadium
* Bosman Stadium
* Cecil Payne Stadium
* Dobsonville Stadium
* Ellis Park Arena
* Ellis Park Stadium
* Germiston Stadium
* Huntersfield Stadium
* Johannesburg Stadium
* KwaThema Stadium
* Lenasia Stadium
* Makhulong Stadium
* Mehlareng Stadium
* Modderfontein Stadium
* Mohlakeng Stadium
* Orlando Stadium
* Potgietersrus Rugby Stadium
* Rabie Ridge Stadium
* Rand Stadium
* Randburg Hockey Stadium
* Ruimsig Stadium
* Sinaba Stadium
* Soccer City
* Soweto Cricket Oval
* UJ Stadium
* Union Stadium
* Wanderers Stadium
* Willowmoore Park Stadium

| Defunct|

* Old Wanderers
* PAM Brink Stadium
* WeBuyCars Dome

|

Golf courses|

* Glendower Golf Club
* Randpark Golf Club
* Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club

Equestrian
venues|

* Turffontein Racecourse

Motorsports
venues|

* Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit

|

Education and research

* GDE
* CIDA
* FOTIM
* Geological Society of South Africa
* Mandela Institute for Development Studies
* SAARF
* South African Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation
* Student Sponsorship Programme South Africa

| Libraries|

* Alexandra Children's Library
* Brenthurst Library
* Buckland Library
* Johannesburg Public Library
* Orlando East Public Library
* Randburg Library
* UJ Libraries
* Wits University Libraries
* Weltevreden Park Library

|

Universities|

| University of Johannesburg|

* Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study
* UJFM

| Campuses|

* APB Campus
* APK Campus
* Doornfontein Campus
* Soweto Campus

|

Faculties|

* Art, Design and Architecture
* Business and Economics
* Education
* Engineering and the Built Environment
* Health Sciences
* Humanities
* Law
* Science

University of the Witwatersrand|

* Campuses
* Evolutionary Studies Institute
* Global Change Institute
* Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit
* Johannesburg Planetarium
* Philosophical Papers
* Wits Theatre Complex
* Wits Vuvuzela

| Faculties|

* Commerce, Law and Management
* Engineering and the Built Environment
* School of Architecture and Planning
* School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
* School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
* Health Sciences
* Humanities
* Science

|

* CIDA City Campus
* IIE MSA

Other tertiary
institutions|

* AFDA
* Central Johannesburg College
* CityVarsity
* Damelin
* Damelin Correspondence College
* Inscape Design College
* Lyceum College
* Midrand Graduate Institute

| Business schools|

* Gordon Institute of Business Science
* IMM Graduate School
* Independent Institute of Education
* Milpark Business School
* Regenesys Business School

|

Religious institutions|

* Auckland Park Theological Seminary
* Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa
* Kollel Bet Mordechai
* Kollel Yad Shaul
* Lubavitch Yeshiva Gedolah
* St Augustine College
* South African Theological Seminary
* Yeshiva Gedolah

State schools|

* Hoërskool Alberton
* Allen Glen High School
* Athlone Boys' High School
* Barnato Park High School
* Boksburg High School
* Bopasenatla Secondary School
* Bryanston High School
* Hoërskool Dinamika
* Hoërskool Florida
* The Glen High School
* Germiston High School
* Greenside High School
* Hyde Park High School
* Jeppe High School for Boys
* Jeppe High School for Girls
* King Edward VII School
* Hoërskool Marais Viljoen
* Meadowlands Secondary School
* Moletsane High School
* Hoërskool Monument
* Morris Isaacson High School
* Naledi High School
* Northcliff High School
* Orchards Primary School
* Parktown Boys' High School
* Parkview Senior Primary School
* Sandown High School
* Sandringham High School
* Sir John Adamson High School
* Springs Boys' High School
* Thutolore Secondary School
* Hoërskool Voortrekker
* Waverley Girls' High School
* Westbury Secondary School

Private schools|

* Ashton International College
* Auckland Park Academy of Excellence
* Aurora Private School
* Charter College
* Crawford College, Lonehill
* Crawford College, Sandton
* Helpmekaar Kollege
* Holy Family College
* Japari School
* Johannesburg Muslim School
* King David Schools
* Kingsmead College
* Lenasia Muslim School
* Marist Brothers College
* Redhill School
* The Ridge School
* Roedean School
* Sacred Heart College
* St Andrew's School for Girls
* St Barnabas College
* St Benedict's College
* St Catherine's School
* St David's Marist College
* St Dominic's Catholic School for Girls
* St Dunstan's College
* St John's College
* St Martin's School
* St Mary's School
* St Peter's College
* St Stithians College
* Torah Academy School
* Yeshiva College of South Africa
* Yeshiva Maharsha Beis Aharon

Alternative schools|

* African Leadership Academy
* Branson School of Entrepreneurship
* Khanya College
* Michael Mount Waldorf School

International schools|

* American International School
* Deutsche Internationale Schule
* Japanese School
* Lycée Jules Verne

Services

* Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo

| Hospitals|

* Charlotte Maxeke Hospital
* Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
* Helen Joseph Hospital
* Leratong Hospital
* Milpark Hospital
* Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital
* Pholosong Hospital
* Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
* Tambo Memorial Hospital

| Historical|

* Imperial Military Hospital, Baragwanath
* Queen Victoria Hospital
* Transvaal Memorial Hospital for Children

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Water supply
and sanitation|

* Rand Water
* Lesotho Highlands Water Project

| Dams|

* Vaal Dam
* Vaal Barrage

|

Water towers|

* Grand Central Water Tower
* Yeoville Water Tower

Electricity supply|

* Eskom
* City Power
* Kelvin Power Station
* Kibo Gauteng Thermal Power Station (planned)

| Defunct power stations|

* Orlando Power Station
* President Street Power Station

|

Law enforcement and
emergency services|

* Johannesburg Central Police Station
* Metro Police departments
* Johannesburg Emergency Services
* Berea Fire Station
* Ekurhuleni Disaster & Emergency Management Services

Charities and NGOs|

* ActionAid
* Africa's Young Entrepreneurs
* African Parks
* Bigshoes Foundation
* Camp Sizanani
* Children of Fire International
* Global Water Foundation
* LoveLife South Africa
* Nelson Mandela Children's Fund
* Never Ending Gardens
* Nkosi's Haven
* POLAF
* Woman Against Rape

Military units and formations

| Army units|

| Regular|

* 46 South African Brigade
* 21 South African Infantry Battalion
* 35 Engineer Support Regiment
* Sekhukhune Anti-Aircraft Regiment

|

Reserve|

* Andrew Mlangeni Regiment
* Bambatha Rifles
* Johannesburg Light Horse Regiment
* Johannesburg Regiment
* Lenong Regiment
* OR Tambo Regiment
* Rand Light Infantry
* Sandfontein Artillery Regiment
* Solomon Mahlangu Regiment
* iWombe Anti-Aircraft Regiment

SAMHS units|

* 6 Medical Battalion Group

Disbanded units|

| Army|

* Witwatersrand Command
* SA Army Troop Information Unit
* 2 Locating Regiment
* 3 Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron
* 7 South African Infantry Division
* 15 Reception Depot
* 72 Motorised Brigade
* 73 Motorised Brigade
* Regiment University of the Witwatersrand

| Commandos|

* Alberton
* Atlas
* Benoni
* Boksburg
* Brakpan
* Edenvale
* East Park
* Germiston
* Johannesburg East
* Johannesburg West
* Kempton Park
* Krugersdorp
* Modderfontein
* Nigel
* Randburg
* Roodepoort
* Sandton
* Springs
* Wemmerpan
* West Park
* West Rand

|

Special Forces|

* Hunter Group

SAAF|

* 4 Squadron SAAF
* 10 Squadron SAAF

* Category
* Johannesburg

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Academics|

* CiNii

Other|

* IdRef
* Yale LUX

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