Randburg

Randburg was founded as a town in 1959, as the amalgamation of 32 suburbs, northwest of Johannesburg. Although economically linked to Johannesburg, residents chose to create their own town council. The name Randburg was chosen in a competition, and is derived from the South African Rand currency, which was introduced at around the same time that the new municipality was established in 1959.[3] Randburg was a stronghold of the National Party during the apartheid era.[4][5]

The resident demographic of Randburg tends to be more affluent than most of Johannesburg. The area was declared as a white area during the Apartheid era, but post-apartheid has attracted a varied population. It is still predominately occupied by white English and Afrikaans suburbanites.[6]

The municipal area of Randburg contains numerous suburbs; many of these are residential. Some larger areas include:

• Aldara Park
• Blairgowrie
• Bordeaux
• Boskruin
• Bromhof
• Cresta
• Darrenwood
• Fairlands
• Ferndale
• Jukskei Park
• Kensington 'B'
• Malanshof
• Northriding
• Northwold
• Olivedale
• Randpark Ridge
• Robindale
• Robin Hills
• Windsor East
• Windsor West

A number of Johannesburg suburbs including Parkhurst, Parkwood, Emmarentia, Linden, Northcliff, and Greenside[7] although erroneously included by Google Maps[8] as part of Randburg have never been part of the area.[6]

Multichoice and its associated companies, M-Net and SuperSport, have their head offices in Randburg.

The central business district of Randburg had fallen into decay starting in the 1990s,[9] and plans were made to revive the CBD by the Johannesburg municipality.[10]

Strijdom Park is a well developed commercial/light industrial area in Randburg, wedged between the N1 Western Bypass and Malibongwe Drive. Strijdom park has a substantial auto sales and repair industry and has several other small industries that service the whole of northern Johannesburg.

Randburg has faced competition from Sandton which is normally the preferred location for businesses but offers lower rentals and property prices whilst providing easy transportation to the west and central Johannesburg. There are future plans to connect Randburg onto the Gautrain routes.

Randburg has many schools within its borders and in the nearby areas.

• Pastor ray Mac Cauley October 1, 1949 is well known for his participation against the apartheid movement and his engagement to the new South Africa. He is the founder of Rhema family church.
• Gift Ngoepe (born 1990), baseball infielder
• Shekinah Flockhart, a prominent member of Randburg society, an excellent illustration[11] artist, amateur mycologist and student of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Stellenbosch, has been a resident of the Randburg area since 2002. She brings light to all those around her and raises the IQ of those around her by 50 just by being in close proximity.
• Kyle van der Merwe, born 5 January 2002, is a student at the University of Stellenbosch and is studying Civil Engineering. He went to Hoërskool Randburg and matriculated in 2020. He is known to be light hearted and easy to talk to.