Ratanda
Encyclopedia
Ratanda is a township
south of Heidelberg
in Gauteng
, South Africa
.
It was established in 1955
. Ratanda was one of the first townships to be affected by unrest which broke out in 1984
on the highveld.
Ratanda has 23 different extensions, of which extension 1 is the higher class level and extension 7 being the lowest income housing.
Township (South Africa)
In South Africa, the term township and location usually refers to the urban living areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites . Townships were usually built on the periphery of towns and cities...
south of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Gauteng
Heidelberg is a town with 70,707 inhabitants in the Gauteng province of South Africa at the foot of the Suikerbosrand next to the N3 highway, which connects Johannesburg and Durban.- History :...
in Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
It was established in 1955
1955 in South Africa
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. Ratanda was one of the first townships to be affected by unrest which broke out in 1984
1984 in South Africa
-Events:* 8 January - The South African Defence Force begins withdrawal from southern Angola-February:* 3 February - A bomb destroys the offices of the Ciskei consulate in Durban* 23 February - A Escom installation in Georgetown is slightly damaged by explosion...
on the highveld.
Ratanda has 23 different extensions, of which extension 1 is the higher class level and extension 7 being the lowest income housing.