Rosebank, Gauteng
Rosebank is an affluent suburb in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, 6.8 km to the north of Johannesburg CBD. It is located in Region B and is the location of a Gautrain station. It began as a farm, before it was developed into a village and then a mixed residential and commercial suburb.
Criticism of Walmart
The American multinational retail chain Walmart has received criticism from parties such as labor unions and small town advocates for its policies and business practices. Criticisms include charges of racial and gender discrimination, foreign product sourcing, anticompetitive practices, treatment of product…
Montecasino
Montecasino, popularly shortened to Monte, is a casino and leisure development in Fourways, Sandton, in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It was designed by American company Creative Kingdom Inc.
Architecture of Johannesburg
Johannesburg is the capital of the Gauteng province and the financial hub of South Africa. Founded in 1886, the city is located in the Witwatersrand region, which has vast gold deposits.
Wanderers Stadium
The Wanderers Stadium, also known as the Bullring, is a cricket stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. Test, One Day and First class cricket matches are played here.
Renewables Obligation (United Kingdom)
The Renewables Obligation (RO) is a market support mechanism designed to encourage generation of electricity from eligible renewable sources in the United Kingdom. There are three related schemes for the three legal jurisdictions of the UK. In April 2002 the Renewables Obligation was introduced in England and Wales,…
Zero-carbon city
A zero-carbon city is a goal of city planners that describes a significant reduction in carbon use by a city. The term describes a range of carbon reduction, ranging from a city that generates as much or more carbon-free sustainable energy as it uses, to a city that manages greenhouse gas emissions and reduces its…
Growthpoint Properties
Growthpoint (officially Growthpoint Properties) is a South African real estate investment company, based in Sandton, Gauteng. Founded in 1987, Growthpoint is the largest real estate investment trust (REIT) listed on the JSE Limited, South Africa's main stock exchange.
Standard Bank
Standard Bank (officially Standard Bank Group Limited) is the largest bank in Africa, as well as the continent's largest lender by assets, with R3.8 trillion of assets. The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is located in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
Gautrain
Gautrain is an 80-kilometre (50-mile) higher-speed express commuter rail system in Gauteng, South Africa, which links Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kempton Park and O. R. Tambo International Airport. It takes 15 minutes to travel from Sandton to O. R. Tambo International Airport on the Gautrain and 35 minutes from Pretoria…