About Gauteng

Gauteng is South Africa's smallest province by area but its economic core, generating roughly a third of national GDP out of a metropolitan sprawl that grew up around the gold reef of the Witwatersrand after 1886. Johannesburg remains the country's financial capital and home to the JSE, while Pretoria, a short drive north, serves as the seat of the national executive. The Cradle of Humankind, a UNESCO World Heritage fossil site including the Sterkfontein Caves, sits on the province's western edge, and Soweto's role in the 1976 uprising and the anti-apartheid movement still shapes the city's identity. OR Tambo International Airport, also within the province, is the busiest airport on the African continent.

Beyond Gauteng's major metros, the smaller towns keep spring busy too. Heidelberg sees runners lace up for the 24th Vlakte Marathon and Half Marathon, while Brakpan's Carnival City lights up for ZOLA 7 LEGACY TOUR AT NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL CITY. Sebokeng hosts the 2nd Annual Izangoma Carnival Festival at the Saul Tsotetsi Sports Complex, and history buffs can join the Mystery Ghost Tour HEIDELBERG (Gauteng) - 17 October 2026 - R 329 or R399 PER PERSON (5pm - 9pm). Bronkhorstspruit rounds out October with the two-day Oppi Dorp Fees 2026.