11 Facts About Midrand

Midrand is a former municipality in central Gauteng, South Africa.

Midrand was established as a municipality in 1981, but ceased to be an independent town in the restructuring of local government that followed the end of apartheid in 1994.

Suburbs that are generally regarded as being in Midrand include among others: Country View, Carlswald, Crowthorne, Glen Austin, Ivory Park, Halfway House, Halfway Gardens, Vorna Valley, Noordwyk, Randjesfontein, Blue Hills and Kyalami Agricultural Holdings.

The development of Midrand has resulted in little break between the outskirts of Johannesburg and those of Pretoria.

South African Civil Aviation Authority is headquartered in Midrand, as is the Railway Safety Regulator, and the National Credit Regulator.

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Midrand is the location of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament and of the NEPAD secretariat.

Midrand has the largest conference centre in South Africa which is known as Gallagher Estate which was built on the former site of Halfway House Primary School, which subsequently moved to new grounds near the fire station.

Landmark of Midrand is the Nizamiye Mosque, opened in 2012 the largest mosque in South Africa.

Midrand is a thriving business node, home to the offices of major corporations such as Vodacom, Microsoft, Neotel, and Altech Autopage as well as an array of small and medium enterprises .

Kyalami, an international renowned racetrack is in Midrand and is the venue for many of South Africa's premier motor racing events.

Midrand is the home of Grand Central Airport and to one of the stations in the Gautrain rapid rail system on the route from Pretoria to Sandton.