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Conference Venues South Africa has a comprehensive list of conference centres and venues for conferences in Germiston situated in the East Rand region of the Gauteng Province in South Africa.

Germiston Conference Venues and Conference Centres

Harvard Café - Conference venues and Conference Centres in Germiston, Gauteng
The Harvard Café Restaurant and Conference Centre is a totally unique venue that offers a wide variety of exciting possibilities....more info

Heritage Conference Centre - Conference venues and Conference Centres in Germiston, Gauteng
Heritage Conference Centre specialises in hosting a variety of functions including all special sports, cultural, religious, personal and business events......more info

Roseneath Conference Centre - Conference venues and Conference Centres in Germiston, Gauteng
The Roseneath Conference Centre is a genuine Victorian facility. We have three function halls/rooms and a wonderful outdoor entertainment area......more info

Team Building and Events Management in Germiston
Teambuilding and Events Management South Africa (TBAE) specialises in interactive team building, with programs designed to promote team spirit and a participative culture. TBAE is renowned for the design and delivery of unique, innovative, fun and memorable team building programs, customised to meet each client’s individual needs, agenda and budget. Our experienced and highly skilled facilitators work in partnership with our clients to ensure continuity in existing training or development programs ...more about team building and events management in Germiston

Information on Germiston, Gauteng

Germiston is a city in the East Rand of Gauteng in South Africa. Germiston is now part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality which includes much of the East Rand, also the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area. The chief industries in Germiston are gold mining and processing and the manufacture of liquid oxygen; other chemicals, machinery, textiles, and clothing are also produced. Germiston is South Africa's most important railroad hub. Roughly 70% of the Western World's gold passing through their gold refineries. It is minutes away from large shopping malls with great entertainment facilities.

Germiston lies 5,550 feet (1,690 metres) above sea level and is situated in the Witwatersrand directly southeast of Johannesburg. It is the largest railway junction of South Africa and has substantial rail repair shops. Germiston lies in the heart of the Rand goldfields and was founded in 1886 after the local discovery of gold. It officially became a town in 1903 and a city in 1950. It is part of one of South Africa’s most heavily industrialized areas. Gold bullion from nearly all the country’s mines is recovered at the Rand Refinery Limited (established 1921), the largest in the world. Other industries include smelting, cotton-ginning, and varied manufactures.

Notable people to come from Germiston include: Andre Nel (South African cricket fast bowler) Andre Watson (Rugby Referee), Pierre Isse (Bafana Bafana Defender), Dr Sydney Brenner, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Ernie Els (professional golfer), Albert Johanneson (Professional Footballer and first black player to play in the FA Cup), Ted Grant.

Germiston was established in the early days of the gold rush when two prospectors, John Jack from the farm of Germiston near Glasgow and August Simmer from Vacha in Germany, struck paydirt on the farm of Elandsfontein. Both men made fortunes and the town sprung up next to the mine. In 1921 the world's largest gold refinery, the Rand Refinery, was established at Germiston.

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