Vanderbijlpark

Vanderbijlpark is a industrial city with 95,000 inhabitant on the Vaal River in the south of the Gauteng area of South Africa. Named after Hendrik van der Bijl, an electrical designer and industrialist, Vanderbijlpark is home to Vanderbijlpark Steel already part of ISCOR South African Iron and Steel Corporation, presently part of the worldwide organization ArcelorMittal. With neighboring towns Vereeniging and Sasolburg it shapes the Vaal Triangle, a noteworthy modern district of South Africa. Situated in the district region of Sedibeng and the neighborhood region of Emfuleni.

The verifiable dark townships Boipatong, Bophelong, Sebokeng, Evaton and Sharpeville are near the city. Vanderbijlpark is likewise home to Cape Gate Pty Ltd, a noteworthy piece of the pie holder in the wire business. The steel works started working in 1947 and the town was announced in 1949. The town accomplished city status on 29 October 1952 when Governor General Dr EG Jansen opened ISCOR's second steel works. The creator of the town, Hendrik van der Bijl, had his old house arranged in Grieg road, in the prosperous SW 5 appropriate suburb.