Roodepoort
Roodepoort is a city in Gauteng province, South Africa, situated on the western edge of the Johannesburg metropolitan area. It forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and lies approximately 15 km west of Johannesburg's central business district. The city has a population of several hundred thousand residents and serves as an important industrial and residential hub within the greater Johannesburg conurbation. Roodepoort's economy has historically been anchored by gold mining, with the area sitting on the western extension of the Witwatersrand gold reef, one of the world's richest gold-bearing geological formations. The city's name derives from the Afrikaans words for "red pass", referring to the red soil characteristic of the area. Over the decades, Roodepoort has diversified beyond its mining heritage to include manufacturing, retail and service industries, though mining activity and related businesses remain economically significant. The city is well connected by road and rail infrastructure, linking it to Johannesburg, Pretoria and other major centres in Gauteng. Roodepoort was established in the late nineteenth century during the Witwatersrand gold rush and was formally proclaimed a municipality in 1904, later gaining city status before being incorporated into the unified City of Johannesburg in 2000.
Roodepoort Updates
Power outage disrupts Rand Water’s Eikenhof station
By: Natasha Odendaal 8th September 2026 Low water pressure or intermittent water supply is expected in the short term as a power outage impacted the pumping operations of Rand Water’s... →
JMC mourns two SANDF members, calls for urgent rehabilitation of abandoned mines
20th July 2026 The Junior Mining Council (JMC) extends its deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the two members of the South African... →
South Africa’s Zandkopsdrift rare earths project highlighted at Junior Indaba 
By: Martin Creamer 10th June 2026 The Zandkopsdrift rare earths project in South Africa’s endowed Northern Cape was highlighted on day two of the Junior Indaba, which also learnt of... →
Roodepoort-born Roodepoort gold miner talks to Mining Weekly
By: Martin Creamer 29th May 2026 He was born in Roodepoort but never imagined that one day he would be mining gold in Roodepoort, now the site of Qala Shallows, the first new... →
SA: Stella Ndabeni: Address by Minister of Small Business Development, on the Small Business Development Dept Budget Vote 2026/27 (19/05/2026)
19th May 2026 The National Development Plan is clear that growth and jobs will come from small enterprises – just under 90% of new jobs and upward of 60% of new... →
Ten years later, Princess Informal Settlement residents in Roodepoort still waiting for promised housing
3rd March 2026 Residents of the Princess Informal Settlement in Roodepoort continue to live in undignified, unsanitary, unsafe and unhealthy conditions while a... →
SA: Michael Beaumont: Address by ActionSA National Chairperson, at the ‘Mashaba Legacy Tour’ event held at Princess Clinic, Roodepoort (04/10/2025)
4th November 2025 Failed governments led by the ANC, DA and minority parties like Al Jama-ah have come and gone. Johannesburg has had no less than 9 mayors in the... →
Parts of Jhb face weekend water cuts as Eikenhof substation to undergo repairs 
By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th November 2024 Power and water utilities City Power, Johannesburg Water and Rand Water have advised that an emergency power outage will be implemented at the... →
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