Department Of Home Affairs Boksburg

Department Of Home Affairs Boksburg

Department Of Home Affairs Boksburg, Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. It was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg to all the other major mining towns on the Witwatersrand and the Angelo Hotel (1887) was used as a staging post.

Boksburg is part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, which forms the local government of most of the East Rand. City of Ekurhuleni
The Mining Commissioner Montague White built a large dam which, empty for years, was dubbed White’s Folly until a flash flood in 1889 silenced detractors. The 150,000 square meter dam is now the Boksburg Lake, and is surrounded by lawns, trees, and terraces.

Department Of Home Affairs
Address: Cnr. Market & 48 Bank St, Gauteng, 1459, South Africa
City of Boksburg
,Private Bag X11, Boksburg, 1460
Phone number:
011 306 5440
Categories: Home Affairs,