Bekkersdal is a township situated 7km east of Westonaria and 14km south of Randfontein in the Gauteng province. It was established in 1945 to house Africans who worked in town and at the surrounding gold mines. In 1983 the township was granted municipal status. Westonaria is a closely-knit conurbation of ten suburban townships in western Gauteng, South Africa. ... Randfontein is a gold mining town in the western Gauteng, South Africa. ... Categories: South Africa stubs | Provinces of South Africa | Gauteng Province ... See also: 1944 in South Africa, other events of 1945, 1946 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... See also: 1982 in South Africa, other events of 1983, 1984 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ...