Bophelong is a township near Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1955 to house black residents who worked in Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. In South Africa, the term township usually refers to the (often underdeveloped) urban residential areas that, under Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites (Africans, Coloureds and Indians) who lived near or worked in areas that were designated white-only. Soweto (actually a group of townships) and Alexandra are two of... Vanderbijlpark is an industrial city next to the Vaal River in southern Gauteng, South Africa. ... Categories: South Africa stubs | Provinces of South Africa | Gauteng Province ... See also: 1954 in South Africa, other events of 1955, 1956 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... Vereeniging is a city in Gauteng province, South Africa, with a population of more than 350,000. ...