Kagiso is a township situated in the Krugersdorp area in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It was established in 1956. 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... Krugersdorp is a mining city in the West Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. ... Capital Johannesburg Largest city Johannesburg Area - Total Ranked 9th 17,010 km² Premier Mbhazima Shilowa (ANC) Population - 2001 - 1996 - Density (2001) Ranked 2nd 8,837,172 7,348,423 520/km² (Ranked 1st) Languages isiZulu (21. ...
Kagiso was officially proclaimed in 1920 when ex-miners and squatters on smallholdings on the outskirts of Luipaardsvlei erected the first corrugated iron houses.
Kagiso also has a library, which has a reference section as well as a children's library.
Kagiso has produced many outstanding men and women, one of them being the Reverend Dr Frank Chikane, the former secretary general of the South African Council of Churches and a former director-general in the President's Office.
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