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	Vanderbijlpark
		Dr HJ van der Bijl, a brilliant young scientist working in the United States, was called back to South Africa in 1920 by Prime Minister Jan Smuts to advise the government on planning South Africa'a industrial development.
		The steelworks, the largest works in the Southern Hemisphere, began operating in 1947 and the town, which forms Gauteng's border along the Vaal River, was proclaimed in 1949 and attained municipal status in 1952.
		Vanderbijlpark's 500 000 trees shade streets named after scientists, engineers, composers, poets, writers and medical practitioners.
	www.places.co.za /html/vanderbijlpark.html (179 words)

	Vaaloewer - riverside properties near Vanderbijlpark
		We are situated below the barrage, on a secluded piece of deep water river supported by the weir, which is maintained by the Rand Water Board.
		Exit on the Vanderbijlpark turnoff (R42) Drive 13 km until the Potchefstroom turnoff to the right (R53).
		Legend is the farm used to belong to Mimi Coertze’s dad and you will still find the small ampi-theatre where she sang to local crowds.
	www.lizcharles.co.za /vaaloewer.html (671 words)

	Vanderbijlpark,Vanderbijlpark Luxury Accommodation,Hotels in Vanderbijlpark,Gauteng,Johannesburg,South Africa
		Vanderbijlpark is an industrial city next to the Vaal River in southern Gauteng, South Africa.
		It is home to Vanderbijlpark Steel (previously part of ISCOR (Iron and Steel Corporation), now part of the global company Mittal).
		The resort is situated on the banks of the Vaal River and is an ideal destination for both business and relaxation purposes.
	cybercapetown.com /Johannesburg/Vanderbijlpark (359 words)

	South Africa: Pollution row goes to open court
		The residents of Vanderbijlpark's Steel Valley say the giant Iscor steel producer - Africa's largest - has polluted their water, degraded their environment and brought sickness to their families for forty years - and they want compensation for their plight.
		Sixteen families from the community surrounding the plant, in the Vanderbijlpark, in South Africa's Gauteng Province, have taken the industrial giant to court.
		Samson Mokoena, chairman of the Steel Valley Crisis Committee and spokesperson for the residents told the BBC prior to the lifting of the ban that many people had lost their homes and animals to pollution and plant expansion.
	www.indexonline.org /en/news/articles/2002/3/pollution-row-goes-to-open-court.shtml (925 words)

	Property in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng - Properties in South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vanderbijlpark was named after Dr HJ van der Bijl who oversaw the inauguration of the Iron and Steel Corporations's (ISCOR) first plant at Pretoria in 1934 and then later bought 10 000ha to build a large steelworks and model city for its employees.
		The steelworks in Vanderbijlpark is one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, it began operating in 1947 and the town, which forms Gauteng's border along the Vaal River, was proclaimed in 1949 and attained municipal status in 1952.
		Although Gauteng is the smallest of the nine South African province in terms of land size, it is the economic powerhouse of South Africa and the Gauteng province generates the highest property transfers per year in terms of national property sales.
	www.noagent.co.za /g_vanderbijlpark.php (727 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Iscor 'hid facts' in pollution scandal
		Iscor employees were told last year to destroy documents that might point to its polluting ground and runoff water in Vanderbijlpark, the newspaper Beeld reported on Friday.
		In a "top-secret" email sent to Iscor management staff at the Vanderbijlpark works by Dr Ockie Fourie, charged with developing a master plan for rehabilitation of the polluted area, Fourie said that only his consultant team would be allowed to possess such documents.
		According to an abbreviated version of the master plan, made available to the Vanderbijlpark community, it is going to cost Iscor R1.6-billion over the next 20 years to rehabilitate the area around the Vanderbijlpark works.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/40037.htm (345 words)

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		Despite Vanderbijlpark's average house price having risen by around 25 percent in the last year, residential buying activity in the entry level and middle market sectors remains strong, with predictions of 12 percent growth for the year.
		That's according to Attie Venter, principal of Realty 1 International Property Group Vanderbijlpark, who says that while an average three bedroom home in the area now costs between R500k and R700k, up from R300k to R400k last year, there is no shortage of buyers in the area.
		The recent relocation of the giant Mittal Steel's head office to Vanderbijlpark as well as ongoing new developments by Sasol in nearby Sasolburg, are also generating ongoing personnel transfers between Vanderbijlpark, Newcastle and Secunda and accordingly fueling buying activity in the Vaal Triangle, Venter says.
	www.property24.com /Property24/news/FullArticle.asp?articleid=3618 (398 words)

	Links Vanderbijlpark. information about Vanderbijlpark, complete guide for Vanderbijlpark, (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Diocese covers an area between the Vaal Triangle - where Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Boipatong, Vanderbijlpark and Sebokeng are found - and the southern side of the city of Johannesburg in South Africa: news events, outreach activities and book reviews.
		South African regional portal serving the towns of Vereeniging, Sasolburg, Vanderbijlpark and Meyerton.
		Vanderbijlpark based guest house with added swimming and tennis facilities.
	www.destinia.com /guide/odp/Vanderbijlpark/51865/en (391 words)

	Siemens AG - Siemens VAI Project Receives “Breakthrough Project Award” from Mittal Steel South Africa
		This award is granted each year by Vanderbijlpark Steel in recognition of outstanding project achievements implemented at their steel works.
		Vanderbijlpark Steel (Gauteng Province) is an integrated iron and steel works where roughly 3.7 million tons of liquid steel are produced in three LD vessels and three electric arc furnaces.
		One of the main conditions of this project was that ongoing production operations were not to be disrupted and that the time required for the replacement of the existing automation system be kept to a minimum.
	www.siemens.com /index.jsp?sdc_p=cfi1358486lmo1358486ps5uz1& (691 words)

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