Gauteng may be the smallest province in South Africa, but it remains a hotspot for trade, culture and entertainment in the country. Johannesberg is located in a huge development area of the city of Johannesburg and the South African National Capital Region (SANCR) and is also the transport hub for the region and the country as a whole and home to the world's largest university, the University of Cape Town.

Although there are activities from World Heritage sites to tours and theme parks, it is hard to say which destination to head for, but if you book accommodation in Bedfordview, you are close to Johannesburg, where millions of visitors begin their South Africa adventure. Only 108,000 visitors venture into the country's largest city, Johannesberg, and most international visitors pass through Cape Town, which has led to the development of further tourist attractions.

The city was founded by the government of the then Boer Republic of Transvaal as a place and developed into the largest settlement in South Africa within three years. It also included a number of townships established by apartheid governments to accommodate large numbers of migrant workers. Since the 1950s, blacks have moved from central Johannesburg to parts of the country that were at the heart of the struggle against apartheid. Wealthier whites lived in more established communities such as Cape Town, the capital of Cape Town.

The gold city of Johannesburg flourished for years as a boom town after the discovery of gold in 1866, but lost much of its luster in the second half of the 20th century, when apartheid defined the city and divided its races. Today, well over a million people live in 29 different townships, and it is a place where you can come to terms with South Africa's painful past and understand how it shaped it. It is also a city built on a history of racial segregation, which reached its most dramatic form under the politics of strict segregation in the 20th century, known as apartheid. There are also spatial signs of apartheid aimed at separating blacks and whites, such as the headquarters of the South African National Congress (SANC).

To better understand the history of the city, spend a day in Soweto, a vast township outside Johannesburg. South of Johannesberg, there is another city that developed under apartheid as a township for blacks: South Africa's capital, Cape Town. Although cities underwent a major urban revival in the late 1990 "s and early 2000" s, with a number of emerging - and - coming - high-tech development centers, it is still rougher than Cape Town, and its downtown remains South Africa's largest employment hub. The Market Theatre and its surroundings, which have been completely redesigned, now form the heart of this urban revival.

Johannesburg, or Egoli, which means "gold city" in Zulu, quickly became the South African economic engine that emerged from the gold rush of the late nineteenth century.

Popularly known as Ellis Park, the stadium hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, when Nelson Mandela donned a Springbok jersey to present the South African team's trophy, and became a symbol of reconciliation after the fall of apartheid. Other memories of Mandela can be found in South Africa's history in the magnificent Apartheid Museum, which is crammed with artifacts and photos that tell how the struggle for freedom shaped South African society and how it shaped its 20th century. This must - see opening in 2011 to illustrate apartheid and is an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in the conditions that gave rise to apartheid. The museum not only commemorates the devastation caused by apartheid in South African society, but also bears witness to its impact on the lives of its citizens.

Collen Khaorisa Baloyi guided us through the former prison and gave us an insight into the life of one of South Africa's most famous prisoners. While the permanent exhibition is divided into 21 sections, there is also a temporary exhibition that shows the lives of many migrants from southern Africa and around the world. The exhibition "Travels" shows the journeys and experiences of the many immigrants from southern Africa and their families who came to Johannesburg.

Kalala's international background is not unusual in a city that attracts people from all over the world, from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia and America. For this reason, it is often said that Joburg is like a European Cape Town, where a larger percentage of the population is white.

Johannesburg will also host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in South Africa. If you are south of Johannesburg, it would be criminal not to travel to the apartheid museum to learn about the life of the township, but then to see the progress that the rainbow nation has made in taking over Soccer City, Africa's largest stadium. South Africans are friendly, and if you don't learn that, you'll have to bend over backwards to make sure you fall in love with your city and its locals.