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Roy Andersen (general)
Major General Roy Cecil Andersen (born 12 May 1948 in Johannesburg) is a South African businessman and a retired Reserve Commanding General, general officer in the South African Army from the South African Army Artillery Formation, artillery. He matriculated from Northview High School, Johannesburg, Northview High School and graduated from Witwatersrand University. Military career He was commissioned into the Artillery in 1966 at 14 Field Artillery Regiment, 14 Field Regiment in Bethlehem, South Africa, Bethlehem, Orange Free State where he served under the then Officer Commanding- Cmdt Constand Viljoen, C.L. Viljoen. He commanded the Transvaal Horse Artillery from 1976 to 1979 and participated in Operation Savannah both as regimental Commander and Air Observation Post Officer. He was thereafter appointed as Senior Staff Officer Artillery and subsequently Senior Staff Officer Operations of 7 South African Infantry Division. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alone and over 14.8 million in the urban agglomeration, it is classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity and List of urban areas by population, one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Johannesburg is the provinces of South Africa, provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Constitutional Court. The city is located within the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, the epicentre of the international mineral and gold trade. The richest city in Africa by GDP and private wealth, Johannesburg functions as the economic capital of South Africa and is home to the continent's largest stock exchange, the Johannesburg Stock Exchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
