Roshnee is a suburb that is located in

Vereeniging Vereeniging ( ; ) is a city located in the south of Gauteng province, South Africa, situated where the Klip River empties into the northern loop of the Vaal River. It is also one of the constituent parts of the Vaal Triangle region and was forme ...

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, South Africa. The town later expanded when Dadaville was established. It was expanded further after extension 1 was established.

History

The township was established under the

Group Areas Act Group Areas Act was the title of three acts of the Parliament of South Africa enacted under the apartheid government of South Africa. The acts assigned racial groups to different residential and business sections in urban areas in a syste ...

by the Vereeniging Town Council and the apartheid government as a segregated housing development for Indians living in the

Vaal Triangle The Vaal Triangle is a triangular area formed by Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark and Sasolburg about 60 km south of Johannesburg, South Africa. The area forms a substantial urban complex. Meyerton, just north of Vereeniging, is also sometimes ...

in the late 1960s. The adjoining area of Dadaville was created to alleviate housing shortages in Roshnee. The Vereenging Airport FAVV is located east of the town.

Education

* Roshnee Primary School (grades 1-6) * Roshnee Secondary School (grades 7-12) * Roshnee Islamic School (grades 1-12)

Sports

* Roshnee Stadium

References

Former Indian townships in South Africa Townships in Gauteng Suburbs of Vereeniging {{Gauteng-geo-stub