Sunrella AH is an agricultural suburb north of
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 alon ...
,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
. It is located in Region A of the
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality () is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite se ...
.
The area has experienced violent crime. In 2018, a man was shot and killed in a robbery after withdrawing money to pay for his wife's funeral. In 2020, a man, part of the
Dagga couple
The Dagga Couple or DC is a pro-cannabis lobbyist organisation from South Africa founded by Julian Stobbs and Myrtle Clarke after the two were arrested for the Possession of a controlled substance, possession and Drug dealer, dealing in the subs ...
, known for his activism towards the legalisation of
dagga
Dagga () is a word used in certain areas of Southern Africa to describe cannabis flower. The term, dating to the 1660s, derives from the word ''daxa'' in the Khoekhoe language used to describe the plant as well as various species of Leonotis. ...
, was shot and killed in a home invasion in the locality.
References
Johannesburg Region A
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