Benoni is located on the Johannesburg East Rand in Gauteng and is part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan municipality. Benoni East Rand Johannesburg began in 1881 when Johan Rissik the surveyor-general found it difficult to assign title deeds to all unclaimed state property. Johan Rissik named a piece of land in the area, Government Farm Benoni meaning 'son of my sorrow', named after the Hebrew name by Rachel to her son in the biblical book of Genesis. Benoni East Rand was established in 1904 and became a municipality in 1907 and the early developement of the town was led by Sir George Farrar the chairman of the mining association who had a large amount of trees planted and stocked the local lake with trout.
Benoni East Rand Johannesburg is a popular location with celebrities. Charlize Theron the world famous oscar winning actress was born in Benoni, she moved to become a star in Hollywood, but was seen again in Benoni whilst promoting the movie 'Monster'. The MTV inspired movie 'Crazy Monkey : Straight outta Benoni' was set in Benoni and released in 2005 and the Mnet television series 'The Coconuts' was based on a family in benoni, this makes Benoni an interesting place for people looking for private property for sale in Benoni.
Persons looking for private property for sale in Benoni East Rand Johannesburg will find it easy to get to the nearby towns in East Rand such as Germiston, Boksburg, Brakpan and Springs via the two major highways/freeways which are the N12 and the R21. Families who have children will find that there is an array of schools in Benoni, these schools range from pre-schools, primary schools, high schools and tertiary education. Some examples of the schools in Benoni are: Mount Linden School, Rynfield Primary School, St Columbia's School, Arbor Primary School, Ashton Primary School, Heidi Montessori Pre-School, Willowmoore High School, and many more.
Attractions and facilities is bursting in Benoni East Rand Johannesburg. Some well-known attractions in the area is the Bunny Park intended for children has hundreds of rabbits and other small animals, more than 30 parks with walking trails and nature trails, the Korsman Bird Sanctuary a 60ha nature reserve and more than 200 bird species, the Willowmoore park a one day international cricket venue, the Benoni Heliport for the use of helicopters, Sibikwa community theatre internationally recognised, the local museum, many lakes, many horse stables, the Koi Farm, The Honey Farm, paintball and team building at Viper Paintball Field, Benoni Country Club and Benoni Lake Golf Club for golfing enthusiasts looking for private property for sale in Benoni.
Private property for sale in Benoni East Rand Johannesburg is surrounded by Shopping and Dining facilities. There are two major shopping malls which is the Lakeside Shopping Mall and the Northmead Square, both are filled with a variety of shops including shops selling food, clothing, shoes, accessories and much more including cinemas. Restaurants are in abundance in Benoni and some well-known restaurants and take-aways are: Armourer's Place, Jimmy's Killer Prawns, Panarottis Lakeside Mall, Piatto Restaurant, Spur Steak Ranch, The Terrace Restaurant and Bar, Chicken Licken, Bella Vista Take Aways, Ciro's Pizzeria, Mikes Fast Foods and Mochachos. These restaurants and take-aways provide a variety of cuisines to people looking for private property for sale in Benoni.
Some important buildings for people looking for private property for sale in Benoni East Rand Johannesburg are the many doctors rooms, dentists, hopitals, churches and petrol garages. A few hospitals are the Netcare Linmed Hospital, the Benoni Day Clinic, the Optiklin Eye Hospital and The Glynwood. A few churches are the Benoni Baptist Church, the Benoni Central Methodist Church and the Grace Church International. And the petrol garages/stations that can be found in Benoni are Caltex, Shell, Engen, BP, Sasol, Total and Zenex.
Private property for sale in Benoni East Rand Johannesburg includes the following areas: private property for sale in Actonville, Airfield, Alphen Park, Brentwood Park, Crystal Park, Cloverdene, Fairleads, Farrarmere, Lakefield, Lakeside, Mackenzie Park, Morehill, Norton Estates, Northmead, Northvilla, Rynfield, The Stewards, Wattville, Westdene, Western Extension and Mackenzie Park. There is a variety of different types of private property for sale in Benoni such as houses for sale, flats for sale, simplexes for sale, apartments for sale, duplexes for sale and vacant land for sale.