Vanderbijlpark

The Vaal Triangle The Vaal Triangle is made up of the complex industrial towns: Sasolburg and Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark. This triangle of industry is situated in the Highveld region of South Africa; it is estimated to be above 1500m above sea level in altitude and inhabits more than one million inhabitants. The Vaal Triangle consists of 6 racial townships which are located near the towns (due to Apartheid) for example: Boipatong, Bophelong, Sebokeng and Sharpeville. Sharpeville The township

The area of Sharpeville is a township area that is located between Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging in southern Gauteng. These two locations are two large industrial cities where steel and coal is mined and produced. On our trip to this area we saw, smelled and experienced the difference in pollution from this area compared to where we live in Pretoria/Gauteng. Pretoria or Johanneburg isn’t an industrial area that’s why it shouldn’t be as polluted but it isn’t only the mines and factories contributing