Khutsong | |
|---|---|
  Khutsong  Khutsong | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′1″S 27°19′39″E / 26.33361°S 27.32750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | West Rand |
| Municipality | Merafong City |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Ofentse Hamilton Kawe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.15 km2 (6.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 62,458 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 34.8% |
| • Xhosa | 25.0% |
| • Sotho | 19.3% |
| • Zulu | 7.3% |
| • Other | 13.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2499 |
| PO box | 2500 |
Khutsong is a township on the West Rand of South Africa, and scene of widespread unrest starting in February 2006.[2] It is situated north-west of the town of Carletonville,[3] in the Merafong City Local Municipality of the Gauteng province, just west of the Abe Bailey Nature Reserve. With a terrible history of violence and gangsterism,[4] the main factors causing crime rates to spike up from 2011 until late 2019 are mainly high poverty rates, municipality mismanagement and corruption and the lack of employment/job creating opportunities. In 2017/18 thousands of mine workers lost their jobs due to mines shutting down.[5]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Khutsong". Census 2011.
- ^ "Khutsong unrest continues". News 24 Archives. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2006-02-27.
- ^ "Gangster cause terror in Khutsong". 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Carletonville's Gold Street: Where SA's mining history goes to die a slow death".