Midrand, Gauteng

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Midrand (previously Halfway House) is a town located in the Johannesburg conurbation in Gauteng Province, South Africa. The name comes from being half way between The Rand (Witwatersrand) and Pretoria. Midrand is in Region 2 of Johannesburg's administrative region plan. Is it built around the N1, and is home to Midrand Graduate Institute and UNISA's Graduate School of Business Leadership.

The city is relatively modern, having experienced much growth in the last decade. Many businesses have relocated there due to its proximity to good highway links and its location in the economic centre of Gauteng Province. Midrand's development has meant there is little break between the outskirts of Johannesburg and those of Pretoria, and the Gauteng Provincial Government envisages that, according to current growth trends, much of the province will be city by 2015.

Midrand is also the location of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament.

Previously a separate municipality, in 2000, Midrand's municipal government became part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

[edit] Trivia

Kyalami, an international renowned racetrack is in Midrand and is the venue for many of South Africa's premier motor racing events.
The South Africa Lipizzaners are situated in the smallholdings of Kyalami.
Midrand has the largest^{[citation needed]} conference centre in South Africa which is known as Gallagher Estate which was apparently taken from a town in the UK known as Gallagher.
Midrand is home to the "World Trade Centre" where all the UN delegates meet once a year.