Existed: 1890s – present | Length 12.4 km | |
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South end: Bertha Street, Hillbrow North end: Bram Fischer Drive, Randburg | ||
Video captures minibus taxi drivers risking lives on jan smuts avenue
Jan Smuts Avenue is a major street in Johannesburg, South Africa. It begins in Randburg, and passes through important business areas like Rosebank. It passes the Johannesburg Zoo, Zoo Lake and Wits University before becoming Bertha Street, and the Nelson Mandela Bridge near the Johannesburg CBD. It has been described as "the most important road for a tourist" in Johannesburg.
Contents
- Video captures minibus taxi drivers risking lives on jan smuts avenue
- Map of Jan Smuts Ave Randburg South Africa
- Rosebank killarney gazette at the jan smuts avenue bus accident
- History
- References
Map of Jan Smuts Ave, Randburg, South Africa
Rosebank killarney gazette at the jan smuts avenue bus accident
History
Jan Smuts Avenue is named after the Second Boer War general Jan Smuts and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa. Prior to the road's renaming in 1917, it was known as the Pretoria Road.
References
Jan Smuts Avenue Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA