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Organised Tours
Avoid turning your holiday into a series of missed destinations. One of the most efficient and safest ways to see the most sights in the least amount of time is with a tour guide who knows the ropes. The following list broadly categorises a variety of tour operators. Many overlap, so make sure you choose exactly what you want before booking.
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Township tours by residents
The Gauteng Tourism Authority (GTA) encourages tours of the apartheid-era townships provided by residents themselves, under a programme to support "previously disadvantaged individuals". The GTA encourages visitors to make use of these tours as a way of assisting economic growth in poorer areas
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Heritage trails
Visit Victorian Parktown, explore the many sites around Johannesburg associated with the Mahatma Gandhi, discover South African architecture, and more...
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Local flavour given to Nutcracker
SET in the hot summer of a southern Christmas, the delightful Mzansi Productions version of The Nutcracker offers a "scattering of visual South Africanisms".
Informal traders learn new skills
THE private sector has been challenged to help the government support small medium and micro enterprises, and so join forces in the fight against poverty.
Rising food prices are examined
THERE are several reasons behind the rising cost of food - increasing oil prices, fertilizer prices, and adverse weather conditions that are affecting crop production are just some of them.
Giant Why Man to light up Sandton
AT six metres tall and standing on a balcony, the giant Mzansi Romance Why Men sculpture will stop night-time visitors to Nelson Mandela Square in their tracks.
Jozi ranks 11th most important city
JOBURG'S status as the economic powerhouse of Africa has been confirmed in the first MasterCard Emerging Markets Index, which places it at 11 out of 65 emerging market cities.

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