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Johannesburg
- Name: Johannesburg, also referred to as Jozi, Joburg or Egoli (place of Gold)
- Province: Gauteng Province
- Population: 3,2 million
- Altitude: 1753m
- Geography: Located on the eastern high-lying plateau in South Africa referred to as the Highveld.
- Climate: Dry with winter temperatures ranging from 24°-16°C. Summer is temperate with temperatures exceeding 30°C and afternoon thundershowers.
- Key Economic Sectors: Retail, Finance
- Professional Football Clubs: Bidvest Wits, Kaizer Chiefs, Moroka Swallows Orlando Pirates (Premier) FC AK, Jomo Cosmos (1st Division)
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Cape Town
- Name: Cape Town The city's name is derived from its association with the Cape of Good Hope.
- Province: Western Cape
- Population: 1,3 million
- Altitude: 0m
- Geography: The city is located on either side of a mountain ridge on the Cape Peninsula and low-lying flat areas at sea level.
- Climate: Mediterranean climate with winter rainfall and temperatures around 18°C. Summer time is generally warm with temperatures in the range of 25-27°C.
- Key Economic Sectors: Tourism, Agriculture, Manufacturing
- Professional Football Clubs: Ajax Cape Town, Santos (Premier) Hanover Park, Ikapa Sporting, FC Cape Town (1st Division)
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Durban
- Name: Durban
- Province: KwaZulu-Natal
- Population: 3064624
- Altitude: 0m
- Geography: The city is located on a huge natural lagoon that forms its harbour with a range of hills inland that are the remains of fossilized sand-dunes.
- Climate: Sub-tropical, mild and sunny winters, hot and humid summers. Average temperatures are around 16 to 25° C year round.
- Key Economic Sectors: Tourism, transport, agriculture, manufacturing
- Football Clubs: Amazulu, Golden Arrows, Thanda Royal Zulu, Maritzburg United (Premier) Durban Stars, Nathi Lions (1st Division)
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Mangaung / Bloemfontein
- Name: Mangaung / Bloemfontein
- Province: Free State
- Population: 850 000
- Altitude: 1400m
- Geography: The city is located in central South Africa on the Free State Plateau. The landscape is accentuated by grassland plains and low hills.
- Climate: : Dry winters, from May to August with temperatures around 17° C in the day and reaching -2° C at night. Summer ranges from October to February and city is much warmer, around 30° C during the day and cloud bursts in the afternoon.
- Key Economic Sectors: Trade, Finance, Transport
- Professional Football Clubs: Bloemfontein Celtic, Free State Stars (Premier League) Carara Kicks (1st Division)
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Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth
- Name:
- Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth
- Province: Eastern Cape
- Population: 1,005,779
- Altitude: 0m
- Geography: Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth is nestled in the shelter of Algoa Bay
- Climate: Sub-tropical with winter rainfall. The city has mild temperatures ranging from 20° to 9°C during winter, and 25° to 17°C during summer.
- Key Economic Sectors: Motor Industry, Tourism
- Professional Football Clubs: Bay United, OR Tambo Cosmos (First Division)
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Nelspruit
- Name: Nelspruit. The city's name has Dutch origins and means Nel's stream. Province: Mpumalanga
- Population: 21541
- Altitude: 660m
- Geography: Located on a low-lying plateau, known as the Lowveld, in the fertile Crocodile River valley in the north eastern part of South Africa.
- Climate: Sub-tropical with temperatures around 23°C during winter and warming up to 29°C during summer.
- Key Economic Sectors: Agriculture, Mining
- Football Clubs: Mpumalanga Black Aces, Witbank Spurs (1st Division)
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Polokwane
- Name: Polokwane, place of safety
- Province: Limpopo
- Population: 508 272
- Altitude: 1310m
- Geography: 60 kilometers south of the Tropic of Capricorn. The landscape is mainly grassland interspersed with rocky granite hills, referred to as 'koppies' in South African English.
- Climate: Tropical climate with winter temperatures 20°- 4° Centigrade and summer temperatures between 28-16° Centigrade.
- Key Economic Sectors: Agriculture, mining, manufacturing
- Professional Football Clubs: Black Leopards, Dynamos, Winners Park (1st Division)
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Rustenburg
- Name: Rustenburg. The city's name originates from Dutch.
- Province: North West
- Population: 395 539
- Altitude: 1500m
- Geography: Located on the Highveld Plateau with low mountains and grasslands in the north western part of South Africa.
- Climate: Rustenburg enjoys a sub-tropical climate with temperatures around 16°C during winter and 31°C during summer. The climate is generally ideal for year round outdoor activities.
- Key Economic Sectors: Mining, Agriculture
- Professional Football Clubs: Platinum Stars (Premier)
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Tshwane/Pretoria
- Name: Tshwane/Pretoria
- Province: Gauteng Province
- Population: 2,2 million
- Altitude: 1214m
- Geography: Situated between rocky ridges in the north eastern part of the country. The city is in the transitional area between tropical savannah (Bushveld) and the Highveld plateau.
- Climate: Dry winters with temperatures averaging 20 °C during the day, dropping to about 5 °C at night. Hot summers with occasional thunderstorms, daytime average temperatures 25 to 30 °C.
- Key Economic Sectors: Services, Commerce, Industry
- Professional Football Clubs: Mamelodi Sundowns, Supersport United (Premier) Pretoria University (1st Division)
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