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Vereeniging is situated in the Southern part of Gauteng Province, and neighbors Vanderbijlpark (West), Three Rivers (East), Meyerton (North) and Sasolburg (South). The predominant language in Vereeniging is Afrikaans, which is followed up closely by English and Sesotho. The motto of the city is : Per Pacem ad Industriam (Through peace to industry) The city is currently one of the most important industrial manufacturing centres in South Africa, with its chief products being iron, steel, pipes, bricks, tiles and processed lime. Several coal mines are also still situated in the area, with reserves being estimated at 4 billion tons. Other mines nearby extract fire-clay, silica and building stone. Vereeniging also has several Eskom thermal power plants that supply electricity to the nearby goldmines. Vereeniging has been mentioned jokingly as the town in South Africa which has the most vehicle dealerships per square metre. |
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