JetSet Rustenburg 2010 South Africa

Rustenburg is situated northwest of Johannesburg. Rustenburg is the third oldest town of the former Transvaal Province. Its jacaranda tree-lined streets are the hub of a thriving agricultural and mining industry. Rustenburg (meaning "town of rest" or "resting place") was proclaimed a township in 1851. It is one of the most heavily mineralised districts in the world. The Rustenburg area features numerous holiday resorts, private game farms, national game parks and reserves have been a favourite getaway for Johannesburg residents for decades. Rustenburg is less than an hour's drive from both Johannesburg and Pretoria. The Rustenburg Ramble has many eating venues, craft galleries, farm stalls, delightful curios and gift shops to browse through. The Rustenburg climate is delightfully warm to hot and sunny, with temperatures generally four or five degrees warmer than Johannesburg.

The Royal Bafokeng, one of the richest tribes occupying its own land in South Africa, comprise a population of 3 million people. The Royal Bafokeng are rose to some prominence during the 1980s when they demanded compensation and royalties from mining companies who were mining platinum in the area. The two largest platinum mines in the world lies just outside of Rustenburg, on land owned by the Royal Bafokeng people. The current Royal Bafokeng king is Kgosi Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi, the 36th paramount ruler of the Bafokeng people, who holds a degree in architecture and urban planning.  The Bafokeng kingdom has an abundance of chrome reserves and the world's second-largest platinum deposits. An agreement between several mining companies and the Royal Bafokeng administration resulted in the Bafokeng people receiving compensation payments and annual royalties (huge amounts) from the mining companies that extract minerals from the land. The Bafokeng have used their income from mining to build schools, roads, clinics and other infrastructure such as a sports complex incorporating a soccer stadium with an athletics track, an Olympic-size swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts and a gymnasium. Choose on of JetSet 2010's classy luxury cars to rent on your holiday.

Rustenburg Nature Reserve, which was proclaimed in 1967, lies southwest of the town, on the northern slopes and summit of the Magaliesberg Mountains. The vegetation on the summit is extremely lush and varied and the views are spectacular. Rustenburg Nature reserve offers scenic hiking trails on the northern slopes of the Magaliesberg Mountains with its abundant bird life. Visitors can take a circular game-viewing tour of the Rustenburg Nature Reserve. Many past battles have been fought in the districts of Koster, Swartruggens and Rustenburg during the Anglo Boer War and other ethnic wars. The British built several forts on and around the Magaliesberg during the Anglo-Boer War for defence and signalling purposes. Most of these forts have withstood the ravages of time and prominent battlefields and memorial graves are scattered throughout the Rustenburg area.

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