Roshnee

Roshnee is an Indian suburb that is located in Vereeniging, Guateng, South Africa. Roshnee is a town with 95% Muslim population. The town later expanded when Dadaville was established. It was expanded further after extension 1 was established.

Roshnee
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1936

History

The township was established under the Group Areas Act by the Vereeniging Town Council and the apartheid government as a segregated housing development for Indians living in the Vaal Triangle in the late 1960s.[1] The adjoining Indian township of Dadaville was created to alleviate housing shortages in Roshnee.[2]

In the 2010s, some Muslim residents of Roshnee died fighting for ISIS,[3] amidst concerns that fighters and money from Roshnee were finding their way to ISIS[4] however community groups later rejected the precepts of ISIS.[5]

The Vereenging Airport FAVV is located east of the town.[6]

Education
  • Roshnee Primary School
  • Roshnee Secondary School

Sports
  • Roshnee Stadium

References
  1. Indian Township Development in Vereeniging
  2. Seema Sam Hatane (2003). Post-apartheid desegregation in Vereeniging, 1991-1996 (MA thesis). North West University.
  3. Shaikh, Nabeelah. "SA man killed fighting for Islamic State". www.iol.co.za.
  4. "2 Youths From Indian Township in South Africa Die Fighting for Islamic State". NDTV.com.
  5. Patel, Faizel. "SA Muslims warned against being misled by Isis". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. "Vereeniging Airport". www.favv.co.za. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

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