Property for sale in Mamelodi, Pretoria

Like Silverton, Mamelodi is also situated northeast of Pretoria and is bordered by the Magaliesberg mountain range on the northern and eastern sides, and the Pretoria-Witbank highway in the south. Mamelodi is bordered by Watloo, East Lyne, Eesterust, Nellmapius, Mahube and Silverton and it has the Moretele/Pienaars River running through it. Mamelodi was established in June 1953, when 16 houses were built on a farm named Vlakfontein (the name later changing to Mamelodi, meaning Mother of Melodies). Mamelodi is now home to 256 117 people and a mixture of languages are spoken here, including Northern Sotho, Zulu, Tsonga and Southern Ndebele. The University of Pretoria operates a campus in Mamelodi and there are a number of different organisations and groups, such as The Mamelodi Trust,that are working towards improving the education levels within the area. Mamelodi is one of the soccer capitals of the country, as it is home to the Premier League’s Mamelodi Sundowns, one of the top soccer teams in South Africa. Mamelodi is also the home of the Mamelodi Bees, the South African Women’s basketball league and the HM Pitje Stadium. Read Less