Editing Midrand (section)

==History==
Midrand was established as a municipality in 1981 (in an area known as ''[[Halfway House Estate|Halfway House]]'', named after its position between [[Pretoria]] and [[Johannesburg]]<ref name="dsapn">{{cite web |title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain) |url=https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames |publisher=Human Science Research Council |page=195}}</ref>), but ceased to be an independent town in the restructuring of local government that followed the end of apartheid in 1994. It was incorporated in the [[City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality]] in 2000. It was made part of [[Former Region 2 (Johannesburg)|Region 2]] and, as of 2006, when the number of regions were reduced to seven, it forms part of Region A of the City of Johannesburg.

Though no longer an independent town, the name Midrand is still in common use to denote the suburbs around the [[N1 (South Africa)|N1 highway]] north of the [[Jukskei River]] up to the border with the [[City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality]] (this portion of the N1 highway is also known as the [[Ben Schoeman Highway]]). Suburbs that are generally regarded as being in Midrand include among others: [[Country View, Gauteng|Country View]], [[Carlswald, Gauteng|Carlswald]], [[Crowthorne, Gauteng|Crowthorne]], [[Ebony Park]], [[Glen Austin, Gauteng|Glen Austin]], [[Ivory Park, Gauteng|Ivory Park]], [[Kaalfontein]], [[Rabie Ridge]], [[Halfway House Estate|Halfway House]], [[Halfway Gardens, Gauteng|Halfway Gardens]], [[Vorna Valley, Gauteng|Vorna Valley]], [[Noordwyk, Gauteng|Noordwyk]], [[Randjesfontein Agricultural Holdings|Randjesfontein]], [[Randjespark]], [[Blue Hills, Gauteng|Blue Hills]], [[Kyalami Agricultural Holdings]] and Waterfall City.

In 2010, it was reported that the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality wished to annex Midrand from the City of Johannesburg, reportedly to boost its income, which was severely strained.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 May 2010 |title=Fight for Midrand |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article431596.ece/Fight-for-Midrand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507010315/http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article431596.ece/Fight-for-Midrand |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 7, 2010 |publisher=Times LIVE}}</ref>

The city is relatively modern, having experienced much growth in the last decade. Many businesses have relocated there due to its proximity to good highway links and its location in the economic centre of Gauteng Province. The development of Midrand has resulted in little break between the outskirts of Johannesburg and those of Pretoria.