Laudium is a residential area in Centurion, South Africa,
which was proclaimed an Indian township in 1961. Most Indians were forced out
of their homes in Pretoria into this new place where some of them built
beautiful new homes. As for its former inhabitants, older photographs show
remains of circular type dwellings of its former inhabitants, to the west of
Laudium. Laudium has 3 extensions which were completed in 1976, 1978 and 1983,
respectively. Laudium was initially part of Pretoria but it was incorporated
into Centurion in 2000.
The original name for Laudium was Claudius, named after a
Claudius Marais de Vries who was the mayor of Pretoria at the time. Laudium has
both Hindu and Muslim residents, with a large number of mosques and temples.
There are also many recent South Asian Indian and Pakistanis, who moved into
South Africa.
Although unusual for a township yet, Laudium is a relatively
wealthy area with very large houses and people using luxury cars. It also
prides in having successful businessmen, media leaders etc. Laudium is prone to
sinkholes that sometimes cause property damage owing to dolomite in the area
There are a variety of restaurants, including Mohideen's,
Muchachos, Debonairs, Nandos and Wimpy, as well as some very good shopping
centres available here. One hotel is situated across the road from one of the
shopping centres.
Due to the fact that the majority of the residents of
Laudium are Muslims, food stores sell halal food, prepared according to Islamic
Law. Muslims, Hindus and Christians live in Laudium.
Laudium has quite a number of government schools. These
government schools mostly consist of Indian teachers, most of the pupils in
these schools are black and travel daily from black townships. The black
township lies directly north of Laudium, and the two areas are separated by a
large hill called Kwaggakop.
Laudium Sun newspaper is a free, bi-monthly that serves
Laudium. It also has a Muslim-oriented community radio station.
Laudiuminfo gives you a deeper insight into all these facts,
history and development of Laudium etc. The website provides extensive information
on various aspects of Laudium, which includes News and Events, Religion and
Culture, Education and Employment etc. You can learn about History,
Development and Facts about Laudium here.
Apart from this, you can also participate in Discussion Boards
and Forums with a free registration that allows you to discuss on various topics
like religion, culture, associations, communities, welfares, groups etc.
related to Laudium. At the same time, you can also be a part of the Laudium
community.
The website contains a Business Directory wherein you can
find all information related to the various categories as well as you can list
your business for free or advertise your specials with a nominal price for a large number of viewer access.
Although community isolation and crime are a major hindrance
in the prospect of Laudium’s progress, yet the community is making every effort
and working towards the development of the township. Active participation and
working together would certainly help Laudium improve and make it a better a place to live in.
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