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There are five category A halls. Each has the capacity to seat at least 300 people and is equipped with tables and chairs, with proper lighting. Each hall is equipped with industrial cooking, refrigeration and washing-up facilities, with working space in a separate kitchen. There are breakaway rooms for allpurpose use, with equipment provided. Store rooms for recreation equipment, tables and chairs are available. Each hall has a separate bar facility, with fridge. In the hall itself, there is a stage with curtains, spotlights, control panel, high-quality sound system and speakers in all areas. There are TVs, DVD players and overhead projectors and, most importantly, adequate parking. Use is subject to the availability of the facility and personnel, as well as compliance with the conditions contained in the Health Regulations and By-Laws. The halls are: • Bakerton Community Hall, Springs • Coen Scholtz Recreation Centre, Kempton Park • Edenvale Community Centre, Edenvale • Reiger Park Community Centre, Boksburg • Thokoza Auditorium, Thokoza. There are 19 category B facilities, also seating 300 people, and 27 category C facilities seating 80 people. These facilities are progressively not as well equipped as the category A facilities.
Ekurhuleni has eight category A stadiums that meet international standards with, inter alia, floodlights, synthetic track, a pavilion, electronic timing equipment, other equipment and the ability to host any provincial, national or international event as specified in the relevant international/ national federation regulations. The stadiums are: • Boksburg City Stadium, Boksburg • Bosman Stadium, Brakpan • Germiston Stadium, Germiston • Katlehong Sport Complex, Katlehong • Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa • Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton • Willowmore Park, Benoni • Tsakane Stadium, Tsakane. There are 13 category B stadiums that do not comply with international and national standards but have a pavilion, possibly floodlights and where equipment can be used if available. These stadiums have the ability to host school and provincial events. In addition, there are 24 category C stadiums, all with marked fields only where a grass track is optional. These facilities have no pavilion, very little equipment, if any, floodlights, if available, and are not up to provincial, national and international standards. They are typically used for training by local clubs and schools as well as events on school and club level.
Ekurhuleni has two category A sport centres that are of international standard with the ability and capacity to host any provincial, national and international event. The centres are: • Kempton Park Indoor Sport Centre, Kempton Park • Springs Indoor Sport Centre, Springs. There are nine category B sport centres that are not up to international standard but are able to host national and provincial sports events. These centres are: • Alberton Indoor Sport Centre, Alberton • Thokoza Indoor Sport Centre, Thokoza • John Barrable Indoor Sport Centre, Benoni • Comet Indoor Sport Centre, Boksburg • Faranani Multi Purpose Community Centre, Tsakane • Dalcrest Indoor Sport Centre, Brakpan • Brakpan Indoor Sport Centre, Brakpan • Dinwiddie Multi purpose Sport Complex, Germiston • Duduza Multi Purpose Community Centre, Duduza.
There are two category A swimming pools that are Olympic size and heated indoor/outdoor. These pools are high-profile pools for the hosting of provincial, national and international events. These pools also meet all the aquatic sporting codes such as swimming, diving, life saving, synchronised swimming and water polo. The pools are: • Delville Swimming Pool, Germiston • Boksburg North Swimming Pool, Boksburg. Category B pools are Olympic size but not heated and can cater for club- and schoollevel aquatic events and recreational swimming. The pools are: • Kempton Park Swimming Pool, Kempton Park • Brakpan Swimming Pool, Brakpan • Vosloorus Swimming Pool, Vosloorus • Katlehong Swimming Pool, Katlehong • Reiger Park Swimming Pool, Reiger Park. Finally, there are 28 other pools that are not Olympic size and not heated but cater for local school aquatic events and recreational swimming.
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With 17 public and private golf courses, golf is especially popular in Ekurhuleni. Glendower Golf Course hosted the BMW SA Open in 2016
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