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29 August 2025

Rustenburg is one of South Africa’s oldest towns, founded in 1851. Its name means “town of rest” in Afrikaans – a nod to the fertile valleys and peaceful setting at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountains. Today, Rustenburg is anything but sleepy: it’s the platinum capital of the world, sitting on the Bushveld Igneous Complex, which holds the richest deposits of platinum group metals on Earth. A place of history, rest, and world-class mining all in one!

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