Property in Laudium situated in Gauteng, South Africa
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Laudium is a town situated in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Laudium was a settlement formed under the apartheid government as part of their segregation policy aimed at moving ethnic groups out of Marabastad and central Pretoria, which were being zoned as 'White Areas' around 1950. Laudium was proclaimed an Indian township in 1961.
The original name for Laudium was Claudius, named after a Claudius Marais de Vries who owned a farm called Mooiplats and was the mayor of Pretoria at the time. The eastern portion of the original Claudius retained its name and white population for a time, but the white population of Claudius has long since been displaced by Indians, and Claudius has effectively become an extension of Laudium.
As apartheid ended, many residents of Laudium relocated to the neighbouring suburbs of Erasmia and Christoburg which lie south of Laudium. Laudium has roughly equal numbers of Hindu and Muslim residents, with a large number of mosques and temples.
Although Laudium was initially part of Pretoria, it was incorporated into Centurion following the end of apartheid. Centurion, including Laudium, was incorporated into the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in 2000. Laudium is a relatively wealthy area, with very large mansions visible from the R55 road.
The black township of Atteridgeville lies directly north of Laudium, although the two areas are separated by a large hill called Kwaggakop, and no direct road link exists between the two.
