High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Gauteng (English pronunciation: /ɡaʊˈtɛŋ/ or /xaʊˈtɛŋ/; Sotho pronunciation ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging (or PWV) and was renamed 'Gauteng' in December 1994.