| Roshnee | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.5667°N 83°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sedibeng |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Emfuleni |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Vereeniging |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 1936 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Roshnee is an Indian suburb that is located in Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa. Roshnee is a town with 60% Muslim, 30% Hindu and 10% Christian population. The town later expanded when Dadaville was established. It was expanded further after extension 1 was established.
The township was established under the Group Areas Act by the Vereeniging Town Council and the apartheid government as a segregated housing development for Indians living in the Vaal Triangle in the late 1960s.[1] The adjoining Indian township of Dadaville was created to alleviate housing shortages in Roshnee.[2]
In the 2010s, some Muslim residents of Roshnee died fighting for ISIS,[3] amidst concerns that fighters and money from Roshnee were finding their way to ISIS[4] however community groups later rejected the precepts of ISIS.[5]
The Vereenging Airport FAVV is located east of the town.[6]