though no longer an independent town, the name midrand is still in common use to denote the suburbs around the n1 highway north of the jukskei river up to the border with city of tshwane metropolitan municipality. (this portion of the n1 highway is also known as the ben schoeman highway.) suburbs that are generally regarded as being in midrand include among others: country view, carlswald, crowthorne, glen austin, halfway house, halfway gardens, vorna valley, noordwyk, randjesfontein, blue hills.