ðɪ ˈɜːli ɹˈɛzᵻdənts ʌv ɡˈɑːɹˈæŋkjuːwə wɜː fˈoːɹsᵻbli ɹᵻmˈuːvd fɹʌm fˈɜːɾəl lˈænd ɪn nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ lˈeɪdi sˈɛlboːɹn, bˈæntʃəl, mˈæɹɐbˌæstæd, ɹˈɑːmə, nˈuːklɛɹ, ˈiːstwʊd ænd soʊfˈiətaʊn tə mˈɛnʃən bˌʌt ɐ fjˈuː.
The early residents of Ga-Rankuwa were forcibly removed from fertile land in neighboring Lady Selborne, Bantule, Marabastad, Rama, Newclare, Eastwood and Sophiatown to mention but a few.