Hi Billy
As a long-time resident of Johannesburg I can tell you that Lephalale (the 'h" is silent) is out in the bush. It's about 250 Kilometers from Joburg - say around 3 hours drive - a little less from Pretoria. It is classic "bushveld" with good wildlife, and some tourist potential. The Botswana border is only half an hour or so away.
As a town it is really only there due to the coal mines and power stations in the area. I don't know it well, but it will be quite working class and mainly Afrikaans speaking. As to schools, there are likely to be some English medium primary and high schools, but places at them will be in high demand due to the many contractors on site at Medupi.

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