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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Ace’s gambit could spoil ANC’s game: As the ANC NEC meets this weekend, and ahead of its secretary-general Ace Magashule’s second court appearance next week, will the step-aside rule be on the agenda? Magashule’s legal opinions look … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Jack Willis: Why there was outpouring of emotion for stricken England ace: England flanker Jack Willis was stretchered off during the Six Nations win over Italy. Here, Bobby Bridge explains why there has been such a far-reaching display of emotion and concern for the stricke … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. The Latest: Mexico to lower virus alert level in many states: Mexico is reducing its COVID-19 alert level in about half of the country’s states amid a drop in infections and hospitalizations in many places, including the capital. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. UPDATE 1-South Africa to reopen 20 land border crossing points next week: South Africa will reopen 20 land border crossings to allow normal travel, lifting restrictions implemented last month to control rising coronavirus infections, the Home Affairs Ministry said on … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. South Africa’s former president is warned to appear in court: A legal showdown is looming in South Africa where former president Jacob Zuma is refusing to obey court orders to testify at a judicial inquiry into corruption charges against him … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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The Geological Miracle of the Witwatersrand

The very existence of Johannesburg is a geological fluke. Unlike most major global cities, Johannesburg was not built near a river, a coast, or a natural harbor. It sits 1,753 meters above sea level on a rocky ridge called the Witwatersrand (Ridge of White Waters). This ridge is the edge of the world’s largest known gold deposit, formed over 2 billion years ago when an ancient inland sea began to evaporate, leaving behind layers of gold-bearing conglomerate.

When George Harrison, an Australian prospector, stumbled upon an outcrop of gold on the farm Langlaagte in 1886, he triggered a “gold rush” that changed the course of African history. Within a decade, a dusty collection of tents and wagons transformed into a permanent city of brick and mortar. The “Main Reef” proved so vast that it eventually produced nearly 40% of all the gold ever mined in human history. This geological wealth dictated the city’s layout: the mining belt runs east-to-west across the city’s center, creating a physical divide between the wealthy northern suburbs and the industrial, working-class south. Today, while most mines within the city limits have closed due to the extreme depth and cost of extraction (some mines reached over 3.9 kilometers underground), the physical legacy remains in the form of “mine dumps”—massive yellow-white hills of crushed rock and sand that define the Joburg skyline.