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Alleged cash heist robber facing 3 counts of murder gets R100k bail as he has one kidney and may get Covid in jail

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Alleged cash heist robber facing 3 counts of murder gets R100k bail as he has one kidney and may get Covid in jail: David Lebakeng Mokodutle allegedly murdered three police officer and tried to kill 12 other people but was released on bail as he has one kidney. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. The Grand Tour will film in front of a live audience in South Africa this July and you can be there: The location for the first episode of The Grand Tour has been announced. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May’s Amazon Prime (and Top Gear … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Gauteng MEC Lesufi disappointed with Umalusi assessment of 2020 matric results: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said that while the province accepted the results released by the quality assurance body, it failed to acknowledge the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Africa’s Woolworths posts first jump in half-year profit since 2015: South African retailer Woolworths Holdings Ltd WHLJ.J reported a 58.3% jump in first-half profit on Thursday, its first in five years, as sales recovered from the lows at the start of the COVID-19 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Crowe Forensics Director to continue testifying at State Capture Inquiry: The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg is on Thursday morning expected to continue to hear evidence from Director of Crowe Forensics South Africa, Ryan Sacks on alleged … – “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.