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Court grants bail to two students arrested amid Joburg protests

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Court grants bail to two students arrested amid Joburg protests: The court heard the two were facing a case in Stellenbosch after they were arrested for contravening lockdown regulations The court gran … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Three more ousted Prasa execs to return to work in April: The Labour Court in Johannesburg has ruled that three executives who were fired by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Prasa are … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Northam Platinum sets out five-year output growth plan after profit bonanza: Miner Northam Platinum reported a surge in half-year profit on Friday and said it plans to accelerate capital spending to boost output and take advantage of rising metals prices. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. “Hope for renewal in SA’s state re-capture – Chuck Stephens” – BizNews: Five of the best read stories on BizNews.com, : BizNews.com is one of South Africa’s leading business news websites. Founded by internet publishing pioneer and broadcaster Alec Hogg, it specialises in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. More artisans to be trained by Water dept: A partnership between South Africa and Japan will see the Department of Water and Sanitation train artisans to deal with water losses in communities. Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? While Johannesburg is also known as the City of Gold, or ‘eGoli’ because of its beginnings as a gold-mining town, it is known fondly to locals by the shortened ‘Joburg’, or now more popularly as ‘Jozi’.

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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.