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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. COVID-19: 8,166 new cases and 173 more deaths across SA: The health department has also confirmed that 173 more people have died after contracting the virus, pushing the death toll to 22,747. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Sri Lanka’s tour of South Africa set to go ahead as planned: Sri Lanka’s tour of South Africa is set to go ahead as planned after SLCs medical staff confirmed they were satisfied with the bio-bubble arrangements being planned for the series. SLC had … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. S. Africa reports 8,166 new COVID-19 cases: South Africa on Thursday reported 8,166 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 836,764, the country’s health ministry reported. Meanwhile, 173 more COVID-19 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Africa sees sharp rise in virus, part of African wave: South Africa recorded 6,700 new cases on Wednesday night, the country’s highest number of new cases since August. South Africa’s 7-day rolling average of daily new cases has ris … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Intercontinental Experts Highlight Day 3 of National Coaches Forum: World leading coaches from three continents shared their insights during the third day of the 2020 National Coaches Forum (NCF), presented by AstroTurf. The presentations began from Johannesburg, … – “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.