Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:
- Drama kings: DJ Speedsta and Cassper Nyovest, what’s the beef?: Shwashwi focuses on the good, the bad and the ugly of celebville. Take a look at the ugly: Watching DJ Speedsta calling rapper … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Family of slain prison guard wants answers: The family of a female official who was found dead inside her office at Leeuwkop Correctional Centre in Johannesburg last week say they need spiritual counselling to recover from the tragedy. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Dlomo v Makeleni bout promises to be an exciting bill: Rated No.1 by Boxing SA’s (BSA) in July rankings, the Eastern Cape-based boxer will face defending champion ‘Prince” Dlomo on Sep. 26 at Booysens Hall, southern Johannesburg. This fight has been on … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Ernie Els leads tributes for Vivienne Player: Ernie Els on Wednesday led the tributes for Vivienne, the wife of Gary Player, who died after battling pancreatic cancer for over a year. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Gold Fields’ profit doubles, new CEO to look at acquisitions: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa-based Gold Fields Ltd reported on Thursday that half-year profit more than doubled as it benefited from rising prices and output and its new CEO said the company … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Where Johannesburg got it’s name from: The fledgling town of Johannesburg was laid out on a triangular wedge of “uitvalgrond” (area excluded when the farms were surveyed) named Randjeslaagte, situated between the farms Doornfontein to the east, Braamfontein to the west and Turffontein to the south. The property belonged to the government. The Surveyor-General of the ZAR issued an instruction that the farm be surveyed as a township, consisting of 600 stands measuring fifty feet by fifty feet. The first auction of stands took place on 8 December 1886. The settlement was named after two officials of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), Christiaan Johannes Joubert and Johannes Rissik, who both worked in land surveying and mapping. The two men combined the name they shared, adding ‘burg’, the archaic Afrikaans word for ‘fortified city’.

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