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PSO Presents South African Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble’s SOULFUL AND SCINTILLATING SOLOS | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. PSO Presents South African Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble’s SOULFUL AND SCINTILLATING SOLOS: On Friday, – Sunday, February 28, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO)’s presented series Buskaid – A Musical Miracle continues with the South African Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble’s Soulful and … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. The Latest: China’s northeast outbreaks appear under control: China appears to have stamped out its latest coronavirus outbreaks centered on the northeast, reporting no new cases of local infection in its latest daily report … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccine drive after study shows it offers less protection against varaint: South Africa has suspended AstraZeneca vaccine drive after a small clinical trial suggested that it isn’t effective in preventing mild to moderate illness from the variant dominant in the country. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. COVID-19 vaccine: Scientists working on booster shots to protect against virus mutations: Scientists are working on booster jabs for existing vaccines after warnings the protection may not be as effective on some mutant strains. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. South Africa hits pause on vaccine: Good morning, early birds. A small-scale trial has suggested the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine provides only minimal protection against mild-to-moderate infections of the South African COVID-19 variant, … – “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.