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S. African gov’t congratulated its swimmer for gold medal in Tokyo Olympic

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. S. African gov’t congratulated its swimmer for gold medal in Tokyo Olympic: South Africa Minister of Sport Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa on Friday congratulated Tatjana Schoenmaker for breaking the w … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Muponde’s memoir evokes nostalgia, childhood memories: Finally, when on May 7, 2021, he sent me an autographed copy of the memoir titled “The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse: A memoir of a Childhood”, published by Penguin Random House South Africa, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The Lions will win the series in the second Test: The Lions will have their share of possession and have the strength and class across the board. They will have to resist a much stronger Boks effort but I hope they remain positive in attack. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Lions must be wary of the Bok-lash if they are to clinch the series against South Africa: South Africa will hurl themselves into Saturday’s second Test here with the wild ferocity of desperate men. Their backs are against the wall following defeat in the series opener at the same grand, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The Lions will WIN the series with victory in the second Test against South Africa thanks to totemic captain Alun Wyn Jones… who put in a colossal display …: The Lions will have their share of possession and have the strength and class across the board. They will have to resist a much stronger Boks effort but I hope they remain positive in attack. – “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.