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South Africa to Extradite Ex-Mozambique Minister Home, Not U.S.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. South Africa to Extradite Ex-Mozambique Minister Home, Not U.S.: South Africa plans to extradite former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang to his home country, rather than the U.S. where he also faces corruption charges, according to two people with knowledge … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Parliamentarians Determined to Reach ICPD 25 Goals: Politicians from Asia and Africa shared activism anecdotes demonstrating their determination to meet ICPD 25 commitments. They were speaking at a hybrid conference held simultaneously in Kampala, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. DJ Zinhle reveals pregnancy in promotional video for her new realty show: Johannesburg – DJ Zinhle Jiyane has revealed that she is expecting a baby in her promotional video for her new realty show, ‘DJ Zinhle The Unexpected’. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Tired of travelling, South Africa assistant cricket coach quits: Cricket South Africa has confirmed reports that the national cricket team’s assistant coach Enoch Nkwe has resigned. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Threats against Indians in South Africa do exist, but government doing all it can to counter this: Ela Gandhi: Gandhi herself, together with other community leaders in the Indian and black communities, is involved in various projects aimed at reconciliation. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The region surrounding Johannesburg was originally inhabited by San people. They were hunter-gatherers who used stone tools. There is evidence that they lived there up to ten centuries ago. By the 13th century, groups of Bantu-speaking people started moving southwards from central Africa and encroached on the indigenous San population.

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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.