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Struggling Putco looks to keep business afloat as it readies to cuts 214 jobs | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Struggling Putco looks to keep business afloat as it readies to cuts 214 jobs: Lockdown regulations required the bus service to reduce its passenger numbers to no more than 50% of its licensed capacity. Putco labour relations executive, Pride Anozie, said that this resulted in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Struggling Putco looks to keep business afloat as it readies to cut 214 jobs: Lockdown regulations required the bus service to reduce its passenger numbers to no more than 50% of its licensed capacity. Putco labour relations executive, Pride Anozie, said that this resulted in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Give Zuma space to think about appearing before State Capture Commission: Ramaphosa: Zuma has vowed not to appear before the commission despite a Constitutional Court ruling that compels him to do so. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Sibongile Khumalo will be laid to rest on Saturday: The family of legendary musician Sibongile Khumalo have announced they will take her to her final resting place on 6. The funeral service for the late songstress will take place at the Market Theatre … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Harith wants to build Joburg’s first gas-fired power plants: Harith General Partners, which funds infrastructure development across Africa, is pushing ahead with plans to build the first gas-fired power plants in Gauteng and is exploring options to source the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The city has hosted the finals for the FIFA World Cup, Cricket World Cup and IRB Rugby World Cup: The 2010 FIFA World Cup final was played at FNB Stadium. A large soccer ball was fitted to the Hillbrow Tower during this time. The city also hosted the 2003 Cricket World Cup final (at The Wanderers) and the 1995 IRB Rugby World Cup final (at Ellis Park Stadium). London is the only other city in the world that has hosted all 3 World Cup finals.

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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.