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Johannesburg

Largest city in South Africa

Johannesburg is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. It is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located within the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, the epicentre of the international-scale mineral, gold and (specifically) diamond trade.

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  • 1881Gold was discovered at the Kromdraai Gold Mine by Johannes Stephanus Minnaar and Jan Gerritse Bantjes.
  • June 1884The main Witwatersrand gold reef was discovered on the farm Vogelstruisfontein by Jan Gerritse Bantjes.
  • September 1884The Struben brothers discovered the Confidence Reef on the farm Wilgespruit near present-day Roodepoort.
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