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Jeppestown in 1888
Commissioner Street, circa. 1899
Johannesburg CBD in 2005

Johannesburg is a large city in Gauteng Province of South Africa. It was established as a small village controlled by a Health Committee in 1886 with the discovery of an outcrop of a gold reef on the farm Langlaagte. The population of the city grew rapidly, becoming a municipality in 1898. In 1928 it became a city making Johannesburg the largest city in South Africa. In 2002 it joined ten other municipalities to form the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Today, it is a centre for learning and entertainment for all of South Africa. It is also the capital city of Gauteng.

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History of Johannesburg

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Johannesburg is a large city in Gauteng Province of South Africa. It was established as a small village controlled by a Health Committee in 1886 with...

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Johannesburg

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Johannesburg (/dʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ joh-HAN-iss-burg, US also /-ˈhɑːn-/ -⁠HAHN-, Afrikaans: [jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ]; Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli [ɛˈɡɔːli]) (colloquially...

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City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

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The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseGoli) is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance...

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Timeline of Johannesburg

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following is a timeline of the history of the city of Johannesburg, in the Gauteng province in South Africa. 1886 – Johannesburg township established by...

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Johannesburg Park station

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Johannesburg Park Station is the central railway station in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, and the largest railway station in Africa. It is located...

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2016 Johannesburg flood

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2016 Johannesburg flood was a natural disaster in South Africa that took place on 9 November 2016. The flooding, which occurred in the area east of Johannesburg...

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University of Johannesburg

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The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on...

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Suburbs of Johannesburg

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The suburbs of Johannesburg are officially[citation needed] demarcated areas within the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa. As...

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Johannesburg Zoo

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The Johannesburg Zoo or Joburg Zoo is a 55-hectare (140-acre) zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. The zoo is dedicated to the accommodation, enrichment...

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Soweto uprising

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Lucille (12 June 2006). "The homecoming that wasn't". City of Johannesburg. Johannesburg News Agency. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved...

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Melktert

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Retrieved 30 September 2019. Mungwani, Uwive (13 September 2018). "A HISTORY OF JOHANNESBURG IN 10 DISHES". Roads & Kingdoms. Retrieved 30 September 2019. Mosia...

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Soweto

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Soweto (/səˈwɛtoʊ, -ˈweɪt-, -ˈwiːt-/) is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's...

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Mayor of Johannesburg

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Mayor of Johannesburg is the highest elected position in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Since 2000, they are the chief executive of the City of Johannesburg...

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Johannesburg Stadium

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Johannesburg Stadium is a stadium, in the Doornfontein suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. The stadium has a sweeping roof and can...

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Johannesburg CBD

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The Johannesburg Central Business District, commonly called Johannesburg CBD, is one of the main business centres of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is...

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Witwatersrand Gold Rush

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led to the establishment of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was a part of the Mineral Revolution. In the modern-day province of Mpumalanga, gold miners...

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Murder of Babita Deokaran

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vehicle and fired multiple shots after she had parked in front of her house in Johannesburg South, Gauteng Province, South Africa resulting in her death...

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Trolleybuses in Johannesburg

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The Johannesburg trolleybus system was part of the public transport network in Johannesburg, South Africa, for nearly 50 years in the mid-twentieth century...

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Johannesburg Reform Committee

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The Reform Committee was an organisation of prominent Johannesburg citizens that existed late 1895 and early 1896. The Transvaal gold rush had brought...

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2019 service delivery protests

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counter accusation that it was ANC governance in Johannesburg two years before was the root cause of poor service delivery in Alexandra. The protests...

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JSE Limited

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it moved from downtown Johannesburg in 2000. In 2003 the JSE had an estimated 473 listed companies and a market capitalisation of US$182.6 billion (€158...

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Trams in Johannesburg

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The Johannesburg tramway network formed part of the public transport system in Johannesburg, South Africa, for just over 70 years until the start of the...

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Vereeniging

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Place Vereeniging". Census 2011. Leyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318. Ndaba, Baldwin (16...

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