With a capital expenditure budget of R7.6  billion, Johannesburg is characterised by decaying legacy buildings and leaking water infrastructure. The city reported 181 informal settlements in 2017, ...

Johannesburg is Africa's wealthiest city with 12,300 millionaires, 25 cent millionaires, and 2 billionaires. ・Originally founded in 1886 during the Gold Rush, it has evolved into a diversified ...

Johannesburg was discovered in 1886, following the discovery of the main Witwatersrand gold reef, which today houses the world's deepest mine. The Witwatersrand, known locally as the Rand and ...

After gold first being discovered in the Witwatersrand basin in 1886, miners quickly established the city of Johannesburg, which explains why South Africa's commercial capital is the world's ...

However, it is now in steep decline. The discovery of gold-bearing reefs near Johannesburg in 1886 triggered a mining boom that propelled the country to become the world’s leading gold producer.