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2. Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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   Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. [17] 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.

3. History of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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   History of Johannesburg. 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.

4. Timeline of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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   1920 – Parktown Boys' High School was founded. 1921 – Helpmekaar Kollege was founded. 1922. University of the Witwatersrand incorporated. January–March: Miner's strike. [10] 1923 – Parktown High School for Girls was founded. 1925 – Technikon Witwatersrand established. 1927 – Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra founded.

5. Suburbs of Johannesburg - Wikipedia

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   The suburbs of Johannesburg are officially [citation needed] demarcated areas within the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa. As in other Commonwealth countries, the term suburb refers to a "neighbourhood", although in South Africa most (but not all) "suburbs" have legally recognised borders (see legal definition of ...

6. Gauteng - Wikipedia

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   Gauteng is the wealthiest province in South Africa and is considered the financial hub of South Africa; the financial activity is mostly concentrated in Johannesburg. It also contains the administrative capital, Pretoria, and other large areas such as Midrand, Vanderbijlpark, Ekurhuleni and the affluent Sandton.

7. Johannesburg Art Gallery - Wikipedia

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   Website. friendsofjag.org. The Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) is an art gallery in Joubert Park in the city centre of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the largest gallery on the continent with a collection that is larger than that of the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town. [1]