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Johannesburg
Located in
South Africa :: Gauteng
:: Johannesburg
Category:
Places :: Capital City
The vibrant city of Johannesburg, or also Jozi, Joburg, Joni, eGoli or Joeys, is the business centre of South Africa, and the second biggest city with 3 million business people. Johannesburg's area was first inhabited by the San, then the Bantu-speaking nomads, then Sotho-Tswana communities, then the Ndebele (Matabele) and then the Dutch. Gold was found in 1880 which triggered the gold rush, from which Gauteng grew to become one of the wealthiest provinces in South Africa.
| Address : | Gauteng, South Africa | ||
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| Cellphone Reception : | Good | Main Cellular Network : | All major networks. |
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| Facilities : | Tour Services | ||||
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| Police Telephone : | +27(0)11 497 7000 |
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| Hospital Telephone : | +27(0)11 677 8500 |
| Doctor Telephone : | +27(0)11 482 4833 |
| Embassy Telephone : | +27(0)11 290 3000 |
| Tourist Information Telephone : | +27(0)11 214 0700 |
| Towing Service Telephone : | +27(0)11 616 2348 |
| Petrol Type : | All. |
| Diesel Type : | All. |
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| Night Drives, Picnics, Wine Tasting, Cellar Tours, Golf, Diving, Snorkelling, Sandboarding, Water Skiing | |
| More Activities : | Bowling. Go-Kart. Dirt ride. |
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| Notes on Activities : | (Some activities may be offered nearby). |
Embassy number for the US Consulate-General only. (Mar-14). Bus Terminal/s. Doctor no for Dr. Woolson & Prof Boffard. Hospital no. for Life Bedford Gardens Hospital.
“The Nguni name for Johannesburg is 'IGoli', It means ‘by the gold’.” - Chris Smit, 2024/08/23
“Johannesburg1886 The initial stream of prospectors to the Witwatersrand gold strike settled in Ferreira's camp to the Northwest of the present day Johannesbug. The camp was named after Colonel Ferreira - the leader of the original group of diggers. It was apparent that the camp was only a temporary measure and The ZAR government decided to establish a proper town for the diggers. After a visit by Pres. Paul Kruger, they decided on a site on a Government farm, Randjeslaagte. The place was bleak and windy, not popular at all with the diggers, but there were no complications regarding ownership of the area. The stands were measured up and in November 1988 the new Town was named Johannesburg. The name is a combination of the names of two commissioners, Johann Rissik and Christian Johannes Joubert who had made the recommendation that the area be declared a public Goldfield” - Chris Smit, 2024/06/10
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