Johannesburg - or “Jozi,” as South Africa’s economic hub is known to its residents - has a history rooted in the late 19th century Gold Rush. The inner city is now mostly rundown, ...

A resident vocalist Mbalizethu Siluma performs at The Marabi Club in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, May 9, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe. By The Associated PressMay 11, 2025.

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Residents and businesses in Johannesburg are reeling from a series of cuts to water supplies lasting up to 86 hours, highlighting the economic cost of South Africa’s struggle to deliver ...

Thanks to Jozi's diverse population, which consists of multiple ethnicities and sizable Zimbabwean, Mozambican, Nigerian, Somali, Chinese and Indian communities, Jo'burg cuisine features an array ...

Closest airports to Johannesburg, South Africa are listed below. These are major airports close to the city of Johannesburg and other airports closest to Grand Central Airport. Nearest airport to ...

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 ...

Ramaphosa announced a two-year-long presidential intervention to tackle some of the city’s most pressing issues. It is to be led by the Presidential Johannesburg Working Group with eight ...

Riverlea is just south of where gold was first discovered in Johannesburg in 1886, leading to the rise of what is still a brash and proud commercial city that attracts migrants from across Africa.

I think Johannesburg, at this point, is a symbol of the disappointment of what South Africa could have been. Johannesburg has all these precincts in which the city tried to build and create and ...