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 ...

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.

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.

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, ...