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.

Johannesburg, as we came to know it, was established by European settler colonists in about 1886 for the sole purpose of exploiting the gold buried in the rocks below. Those gold deposits are finite.

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, ...

From gold and diamonds to copper and uranium, these mineral deposits continue to play a vital role in industries that drive ...

Had it not been for his testicular fortitude, the colonial settlement footprint would've been visible across northern Namibia ...

After the discovery of gold in Johannesburg in 1886, they extended their business to the Transvaal where it grew rapidly - those mining towns were nothing if not hard drinking. A branch was opened ...

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, South Africa, developed as a 'gold rush' city after home builders quarrying for stones accidentally struck the yellow metal in 1886. Gold lies a mile or more beneath the surface of the ...

The inaugural Gauteng Investment Conference on Thursday charted a promising course for economic revitalisation in South Afroca's financial and economci engine. Gauteng contributes more than 34% to ...