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Johannesburg

Johannesburg developed on the Witwatersrand gold fields in South Africa’s elevated interior.

Fast Facts

  • Gold-mining history shaped the city.
  • A major finance and service centre.
  • The Constitutional Court is in Johannesburg, although Bloemfontein is traditionally called the judicial capital.
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