Johannesburg

American  

[joh-han-is-burg, -hah-nis-, yoh-hahn-uhs-bœrkh] / dʒoʊˈhæn ɪsˌbɜrg, -ˈhɑ nɪs-, joʊˈhɑn əsˌbœrx /

noun

1. a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.

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Johannesburg British  

/ dʒəʊˈhænɪsˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a city in N South Africa; the capital of Gauteng province: South Africa's largest city and chief industrial centre; grew with the establishment in 1886 of the gold-mining industry; University of Witwatersrand (1922). Pop: 1 009 036 (2001)

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Johannesburg Cultural  

1. Largest city in South Africa, located in the northeastern part of the country.

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It is the commercial center for South Africa's diamond and gold industries.

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So, with the investigation seemingly at a standstill, Abadigga's brother took his case to the Johannesburg High Court.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

"South Africa does not need me to go into politics," Motsepe told reporters in Johannesburg.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Patel had previously been arrested, with her brother, in 2016 during a separate anti-terrorism raid closer to Johannesburg.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Previous waves of xenophobia were localized and universally condemned by politicians, said Loren Landau, a senior researcher with the African Centre for Migration & Society at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

A few weeks later I took copies of my matric certificate and letters of recommendation from my principal and teachers and went for an interview at the Barclays Bank’s headquarters in Johannesburg.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane