The City of Johannesburg

Johannesburg - the City of Gold and in the Zuluhome to 20 culture organizations , six museums
language it is called Egoli. The discovery of Gold onand 3 art museums.o The Wanderers Stadium,
the plains of the Highveld was the reasonthe biggest sportclubo The Johannesburg Zoo and
Johannesburg exist today and one of the fastestZoo Lake which offers picnic spots, restaurants,
urban developments of the modern era.play area for kids as well as monthly exhibitions
Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng,of Art.o Goudrifstad is Johannesburg's most
the wealthiest province in South Africa, having thepopular tourist attraction. This town is build around
largest economy of any metropolitan region inthe old shaft of Crown Mines and is partially a live
Sub-Saharan Africa. The city is one of the 40museum where you can experience the mining
largest metropolitan areas in the world and it isconditions, see how gold is cast and see traditional
one of Africa's only three global cities, the otherdances.
two being Cairo and Cape Town.Johannesburg once again includes Soweto, which
At the age of 6 years, Johannesburg was alreadywas a separate city from the late 1970s until the
the biggest town in South Africa with only a very1990s. Originally an acronym for "SOuth-WEstern
few reminders of those early years. No other cityTOwnships", Soweto originated as a collection of
in the world has grown faster that Johannesburgsettlements on the outskirts of Johannesburg
and it is the only metropole that has ever beenpopulated mostly by native African workers in the
rebuilt within one century.gold mining industry. Eventually incorporated into
Johannesburg can offer some of the best art,Johannesburg, the apartheid regime (in power
culture, entertainment, sport and relaxation1949 - 1994) separated Soweto from the rest of
activities to start your South African Tours andJohannesburg to make it a completely Black area.
Safaris:o The Newtown Culture Centre which is