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About Johannesburg South
Africa
The City of Johannesburg is the provincial
capital of Gauteng province and the largest and most populous
city in South Africa.
The Greater
Johannesburg Metropolitan Areas has a population of over eight
million and is one of the 40 largest metropolitan areas in the
world.
Johannesburg is the economic
powerhouse of South Africa, producing 16% of South Africa's
gross domestic product, and accounts for 40% of Gauteng's
economic activity.
In a 2007 survey conducted by
Mastercard, Johannesburg ranked 47 out of 50 top cities in the
world as a worldwide centre of commerce.
The city's manufacturing
industries extend across a range of areas and there is still a
reliance on heavy industries including steel and cement
plants.
The service and other
industries include banking, IT, real estate, transport,
broadcast and print media, private health care, transport and a
vibrant leisure and consumer retail market.
Johannesburg has Africa's
largest stock exchange, the JSE Securities Exchange although it
has moved out of the central business district.
Due to its commercial role,
the city is the seat of the provincial government and the site
of a number of government branch offices, as well as consular
offices and other institutions.
Johannesburg's largest
shopping centre is Sandton City, while Hyde Park is one of its
most prestigious. Other centres include Rosebank, Eastgate,
Westgate, Northgate, Southgate, and Cresta.
There are also plans to build
a large shopping centre, known as the Zonk'Izizwe Shopping
Resort, in Midrand.
"Zonk'Izizwe" means "All
Nations" in Zulu language, indicating that the centre will
cater to the city's diverse mix of peoples and
races.
Also a complex named
Greenstone in Modderfontein has been opened and is intended to
become the largest shopping complex in the southern
hemisphere.
Other Major Cities:
- Alexandra
- Diepkloof
- Diepsloot
- Ivory Park
- Meadowlands
- Midrand
- Orange Farm
- Rabie Ridge
- Randburg
- Roodepoort (Maraisburg)
- Sandton
- Soweto
- Tshepisong
- Atlantis
- Bellville
- Blue Downs
-
Brackenfell
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