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🇿🇦 Johannesburg, informally known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the largest urban areas in the world. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The metropolis is the most populous city in South Africa and includes the towns of Soweto and Lenasia.
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Economy Johannesburg is the economic and financial hub of South Africa, producing 16% of South Africa's gross domestic product, and accounts for 40% of Gauteng's economic activity. In a 2008 survey conducted by MasterCard, Johannesburg ranked 47 out of 50 top cities in the world as a world-wide centre of commerce.

Mining was the foundation of the Witwatersrand's economy, but its importance is gradually declining due to dwindling reserves and service and manufacturing industries have become more significant to the city's economy. While gold mining no longer takes place within the city limits, most mining companies still have their headquarters in Johannesburg. 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 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.

The Witwatersrand urban complex is a major consumer of water in a dry region. Its continued economic and population growth has depended on schemes to divert water from other regions of South Africa and from the highlands of Lesotho, the biggest of which is the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, but additional sources will be needed early in the 21st century.

The container terminal at City Deep is known to be the largest "dry port" in the world, with some 50% of cargo that arrives through the ports of Durban and Cape Town arriving in Johannesburg. The City Deep area has been declared an IDZ (industrial development zone) by the Gauteng government.
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Retail Johannesburg's largest shopping centres, measured by gross leasable area are Sandton City, Eastgate, Mall of Africa, Westgate and Cresta. Melrose Arch is one of its most prestigious. Other centres include Hyde Park Corner, Rosebank, Southgate, The Glen Shopping Centre, Johannesburg South, and Clearwater Mall. There were also plans to build a large shopping centre, known as the Zonk'Izizwe Shopping Resort, in Midrand, but these have been indefinitely delayed due to the opening of Mall of Africa. "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. Cradlestone Mall is a new mall named for its location which is close to the Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site.
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Johannesburg, South Africa

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Johannesburg is rated Alpha − by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) which evaluates and ranks the relationships between world cities in the context of globalisation. Alpha level cities are linked to major economic states and regions and into the world economy.

Johannesburg is the #47 city in the world according to the Global Power City Index (GPCI) which evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to their magnetism, or their comprehensive power to attract people, capital, and enterprises from around the world. It does so through measuring six key functions: Economy, Research and Development, Cultural Interaction, Liveability, Environment, and Accessibility.

Johannesburg is the #64 city in the world according to the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) which evaluates and ranks the competitiveness of the major financial centres of the world according to a wide range of criteria – Human Capital, Business, Finance, Infrastructure and Reputation.

Johannesburg is rated C by the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (GUCR) which evaluates and ranks world cities in the context of economic competitiveness. C cities are international gateway cities. Johannesburg was ranked #71 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Johannesburg has a population of over 2,026,469 people. Johannesburg also forms the centre of the wider Johannesburg metropolitan area which has a population of over 10,500,000 people. Johannesburg is ranked #152 for startups with a score of 3.864.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Johannesburg has links with:

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Arthur Percival Starkey |
Architect Arthur Percival Starkey is associated with Johannesburg.
Victor Thomas Jones |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇿🇦 Architect Victor Thomas Jones is associated with Johannesburg. The influence of the Art and Crafts movement is evident in much of their early work, notably the Harbour Board Offices in Port Elizabeth (1905).
Harold Wolseley Spicer |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇿🇦 Architect Harold Wolseley Spicer is associated with Johannesburg. He worked for the Public Works Department in Natal until 1917 when he moved to Johannesburg.
Theo Crosby |
🇿🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect/Interior/Industrial/Exhibition Designer/Sculptor Theo Crosby is associated with Johannesburg. He was also a member of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin.
Herbert Baker |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇿🇦 Architect Herbert Baker is associated with Johannesburg. In 1912 Baker worked with Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) in New Delhi. India, where he designed the Secretariat Building and the Parliament House.
Francis Lorne |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Architect Francis Lorne is associated with Johannesburg. In World War One he served with the Canadian Engineers.
Denis Santry |
🇮🇪 🇿🇦 Architect/Silversmith/Sculptor/Cartoonist/Painter Denis Santry is associated with Johannesburg. He was at one time President of the Institute of Architects of Malaya.