Joburg: a city that leapt to life and still clings on
Daily Maverick | 04.10.2026 07:18
Johannesburg was never a city that grew up quietly – and not much has changed. It sprang to life in a rush of prospectors, diggers, traders and fortune hunters after the discovery of the main gold reef at Langlaagte, west of what is now the Joburg CBD, in 1886.
