Johannesburg
About Johannesburg
Johannesburg, colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg or "The City of Gold", is the most populous city in South Africa. The City of Johannesburg itself has a population of 5,538,596, while the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality has a population of 6,599,190, making it one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court. Situated on the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, the city has long been at the epicentre of the international mineral and gold trade. The richest city in Africa by GDP and private wealth, Johannesburg functions as the economic capital of South Africa and is home to the continent's largest stock exchange, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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When he was touring South Africa, all these South Africans ran up to him and said, 'Wow, so when were you in Africa?' When he said he wasn't, they said, 'But you described it so perfectly — the way that the pyramids reflect the beauties of Johannesburg, it's incredible.'
from 574: No Such Thing as Pyramids in Johannesburg, 2025-03-13 at 00:56:17 · read transcript
Other times Johannesburg came up
Maybe that's why they are always pulling planes and cars. They just can't fit in them. I've got to get it up there. Picking someone up. There was a World Strongest Man competition, which was in Botswana in 2016, and all 30 competitors had to get on the same plane from Johannesburg to Botswana. Apparently, there was one of the competitors, Brian Shaw has won World Strongest Man four times. Pretty big guy. He's six foot eight.
No Such Thing As A Safe Toothpick, 2021-07-09 · listen
They've got to get it up there picking someone up. There was a World Strongest Man competition which was in Botswana in 2016 and all 30 competitors had to get on the same plane from Johannesburg to Botswana and apparently there was one of the competitors Brian Shaw has won World Strongest Man four times pretty big guy. He's six foot eight he weighs 31 stone and when he was on the plane he couldn't fit into the loo and he had to take aim from outside.
381: No Such Thing As A Safe Toothpick, 2021-07-09 · listen
What do they call robots? Traving on it. I think you can have the same name for two things. It might get confusing though. It might be. They were originally called that. In Johannesburg, the first one came in 1927. They were called robots. They still are. They're quite unreliable in Joe Berg. People knock them over quite a lot. The Johannesburg drivers damage 81 robots a month.
No Such Thing As A Venetian Barge, 2025-04-03 · listen
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