From Johannesburg In South Africa To Petersburg In Virginia, United States, Johannesburg, my location in South Africa Johannesburg, known as Jozi, Jo'burg, eGOli The largest city in South Africa Provincial capital of Gautery The wealthiest province in South Africa Having largest economy of any metropolitan region In Sub-Saharan Africa City, one of the 40 largest metropolitan areas worldwide Housing the Constitutional Court South Africa's highest Court Source of a large-scale gold and diamond trade Due to location on mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills Johannesburg, served by O.
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Tambo International Airport Largest and busiest airport in Africa Johannesburg, an inclusion of Soweto Soweto, an acronym for South-Western TOwnships Soweto, an origination as Collection of Settlements On outskirts of Johannesburg Populated by native African workers In gold mining industry Region surrounding Johannesburg, originally inhabited by San Tribes Johannesburg, located in eastern plateau area of South Africa Known as the Highveld Johannesburg, one of world's leading financial centers The economic and financial hub of South Africa Producing part of South Africa's gross domestic product A ranking as 47 out of 50 top cities worldwide The only African city as worldwide centre of commerce Home to several media groups Owners of numbers of newspapers and magazine tittles The two main groups Independent Newspapers, Independent Newspapers, Naspers (Media 24) Johannesburg of regional radio Stations YFM, Metro FM, Phalaphala FM Highveld Stereo, Kaya FM, Classic FM Also headquarters of State-owned broadcaster South African Broadcasting South African Broadcasting Corporation Land with four major Cellular Telecommunications operators Vodacom, MTN Group, Cell C, Virgin Mobile Vodacom's Global Headquarters located in Midrand Formed 1994, after South African 1994 Elections Kwaito, musical genre, considered the post-struggle music of choice By South African youth Johannesburg of Houghton, Where Nelson Mandela makes his home Johannesburg, served by bus fleet operators by Metro bus Corporate unit of City of Johannesburg A fleet of 550 single and double-decker buses Petersburg of my Virginia An independent city in Virginia, United States Located on Appomattox River South of State capital city of Richmond City's unique industrial past created wealth for Virginia Population of predominantly African-American ethnicity Location on Appomattox River at the fall line Caused Petersburg to be strategic place for Transportation and commercial activities And also, site for Fort Henry Petersburg, forever a transportation hub Petersburg of Victoria Gray Adams First black woman To run for United States Senate from Mississipi Also, Co-chair with Fannie Lou Hamer To found Mississipi Freedom Democratic Party Dr.
John Gews, first African-American robotic Surgeon Stoney Jackson, actor, born and raised here Rev.
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Vermon Johns, Civil rights Leader; John Mercer Langston (1829-1899) First dean, Howard University Law School First President, Virginia State University First Black to be elected to United States Congress, 1888 William Mahone, Confederate Geneva Hero of the Battle of the Crater Kelvin L.
Pratt, first billionaire from the city Joseph Jenkins Roberts, first President of Liberia Found a living in Petersburg Tico Wells, actor, the Cosby Show And First Heart Beats Two unities ending in Burgs.
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