Johannesburg in five emoji

What each emoji refers to

💎

The stone under Johannesburg was gold rather than diamond, and the mine dumps are still yellow hills on the southern skyline.

🏙️

Sandton moved most of the money out of the old centre in the 1990s, and the two districts still feel like different cities.

🦁

The big animals are a few hours away rather than in the city, though the safari business is run from here.

🌄

The Highveld sits at about 1,750 metres, which is why the summer storms arrive so hard and so punctually.

🏉

Ellis Park held the 1995 World Cup final, and Mandela walked out in a Springbok jersey to hand over the trophy.

Johannesburg at a glance

Country

South Africa

Coordinates

26.20° S, 28.05° E

First played

20 June 2026

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Johannesburg.