Jo ‧ han ‧ nes ‧ burg /dʒəʊˈhænəsbɜːɡ, dʒəʊˈhænɪsbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ/ BrE AmE ( also Jo'burg informal )
the largest city in South Africa, and a centre for business and industry. Before the end of ↑ apartheid , black people were not allowed to live there, and had to live in ↑ township s outside the city, especially ↑ Soweto .