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Dereck Joubert
Dereck Joubert (born 3 March 1956) is a South African-born filmmaker, author, conservationist and National Geographic Society, National Geographic explorer-at-large based in Botswana. He is also the brother of South African artist and conservationist Keith Joubert. Personal life Joubert was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He studied geology and land surveying at the University of the Witwatersrand, University of Witwatersrand, and later completed a diploma in ecology. While working as a wildlife ranger in several South African wildlife reserves, he first developed an interest in lion behaviour. In March 2017, the Jouberts survived a near-fatal African buffalo, Cape buffalo attack at their camp in Botswana's Okavango Delta. Film career Dereck and Beverly Joubert have co-produced over 40 films for National Geographic, with Dereck writing and operating the camera and Beverly recording sound. Their work has contributed to new understandings of Africa's top predators. The Jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alone and over 14.8 million in the urban agglomeration, it is classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity and List of urban areas by population, one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Johannesburg is the provinces of South Africa, provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Constitutional Court. The city is located within the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, 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 Exchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
