Egoli

Egoli, also found as EGoli or eGoli (in its Zulu original), is the name given to the South African city of Johannesburg, widely known as the "City of Gold". The name has been used as the shorthand title for a number of stage, film and TV works over the years.

The titles

For details on the various texts bearing the title, click on the appropriate heading below.

Egoli: City of Gold (a play by Matsemela Manaka, 1979; also printed eGoli: City of Gold)

Egoli: Plek van Goud (Egoli: Place of Gold in English, originally an Afrikaans TV series, later multilingual, 1992.)

Egoli: the Movie (film, based on the TV series, 2010)

Egoli – The Musical ( A musical play by Bongani Titana, 2010)

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