History of the Jews in South Africa persons became known as "Boerejode" (Boer Jews). A measure of intermarriage also occurred and was generally accepted. The South African gold rush began after 1886, attracting many Jews. In 1880, the Jewish population of South Africa numbered approximately 4,000; by 1914 it had grown to more than 40,000. So many of them came from Lithuania that some referred to the population as a colony of Lithuania; Johannesburg was also occasionally called "Jewburg". Jews fought on both sides during the Second Boer War (1899–1902). Some of the most notable fights during the three years' Boer War — such as the Gun
Johannesburg Internet Exchange beyond its initial base of operations to additional locations within the metropolitan area. Johannesburg Internet Exchange JINX (Johannesburg Internet Exchange), located at Johannesburg, South Africa, is an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in South Africa. It is run by INX-ZA, which is an autonomous arm of the Internet Service Providers' Association of South Africa (ISPA). JINX started operating in 1996. The amount of traffic processed by the JINX has been steadily growing, and growth has been exponential in the second half of the 2000s (decade), with, for example, 450 Mbps peak-hour load in 2008 that almost doubled to 800 Mbit/s in