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2021 Comrades Marathon cancelled due ongoing coronavirus pandemic | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. 2021 Comrades Marathon cancelled due ongoing coronavirus pandemic: The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) on Wednesday announced the decision to cancel the 2021 staging of the Comrades Marathon due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Public protector clears department in lease deal for Zondo commission: Busisiwe Mkhwebane finds that the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure followed a procurement process that is in line with Treasury regulations. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. S. Africa goes for Johnson & Johnson vaccine: Johannesburg (AFP) South Africa will begin its coronavirus inoculation campaign with Johnson & Johnson vaccines, the health minister said on Wednesday, after withholding the Oxford/AstraZeneca formula … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Africa says J&J vaccine will be given to health workers in study: South Africa’s health minister said on Wednesday that the country would vaccinate health workers with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine in the form of an “implementation study” in partnership with … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. S.Africa says it will ask COVAX whether can swap 500,000 AstraZeneca doses: South Africa will discuss with the international COVAX vaccine scheme whether it can swap 500,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses it has ordered from the Serum Institute of India but which are yet to arrive … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Whale and Dolphin Watching in Algoa Bay?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? 40% of all the world’s human ancestor fossils have been discovered in and around Johannesburg: Most of the fossils were found in the area which is now known as the Cradle of Humankind. It was declared as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. The site currently occupies 47,000 hectares and contains a complex of limestone caves.

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The Randlord Mansions: Palaces of the Mining Elite

The move to Parktown began in the 1890s, led by the likes of Sir Lionel Phillips and his wife, Lady Florence Phillips. They sought a location that was close enough to the gold mines for business but high enough to catch the clean breezes of the Highveld. The result was a neighborhood of architectural opulence that had no equal in the Southern Hemisphere. These were not mere houses; they were sprawling estates designed by the most famous architects of the British Empire, including Sir Herbert Baker, who brought a “Cape Dutch-meets-Arts-and-Crafts” aesthetic to the rocky ridges of Johannesburg.