6 die in South African bus fire

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

1. 6 die in South African bus fire: A bus caught fire on Friday in South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria, leaving six commuters burned to death and 57 escaped with multiple injuries, said the Pretoria Emergency Services … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
2. Our World in Pictures: Week 20 of 2021: Firefighters battle a forest fire in Schino, Loutraki, Greece, 20 May 2021. Sixty-two fire engines crewed by 182 firefighters, seven … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
3. Billionaire’s Year at Home Gives Impetus to Africa Vaccine Plan: U.S. biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has spent the last year at home, but he’s not been idle. It’s given him the time to plot a way to help Africa produce its own vaccines. ImmuntyBio Inc., in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
4. S&P, Fitch affirms South Africa’s sovereign rating, outlook: Credit rating agencies S&P Global Ratings and Fitch affirmed South Africa’s sovereign rating and outlook on Friday, citing an upturn in near-term economic performance and improved public finances. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
5. City Power tackles overgrown trees that cause power outages in Jhb: Joburg City Power inspected servitudesnbspon Friday that had overgrown vegetation in the cityIn April a single tree fell onto an elect … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg City Hall was constructed in 1914 by the Hawkey and McKinley construction company. The plan for the building was drawn in 1910 and construction was started in 1913 and finished in 1914. The style is described as Edwardian Baroque with a portico of Ionic columns and tower with a half dome entrance described as neo-Renaissance. Florence Phillips, an art collector and the wife of mining magnate Lionel Phillips, established the first collection for the Johannesburg Art Gallery using funds donated by her husband. The architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens, came to South Africa in 1910 to examine the site and begin the designs, after Lady Florence Phillips had secured funding from the city for a purpose-built museum. The gallery was possibly Luytens’s first public building in the Beaux Arts style. It was built with a south-facing entrance, but was not completed according to the architect’s designs. It was opened to the public, without ceremony, in 1915, just after the start of the First World War.