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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. A Reveal of Khama Billiat’s House And Luxury Cars Powered By His Huge Salary: The Kaizer Chiefs player’s mansion is believed to be situated in Johannesburg, where he is based. Sadly, it’s not clear when he purchased the residence and how much it cost him. The footballer … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Can this year get any weirder?: The funny side of this was the amusement of residents in the gold fields near Johannesburg commenting on the reaction of Capetonians as Johannesburg experiences such frequent earth tremors – they … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Sex workers continue to face threat of rape and abuse from police: Beatrice, a sex worker from Johannesburg, says they received no guidance on what safety measures to take during the pandemic. “We did not receive any training such as sanitising our hands when … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. At least 15 COVID-19 vaccine candidates’ clinical trials underway in Africa: Five trials are occurring in South Africa and four in Egypt, with a single trial each in Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Book Giveaway For The Sisters of Straygarden Place: Hayley Chewins grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, in a house so full of books that she learnt to read by accident. The second eldest of four daughters, she sang incessantly as a child — so … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Top Star Drive-In: The Cinema on the Mountain of Gold

The Ferreira Dump began growing in the late 1800s, composed of the crushed rock and chemical residue left over after early, inefficient mining processes had extracted as much gold as the technology of the time allowed. By the 1960s, it was a flat-topped, man-made mesa overlooking the city. In a stroke of entrepreneurial genius, the surface was tarred and the Top Star Drive-In was opened. It quickly became a South African institution. Its appeal was not just the movies, but the unparalleled view: as the sun set, the massive white screen would flicker to life against a backdrop of the glowing skyscrapers of the Central Business District, separated from the viewer only by the elevated M2 highway.

In the decades before television arrived in South Africa (1976), the Top Star was a primary social hub. It was a democratic space in an undemocratic time; while the city below was strictly segregated, the “car” served as a private bubble that allowed a degree of social freedom not found in traditional theaters. For many Johannesburgers, the Top Star was a site of nostalgic rites of passage—first dates, family outings where children were piled into the back of station wagons with blankets and flasks of tea, and the Saturday “car market” where the parking lot transformed into a sprawling hub for buying and selling second-hand vehicles.