MyJHB

Stuff from Johannesburg

Address by Actionsa President, During the 2024 Graduation Ceremony at the University of Botswana

Advertorial:
Address by Actionsa President, During the 2024 Graduation Ceremony at the University of Botswana:

In the News Today: Yesterday, my colleagues and I decided to drive from Johannesburg to Gaborone. In fact, they did this in solidarity with me, as I wished to retrace the route I took when I first came to your beautiful country as a young, commissioned, hair product salesperson back in 1983.

Back then, Botswana was still a relatively young country with, I recall, one set of traffic lights and one simple hotel in downtown Gaborone.

Many things, everything, has changed since then. When I say things have changed, I mean impressive, unprecedented, change over the last 40 years.

Together with my wife, Connie, we established Black Like Me, our own hair care company, in 1985 with a loan of R30,000 from Walter Dube, a well-known black businessman in……continue reading HERE
.

Johannesburg: Financial District – Home to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), one of the largest in the world.

– MyZA

CLICK HERE to submit your news to www.MyPR.co.za.

Click here to submit your South African News – free.

Prepaid Meters: Straton Prepaid

Category: Tag: , , , , , , , ,

The Wilds: Rebirth

The “rebirth” of The Wilds is one of the most heartening community success stories in modern Johannesburg history. It was spearheaded by local artist James Delaney and a dedicated group of volunteers starting around 2013. Delaney began by simply clearing dead wood and trimming overgrown paths on his own, but the project soon evolved into a massive public-private partnership. The most iconic addition to the park during this revival was the installation of over 100 laser-cut steel sculptures of animals. These brightly colored owls, giraffes, antelopes, and monkeys are perched in the trees and tucked behind rocks, turning a walk through the reserve into a scavenger hunt for “industrial wildlife.”

Today, The Wilds is a thriving, safe, and dog-friendly space that hosts yoga classes, art exhibitions, and thousands of visitors every weekend. It has become a symbol of “active citizenship”—the idea that the residents of Johannesburg don’t have to wait for the government to fix their city; they can take ownership of their own neighborhoods. The park is also a critical ecological corridor; in a city that is increasingly paved over, The Wilds provides a habitat for indigenous birdlife and insects that would otherwise struggle to survive in the “concrete jungle.”