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Africa: MTN Mobile Money Goes Global | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Africa: MTN Mobile Money Goes Global: SUBSCRIBERS in South Africa can now purchase airtime for recipients in other countries after MTN launched MoMo International Airtime. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Renewed travel bans and flight cancellations for South Africans: South Africa has reported rising numbers of infections with the new COVID-19 variant. This has resulted in several governments closing their borders to South Africans. In line with the new … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. COVID-19: Over 800 health workers infected in Western Cape: JOHANNESBURG – Over 800 healthcare workers have contracted COVID-19 in the Western Cape during the second wave. Over 50 of them have been hospitalised while eight have died. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Pretoria High Court upholds Myeni’s delinquency status: Johannesburg – Public purse watchdog the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says that it is pleased that former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni’s status as a delinquent director was upheld by … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. S.African rand flat as local virus resurgence offsets global optimism: South Africa’s rand was little changed in early trade on Thursday, as improving global market sentiment was offset by a quickly worsening fresh coronavirus wave at home. JOHANNESBURG, Dec 24 (Reuters) … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? It’s the home of Africa’s fastest and tallest rollercoaster: This title is held by Gold Reef City’s Tower of Terror. This vertical-drop coaster has a 47-metre drop and generates a G-force of over 6 Gs.

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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.