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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. ANC members can support Ace Magashule at court but not in party’s name, says Mashatile: ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte along with the party’s treasurer-general Paul Mashatile briefed the media. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. UK airlines reduce SA flights amid new lockdown woes: Implementation of another month-long lockdown in the UK has forced several airlines to cancel several flights to South Africa. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. MSF Looks Back on 20 Years of HIV Treatment in South Africa: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) worked in collaboration with local artists, musicians, activists and young people living positively to help co-ordinate the painting of two giant murals on the side of … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. 2019 Ford Ranger 2.2TDCi Double Cab Bakkie for sale in Gauteng: The car is in Good condition, and finance is available we are at 109 Anderson and Kruis street Johannesburg. CBD … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. St Scholastica OVC celebrates its food garden initiative: The St Scholastica Food Garden has reported that it was able to stretch its resources in recent months to help those who were returning home after losing their jobs during the lockdown in Johannesburg … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Sophiatown was originally part of the farm Waterval. In 1897 the speculator Hermann Tobiansky acquired a 237-acre portion of the farm, which was situated about four miles or so west of the centre of Johannesburg. In 1903 he had some of the land surveyed as leasehold township, divided into almost 1700 small stands. The township was named after Tobiansky’s wife, Sophia, and some of the streets were named after his children Toby, Gerty, Bertha and Victoria. Blacks started acquiring land in Sophiatown.

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Constitution Hill: Great African Steps

One of the most moving features of the site is the Great African Steps, a walkway that runs between the dark, stone walls of the Number Four prison and the transparent glass of the new court. It represents the “bridge” between the old South Africa and the new. At the top of these steps, tucked into one of the four remaining stairwells of the demolished Awaiting Trial Block, burns the Flame of Democracy. Lit by Nelson Mandela in 2011 to mark the 15th anniversary of the Constitution, this perpetual flame serves as a constant reminder that the light of freedom must never again be extinguished in Johannesburg.