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Arnold Schwarzenegger got kicked in the back while he was in South Africa

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Arnold Schwarzenegger got kicked in the back while he was in South Africa: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Arnold Schwarzenegger was attacked on Saturday during his visit to South Africa. The 71-year-old actor and … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Schwarzenegger struck by flying kick at South Africa sports event: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A man struck Arnold Schwarzenegger with a flying kick at a sports event in South Africa on Saturday, though the actor … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Schwarzenegger attacked at South Africa sports event: JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger was attacked on Saturday (May 18) by a man who kicked him in the back at a … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Arnold Schwarzenegger reassures fans after being attacked at event in South Africa: Schwarzenegger was in Johannesburg for the annual Arnold Classic Africa, an international multi-sports festival. He also called on fans not to share … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Arnold Schwarzenegger Speaks Out After Being Dropkicked by an 'Idiot' During Event in South Africa: … of California took the time to sign autographs and chat with fans during a jump-rope competition for the Arnold Classic Africa in Johannesburg. – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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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.