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Ashley Judd attends 1st public event since nearly losing her leg

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Ashley Judd attends 1st public event since nearly losing her leg: Ashley Judd is getting out and about again — six months after nearly losing her leg in a Congo rainforest fall. The 53-year-old actor made her first public appearance, attending a Red Sox game last … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Black Stars hold training in Cape Coast ahead of Ethiopia clash: The Black Stars held their first training in Cape Coast on Tuesday evening ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifier against Ethiopia.The team … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Western Province lose Edwill van der Merwe to the Lions: Western Province’s Edwill van der Merwe will wing his way to Johannesburg to take up a contract with the Lions later this year. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Hills residents threaten to protests after over water cuts: The communities in Linmeyer, Risana, Tulisa Park, the hill and surrounding areas have seen their water cut for the past six days. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. ‘Sphithiphiti Evaluator’ complains of police abuse: Zamaswazi Zinhle Majozi, known as Sphithiphithi Evaluator, claims police abused her and starved her for supporting the arrested former president Jacob Zuma. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Museum Africa: The Memory of the Market

Long before it was a sanctuary for artifacts, this building was the Johannesburg Municipal Fruit and Vegetable Market, completed in 1913. At the time, it was an architectural marvel of the industrial age, featuring a massive, vaulted roof supported by reinforced concrete and steel—a design intended to keep the produce cool in the biting Highveld sun. The site was chosen for its proximity to the railway lines, allowing fresh goods from across Southern Africa to be funneled directly into the heart of the city. For decades, it was a place of frantic, multi-racial commerce where the air was thick with the smell of citrus and the shouts of auctioneers. In 1994—the same year South Africa held its first democratic elections—the market was transformed into Museum Africa, symbolically turning a site of physical sustenance into one of intellectual and historical nourishment.