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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Basic Ed Dept: Govt Printing Works source of 2nd matric exam leak: The Basic Education Department on Thursday revealed a second source of the matric exam paper leaks – government printers. Department Director General Mathanzima Mweli confirmed at a briefing on the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. UPDATE 1-S.African court dismisses insurer Guardrisk’s appeal in COVID-19 claims case: A South African court on Thursday dismissed insurer Guardrisk’s appeal against a previous ruling that found it was liable pay a Cape Town cafe’s rejected coronavirus claim. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Sri Lankan tour party without Angelo Mathews for Proteas series: All the starters from Sri Lanka’s heroic series victory here last year will touch down in the country on Friday to start preparations for the two Tests against the Proteas. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. The fall of Eugene Terre’Blanche: JOHANNESBURG – The murder of Eugene Terre’Blanche, the leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) probably marks the demise of the neo-fascist organisation that he founded in 1973 after … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Cricket-Sri Lanka’s Mathews out of South Africa test series: (Reuters) – Sri Lanka have named an expanded 22-man squad for their test series in South Africa and at home to England, although they will be without the experienced Angelo Mathews for the first of … – “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.