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Bonang Matheba's film to screen at Encounters Film Festival

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Bonang Matheba's film to screen at Encounters Film Festival: JOHANNESBURG – The 21st Encounters South African International Documentary Festival will screen Bonang Matheba's film, Public Figure. – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Johannesburg mayor upset over Alex toilet budget claim: South Africa – Johannesburg – Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba addresses members of the media at his officers in Braamfontein, Mashaba has … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Bail for learner who stabbed fellow scholar at Johannesburg school: The 19-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed and killed a fellow pupil at Forest High School in Turffontein, south of Johannesburg, last week was … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Family of murdered Forest High pupil chants 'xenophobia' after suspect gets bail: JOHANNESBURG – The family of the slain grade eight Congolese pupil on Monday said the South African justice system was prejudicial and always … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Alex Shutdown Committee accuses Johannesburg mayor of populist politics: The Alex Shutdown Committee has accused Mayor Herman Mashaba of promoting lawlessness and the building of illegal structures in Alexandra. – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Boiling an egg takes one-minute longer: Your cobb salad might take a little bit longer than usual. Johannesburg is 2000m above sea level so the air is not as dense.

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The Maboneng Precinct: A “Place of Light” in the Urban Core

The word Maboneng means “Place of Light” in Sotho, and it is an apt name for a neighborhood that rose from the literal and figurative shadows of Johannesburg’s inner-city decay. Located on the eastern edge of the Central Business District (CBD) in a sub-district once known as City and Suburban, this area was historically a collection of light-industrial warehouses and gritty manufacturing plants. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as capital flight saw businesses flee the city center for the fortified suburbs of Sandton and Rosebank, these blocks became a “no-go zone” characterized by hijacked buildings, crime, and urban flight.