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Brandfundi named Best Boutique Marketing and PR Agency in Johannesburg

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Brandfundi named Best Boutique Marketing and PR Agency in Johannesburg: This month MEA Markets magazine announced the winners of the 2019 African Excellence Business Awards. After a rigorous and in-depth nomination … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Forest High School murder case postponed as State awaits results: Johannesburg – A 19-year-old who allegedly stabbed and killed a fellow pupil at Forest High School in Turffontein, south of Johannesburg, appeared … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Johannesburg launch of 'One Man's Climb' by Adrian Hayes on July 17: One Man's Climb chronicles Adrian Hayes's failed attempt to summit K2 in 2013 and subsequent success the following year. The two-and-a-half-year … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. WATCH: Joburg businessman robbed and abducted by armed gang: After closing his butchery in the Johannesburg CBD on Saturday, the businessman, his daughter and two employees were travelling home when he … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. #BehindtheSelfie with… Bongiwe Tshiqi: Work – Craighall Park, Johannesburg … publications in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, before finding a very comfortable home at Bona. – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? It’s also home to the world’s largest man-made forest: Johannesburg is home to 10 million trees, which helps the city cope with greenhouse effects and also lowers the noise levels within the city.

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Sophiatown: The Lost “Paris of the Transvaal”

Sophiatown’s golden age was the 1940s and 50s. It was a dense, vibrant, and often dangerous neighborhood, characterized by “backyard” rooms, shebeens (illegal speakeasies), and a sophisticated social scene. It was the birthplace of Kwaito’s ancestors and the legendary “Marabi” music—a blend of traditional African rhythms and American ragtime. The streets were home to the most iconic figures of African literature and music: Miriam Makeba found her voice here; Hugh Masekela received his first trumpet from a local priest; and the writers of Drum magazine, like Can Themba and Bloke Modisane, used the neighborhood as their muse. They dressed in Fedora hats and double-breasted suits, channeling the style of Hollywood gangsters and Harlem intellectuals, creating a world that was cosmopolitain, intellectual, and radically multi-racial.

However, the “Bohemia” of Sophiatown was an existential threat to the National Party’s vision of total racial separation. The government viewed it as a “black spot” in a white area. In 1955, the state launched Western Areas Removal Scheme. On the morning of February 9th, 2,000 heavily armed police officers moved in, forcing families into trucks at gunpoint. They were relocated to the newly established matchbox houses of the South Western Townships (Soweto), 20 kilometers away. The resistance was led by figures like Trevor Huddleston, the Anglican priest whose church, St. Joseph’s, still stands today. Despite the slogan “Ons dak nie, ons pola hier” (We are not moving, we are staying here), the bulldozers were relentless.