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Broken Joburg’s voters get ready to hang the council

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Broken Joburg’s voters get ready to hang the council: There are now 421 power cuts a day in Johannesburg and regular water shedding. All polls show there will be no outright winner of this ballot. Johannesburg’s people have proven feisty suitors to the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. To keep your children safe, be open about kidnapping and abduction: Experts say parents need to discuss abductions kidnappings with their children daily. This comes after the widely reported kidnapping of the four Moti brothers in Limpopo last month and Wednesday’s … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. South Africa Raises Key Rate for First Time in Three Years: South Africa’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in three years, unwinding some of the extraordinary monetary policy stimulus aimed at shoring up an economy ravaged by the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Bitcoin brothers who vanished ‘with £2.5bn stolen crypto’ could WALK FREE after mystery trader’s bombshell offer: THE Bitcoin brothers who vanished with 2.5billion of stolen crypto could walk free after a mystery trader made a bombshell offer to buy their company. Traders Raees Cajee, 21, and Ameer, 18, fled … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. ‘Reservoirs still low’ after completion of pipeline repairs, says Rand Water: Some reservoirs in Rand Water network including the Rand Water Meredale, and Forest Hill reservoirs (0,58m), are critically low. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Sundays at the The Maboneng Precinct

On a Sunday morning, Maboneng is perhaps the most diverse place in South Africa. You will see Ethiopian coffee ceremonies happening next to artisanal gin bars, and Zulu dancers performing in the street while international tourists browse through vintage vinyl. It is a microcosm of the “New South Africa”—messy, vibrant, occasionally precarious, but undeniably alive. It proved that the “City of Gold” didn’t need to dig deeper into the earth to find value; it just needed to look at its own abandoned streets with a bit of imagination.