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Canadian field hockey team headed home from South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Canadian field hockey team headed home from South Africa: The team took off from Johannesburg on Wednesday, and was on a flight through Frankfurt, Germany. The women were in Potchestroom, about 120 kilometres southwest of Johannesburg, for the junior … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. S. Africa reports nearly 20,000 Covid cases, an Omicron-wave record: JOHANNESBURG: South Africa reported nearly 20,000 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, a record since the Omicron variant was detected, and 36 new Covid-related deaths. It was not immediately clear how … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Australia vs England, Ashes 2021-22 live: score updates from day two of the first Test in Brisbane: We’d obviously have liked to have gone better than we did yesterday but Australia bowled well and put us under pressure. Sometimes you have to say fair play to the opposition but we’ve got a chance to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Brian Hlongwa & Co. appear in court – NPA: Former Gauteng Health MEC and former health officials in court for allegedly defrauding the department. . Brian Hlongwa, former Gauteng Health MEC appeared at the J … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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The Rand Club: Jameson Raid

The Rand Club’s history is as exclusionary as it is grand. For most of its existence, it was a bastion of white, male, British-aligned power. It was famously the “nerve center” for the Jameson Raid in 1895—a botched coup attempt against Paul Kruger’s South African Republic that served as a precursor to the devastating Second Boer War. For nearly 100 years, women were not allowed to be members, and black South Africans were permitted only as staff. The club’s refusal to modernize its membership policies led to a slow decline in the late 20th century as the “new” Johannesburg moved to Sandton. By the early 2010s, the club was facing bankruptcy, its grand halls gathering dust and its membership dwindling to a few hundred traditionalists.