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Cosatu calls for review in fuel taxes

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Cosatu calls for review in fuel taxes: The Congress for South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says government cannot pass the failures of non-performing agencies on to consumers. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. “Apartheid didn’t die … it was privatised”- Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh: In his latest book, ’The New Apartheid’, author and activist Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh explores how apartheid has reinvented itself. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Brandfort renamed after struggle icon Winnie Mandela: The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa on Friday gazetted the name change of the town of Brandfort to Winnie Mandela. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. AngloGold Ashanti’s stock plunges as key mine in Ghana may stay closed all year: AngloGold Ashanti stock dropped as much as 12% Friday after it cut production forecast and said a key mine in Ghana may not resume output this year after an accident in May. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Healing circles can help learners deal with trauma: Recent crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic have exacerbated life’s struggles and losses have overwhelmed many children. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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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.