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COVID-19 Vaccine | Unions raise vaccination concerns

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. COVID-19 Vaccine | Unions raise vaccination concerns: JOHANNESBURG – Unions in KZN have expressed concern after receiving information that people who don’t qualify are allegedly receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. According to research information, the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Mozambique pushes for decision on Manuel Chang’s extradition: Mozambique grows impatient for SA justice minister to rule whether former finance minister will be extradited to Mozambique or US to face corruption charges … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Why we need to vaccinate prisoners now: One prime debate: should prisoners be vaccinated before others? On 11 January 2021, President Ramaphosa proclaimed his ambitious plan to achieve “population immunity” through mass vaccinations. Phase … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Daily news update: Possible booze ban, Cele’s ‘reckless new gun laws and more: Here’s your morning news update: an easy-to-read selection of our top stories. Stay up to date with The Citizen – More News, Your Way. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Whale and Dolphin Watching in Algoa Bay?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? In 1971 the South African Broadcasting Corporation was eventually allowed to introduce a television service. When television was finally introduced, there was only one channel with airtime divided evenly between English and Afrikaans, alternating between the two languages. Test transmissions in Johannesburg began on 5 May 1975, followed in July by ones in Cape Town and Durban. Nationwide services finally commenced on 5 January 1976.

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From Sophiatown to Triomf

By 1963, Sophiatown had been physically razed to the ground. In a final act of psychological warfare, the government built a white working-class suburb over the rubble and named it Triumph (Triomf). They wanted to erase the very memory of Sophiatown from the landscape. For decades, the name Sophiatown disappeared from maps, replaced by the neat, sterile streets of the victors.

The “resurrection” of Sophiatown began officially in 2006, when the City of Johannesburg formally restored the original name to the suburb. Today, the neighborhood is a quiet, leafy residential area, but the ghosts of the “Paris of the Transvaal” are everywhere. The Sophiatown Heritage Centre, housed in the former home of Dr. A.B. Xuma (a former ANC president), is one of the few original buildings that escaped the bulldozers. Walking through the streets today, you can still find small markers of the past: a lone Victorian pillar, a specific tree mentioned in a poem, or the rebuilt St. Joseph’s Church.

The legacy of Sophiatown is not just one of tragedy, but of an indestructible cultural spirit. The music, the slang (Tsotsitaal), and the “Drum” era aesthetic continue to influence South African fashion and film today. It serves as a reminder that while you can bulldoze a house and rename a street, you cannot kill the soul of a place that once danced to the sound of a thousand saxophones.