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COVID live: Javid to make statement as South African expert ‘expects’ new variant is already in UK – and cases reportedly identified in Israel

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. COVID live: Javid to make statement as South African expert ‘expects’ new variant is already in UK – and cases reportedly identified in Israel: Coronavirus latest as a new variant is identified in South Africa; Britain adds six countries to the red list from today; Grant Shapps says the government is taking a “safety first” approach; Welsh … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Updated: Foreign Office alters southern Africa travel advice ‘based on Covid-19 risks’: The Foreign Office changed its travel advice to six southern Africa countries as they were abruptly added to the travel red list from midday today (Friday) due to new Covid variant fears. Advice … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. ‘Most worrying’ Covid variant could already be in the UK, expert says: Scientists around the globe are worried about the “horrific” number of mutations on the virus spike protein in the variant … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes in June 1884, on the farm Vogelstruisfontein. Other farms to become famous later included Langlaagte, Turffontein, Doornfontein and Braamfontein. George Harrison is today credited as the man who discovered an outcrop of the Main Reef of gold on the farm Langlaagte in February 1886. On 12 May 1886 Harrison and his partner, George Walker, entered into a prospecting agreement with the owner of Langlaagte, one G.C. Oosthuizen. Two days later Colonel Ignatius Ferreira staked out his camp on Turffontein to serve as a centre for diggers.

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Constitution Hill: Architecture

In a masterstroke of symbolic architecture, the Constitutional Court was built directly onto the site of the former Awaiting Trial Block. During its construction, the prison block was demolished, but its bricks were salvaged and used to build the new court’s interior walls. This was a deliberate choice to show that the very materials once used to imprison people and violate their rights are now used to protect them. The court’s design is based on the concept of Lekgotla—the traditional African practice of seeking justice under a tree. Inside the foyer, slanting columns mimic tree trunks, and light filters through “leaves” in the ceiling to create a dappled effect on the floor.