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Crime in SA | Members of LGBTQI+ community living in fear

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Crime in SA | Members of LGBTQI+ community living in fear: JOHANNESBURG – Members of the LGBTQ+ community say they don’t feel safe in South Africa. They’ve held a march as part of the annual Soweto Pride to raise awareness around the issues and challenges … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Gandhi Square is filling up with EFF supporters ahead of the party’s elections manifesto launch: Gandhi Square in the Johannesburg CBD is filling up as people gather for the launch of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) elections manifesto on Sunday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Motorist arrested for killing a cheetah at Kruger National Park: A motorist has been arrested after killing a cheetah at the Kruger National Park. It’s understood the suspect allegedly ran over the animal near the Punda Maria camp on Friday. The national park’s … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Jacob Zuma at Nkandla but not his ‘charming, ever-laughing self’: concerned family: He is old, remember that, and there was a little remainder of the poison he was given back in 2014, so he really has not been well.’ … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. WATCH LIVE | EFF launches its 2021 municipal elections manifesto: The EFF is unveiling its 2021 local government elections manifesto in Johannesburg on Sunday. The event will be held in the city centre. The EFF contested elections for the first time in 2014 during … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg’s traffic is brutal: According to figures released earlier in 2018, the city is the 2nd most congested city in South Africa (behind Cape Town). It’s the 44th most congested city globally. Johannesburg residents spent an average of 46 hours in peak traffic in 2017. The city has more than 7500 km of roads.

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Museum Africa: Art Collection

The museum’s collection is staggering, housing approximately 850,000 objects that range from the prehistoric to the contemporary. It is one of the few institutions that attempts to tell the story of Southern Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age. The “Johannesburg Transformations” exhibition is the museum’s centerpiece, dragging the visitor through the chaotic evolution of the city. It doesn’t shy away from the grime; it features detailed reconstructions of “shack life,” the illegal “shebeens” (speakeasies) of the 1950s, and the vibrant but overcrowded “backyard rooms” that defined the black urban experience during Apartheid. One of its most sobering permanent displays is the “Tried for Treason” exhibit, which meticulously documents the 1956 Treason Trial. Visitors can see the portraits of all 156 accused—including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Albertina Sisulu—and read the “little red books” placed beneath each photo, where the public is invited to write their own reflections and facts about these liberation icons.

Deep within the museum’s labyrinthine halls, you’ll find specialized branches that are world-class in their own right. The Bensusan Museum of Photography sits on the top floor, acting as a shrine to the visual history of the continent. It contains everything from rare 19th-century daguerreotypes to the legendary photojournalism of the Drum magazine era. Meanwhile, the Geology Museum houses over 17,000 specimens, including a definitive collection of the rocks and minerals that made Johannesburg possible. It is a place where you can see the actual gold-bearing conglomerate reefs of the Witwatersrand up close, stripped of their commercial value and presented as scientific wonders.