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Crisis at Joburg hospitals nothing short of a humanitarian disaster: doctors

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Crisis at Joburg hospitals nothing short of a humanitarian disaster: doctors: It is a humanitarian disaster that is happening to people with no voice and no access to care. It is about people dying in their homes.” The angry words of a high-level clinician at the Chris Hani … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Gauteng hurtling towards ‘very serious’ third-wave peak and only you can slow it: Experts say people have become lax, predicting it will hit within weeks and be almost as bad as the first surge … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Ghana’s President hired £15k per hour jet so he can shower: Ghana’s government has justified the decision by the country’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo to travel in a £ 15, 000 an hour private jet for his recent fo … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Aiden Markram confident Proteas have more to give in second Test: The win over the West Indies in the first Test will have instilled the belied in the Proteas that they can still win matches away from home. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Arthur Zwane banking on Kaizer Chiefs’ mental strength to overcome Wydad: Kaizer Chiefs’ interim coach Arthur Zwane is banking on his team’s mental strength to overcome Wydad Casablanca in their Caf Champions League semi-final. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? In January 1890 the Health Committee conducted its first census of the town. They found that Johannesburg had 26 303 inhabitants. There were 13 820 buildings, of which 772 were shops and stores and 261 hotels and bars. The following suburbs were recorded: Booysens, Fordsburg, Langlaagte, Braamfontein, Auckland Park, Marshall’s Town, Ferreira’s Town, Prospect and Jeppe’s Town. There was also a Coolie Location and a Veldtschoendorp, the latter being a shanty town occupied by Dutch citizens of the ZAR.

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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.