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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. De Kock wants to safeguard future cricket tours to S. Africa: PRETORIA: South African captain Quinton de Kock (pix) said on Monday he and his players felt a responsibility to ensure future tours of South Africa … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Psychology Today: My client plopped down on the couch in my office and said, “You aren’t going to believe this, Dr. Cohen. I went to the Women’s March in Washington in 2017 but, I know nothing about our family finances … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. De Kock wants to safeguard future tours to S Africa: South African captain Quinton de Kock said yesterday he and his players felt a responsibility to ensure future tours of South Africa can take place by strictly adhering to Covid-19 protocols. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. ANC cancels January 8 celebrations: JOHANNESBURG – The ANC has cancelled all its January 8 events for 2021. The annual commemorations celebrate the party’s anniversary. Instead, ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, will deliver a virtual … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. New strain of COVID-19 is driving South Africa’s resurgence: JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has announced that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus is driving the country’s current resurgence of the disease, which is seeing higher numbers of confirmed cases … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg City Hall was constructed in 1914 by the Hawkey and McKinley construction company. The plan for the building was drawn in 1910 and construction was started in 1913 and finished in 1914. The style is described as Edwardian Baroque with a portico of Ionic columns and tower with a half dome entrance described as neo-Renaissance. Florence Phillips, an art collector and the wife of mining magnate Lionel Phillips, established the first collection for the Johannesburg Art Gallery using funds donated by her husband. The architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens, came to South Africa in 1910 to examine the site and begin the designs, after Lady Florence Phillips had secured funding from the city for a purpose-built museum. The gallery was possibly Luytens’s first public building in the Beaux Arts style. It was built with a south-facing entrance, but was not completed according to the architect’s designs. It was opened to the public, without ceremony, in 1915, just after the start of the First World War.

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Constitution Hill: From Injustice to Justice

Constitution Hill is a living museum located on the ridge between Braamfontein and Hillbrow. It is a site of extreme contrasts, housing both the notorious Old Fort prison complex—where some of the most horrific human rights abuses of the 19th and 20th centuries occurred—and the modern South African Constitutional Court, the highest guardian of the country’s democracy. This site is often referred to as the “Robben Island of Johannesburg” because it incarcerated nearly every major figure in the liberation struggle, including Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Joe Slovo, Albertina Sisulu, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. However, its history is far older than the anti-Apartheid struggle; it was originally built in 1893 as a prison by the Boer Republic and later converted into a military fort to defend the city against the British during the South African War.