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DJ Zinhle and Claude Baloyi in The Lab Johannesburg

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. DJ Zinhle and Claude Baloyi in The Lab Johannesburg: Mixmag and BUDX are proud to partner on a groundbreaking new Lab destination touching down this summer: Lab Johannesburg. On Wednesday … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Super Rugby Preview: Lions v Stormers (1/06/19): In those 13 matches played in Johannesburg the Lions have won 5 matches and lost 8. This gives the Lions a record of winning 39% of their matches … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Thuli Madonsela to train newly appointed Gauteng MECs: Gauteng's new MECs at the swearing-in-ceremony in Parktown, Johannesburg. Premier David Makhura tells them that they are servants of the people … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Kolisi a major World Cup worry for Springboks: However, Kolisi is out of the Stormers' team to play away against the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday and told local reporters he will miss the rest … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. South Africa's Omnia Holdings to undertake 7 million rights offer: JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (Reuters) – South Africa's chemicals and fertiliser maker Omnia Holdings said on Thursday it would undertake a rights offer … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? It’s home to almost half the world’s human ancestor fossils: The Cradle of Humankind is home to 40% of the planet’s human fossils, making it one of the richest archaeological sites in the world.

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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.