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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Emergency hospital: Gauteng’s potential R500-million albatross: (Paul Botes/M&>) As the number of new Covid-19 cases in the country declines, the Gauteng department of health is pumping about R500-million into a hospital on the outskirts of Johannesburg that … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Durban business raided as Transnet contracts face scrutiny: at a Johannesburg hotel. During one of the alleged exchanges, a surveillance team from the Hawks is said to have recorded the payments being made after being tipped off by a whistleblower. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Tag: 2020 Mid-Year: Pursuant to the Public Financial Management Act of 2016, Act 921, Section 28; Standing Order 143 of Parliament; and Section 8 of Article 179… Emirates to resume flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Thirteen World Cup winners to feature in Boks’ Green versus Gold: Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby Director of Rugby, and Jacques Nienaber, the newly-appointed Springbok head coach, selected the two 25-man squads on Friday evening in Johannesburg. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Emirates to resume flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Harare and Mauritius, boosting global network to 92 destinations: Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban; and Harare in Zimbabwe; and Mauritius all in Oct. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? After the Great Trek European pastoralists started settling in the Transvaal. Some of them chose to farm where Johannesburg was to rise later. Each burgher (citizen) was entitled to at least one farm, measuring 1500 morgen or about 3100 acres. The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes in June 1884, on the farm Vogelstruisfontein.

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The Wilds: A Sanctuary of Stone and Steel

The Wilds was officially opened to the public in 1938, carved out of the rocky “koppies” (hills) of the Witwatersrand. Unlike the manicured lawns of the city’s more traditional parks, The Wilds was designed to showcase South Africa’s botanical heritage. It is a vertical garden of sorts, featuring steep stone paths that wind through forests of yellowwood trees, proteas, and ancient cycads. At its highest point, the reserve offers one of the most spectacular views of the Johannesburg skyline, where the brutalist towers of Hillbrow seem to rise directly out of the prehistoric-looking vegetation.

However, like many of Johannesburg’s public spaces, The Wilds fell into a period of deep neglect during the late 1990s and early 2000s. As crime rates rose and the city’s maintenance budgets shifted, the reserve became overgrown and was perceived as a “no-go zone.” The waterfalls stopped running, the stone paths crumbled, and the once-vibrant greenhouse became a skeletal ruin. For nearly two decades, this incredible piece of real estate sat largely abandoned, used only by a few brave locals and the occasional film crew looking for a “wilderness” setting within city limits.