Emirates Plans A380 Service to Johannesburg from 31 October as it Anticipates the Return of SAA

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

1. Emirates Plans A380 Service to Johannesburg from 31 October as it Anticipates the Return of SAA: During the heart of the pandemic, the world’s largest passenger transport aircraft, Airbus A380, was strongly criticized for inefficiency during the air crisis, leading to most operators retiring the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
2. Rand strengthens against the dollar: The rand is up more than 4 percent against the dollar since the start of the year. A petrol price cut could be on the cards if the currency continues to make gains. The rand was trading at R14.12 to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
3. ‘Osama’ day is finally here: Zakes Bantwini officially drops his hit song: SA and the world first danced to the hit song when he featured on the Kunye series started by DJ Shimza with the aim of providing a platform that connects SA’s established and unsung stars to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
4. South Africa vaccinates some kids in test of Chinese vaccine: South Africa on Friday started vaccinating children and adolescents as part of the global Phase 3 clinical trials of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 17 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
5. A Black woman was crowned Miss Ireland for the first time in the pageant’s 74-year history: Pamela Uba, a medical scientist who came to Ireland as a child asylum seeker from South Africa, was crowned Miss Ireland on Sunday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Soweto Uprising was a series of protests led by high school students in South Africa that began on the morning of 16 June 1976. Students from numerous Sowetan schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools. It is estimated that 20,000 students took part in the protests. The number of protesters killed by police was officially given as 176, but estimates of up to 700 have been made. In remembrance of these events, the 16th of June is now a public holiday in South Africa. A thirteen year old Black boy, Hector Pieterson, is the iconic first victim of police brutality, but Dr Melville Edelstein, who had devoted his life to social welfare among blacks, was soon forgotten. He was stoned to death by the mob and left with a sign around his neck proclaiming “Beware Afrikaners”.