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Four bogus cops arrested in Joburg CBD

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Four bogus cops arrested in Joburg CBD: Four suspects, three of whom are females, have been arrested in two separate incidents in the Johannesburg CBD for impersonating police officers. – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Booster shot: Zimbabwe coffee revival paying dividends: JOHANNESBURG – With an authentic and inviting Zimbabwean feel, Nespresso launched Reviving Origins – a new programme to restore coffee … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Freedom Under Law says Gordhan is 'under attack': JOHANNESBURG – Freedom Under Law CEO, Nicole Fritz, says Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, is under attack from opposition parties, … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Saray Khumalo makes her way back home after summiting Everest: JOHANNESBURG – South African mountaineer Saray Khumalo is boarding her flight home today after a historical climb of Mount Everest. She made … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Four bogus police officers arrested in Johannesburg Central: Johannesburg Central police have arrested four suspects – three women and one man – aged between 27 to 45 for allegedly impersonating police … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes in June 1884, on the farm Vogelstruisfontein. Other farms to become famous later included Langlaagte, Turffontein, Doornfontein and Braamfontein. George Harrison is today credited as the man who discovered an outcrop of the Main Reef of gold on the farm Langlaagte in February 1886. On 12 May 1886 Harrison and his partner, George Walker, entered into a prospecting agreement with the owner of Langlaagte, one G.C. Oosthuizen. Two days later Colonel Ignatius Ferreira staked out his camp on Turffontein to serve as a centre for diggers.

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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.