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Gauteng Health Dept won’t challenge report into Shonisani Lethole’s death | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Gauteng Health Dept won’t challenge report into Shonisani Lethole’s death: On Wednesday, professor Malegapuru Makgoba found that Lethole went without food for four days in July before he succumbed at the facility. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. South Africa: The Meaning of Dorah Sitole, SA’s Food Pioneer: The culinary icon had a close, motherly relationship with many aspiring Black chefs over the years. They reflect on the enduring influence she had – and will continue to have – on them. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Health ministry to issue Covid-19 vaccine storage, distribution tender: The health ministry will issue a tender to store and distribute Covid-19 vaccines on February 5 in an effort to speed up a vaccine rollout that opposition leaders and scientists have said is too slow. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Zuma ordered to appear before anti-graft panel: Zuma is accused of enabling runaway looting of state assets during his time in office, which ended when he was forced out in February 2018 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. HSF Leads as Saudi Ministry Rolls Out Major Mining Investment Law: Herbert Smith Freehills is advising the Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources on a comprehensive set of regulations and guidelines to support the recently promulgated New Mining Investment … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Rissik Street Post Office was built in 1897, having been designed by the architect Sytze Wierda. The Post Office was at one time the tallest building in Johannesburg. The Post Office became a national monument in 1978, and it remained in operation until 1996 when the South African Post Office vacated the building. The monument was gutted by a fire in 2009. The old City Hall is opposite the Post Office in Rissik Street.

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Constitution Hill: Architecture

In a masterstroke of symbolic architecture, the Constitutional Court was built directly onto the site of the former Awaiting Trial Block. During its construction, the prison block was demolished, but its bricks were salvaged and used to build the new court’s interior walls. This was a deliberate choice to show that the very materials once used to imprison people and violate their rights are now used to protect them. The court’s design is based on the concept of Lekgotla—the traditional African practice of seeking justice under a tree. Inside the foyer, slanting columns mimic tree trunks, and light filters through “leaves” in the ceiling to create a dappled effect on the floor.