Gauteng teachers anxious over COVID third wave but excited to get their jabs

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

1. Gauteng teachers anxious over COVID third wave but excited to get their jabs: With government’s national program moving at a snail’s pace, concerns have been raised about the rapid rise in COVID-19 infections in the province and schools remaining open. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
2. Africa’s richest square mile’s new addition: The boards set in the heart of Africa’s richest square mile are the first of its nationwide roll out. Whether it’s viewers or advertisers, the billboards are set to become a welcome sight as opposed … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
3. 50 Books UJ’s Professor Tshilidzi Marwala recommends for leaders: We cannot underestimate how critical strong leadership is in all aspects of our lives. In ‘Leadership Lessons From Books I Have Read’, Professor Tshilidzi Marwala adopts the thesis that the source of … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
4. AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA – “Do not leave refugees behind in Covid-19 vaccinations, none of us are safe until we are all safe”: Exclusion of refugees from COVID-19 responses and vaccinations, show that we still have not fully appreciated or understood the wisdom in the saying “none of us are safe until we are all safe”, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
5. National Taxi Alliance still waiting for promised relief funds from govt: JOHANNESBURG – The National Taxi Alliance said that the industry was still waiting for the R1.1 billion promised to the sector by government. The organisation’s Theo Malele asked where the funding … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Where Johannesburg got it’s name from: The fledgling town of Johannesburg was laid out on a triangular wedge of “uitvalgrond” (area excluded when the farms were surveyed) named Randjeslaagte, situated between the farms Doornfontein to the east, Braamfontein to the west and Turffontein to the south. The property belonged to the government. The Surveyor-General of the ZAR issued an instruction that the farm be surveyed as a township, consisting of 600 stands measuring fifty feet by fifty feet. The first auction of stands took place on 8 December 1886. The settlement was named after two officials of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), Christiaan Johannes Joubert and Johannes Rissik, who both worked in land surveying and mapping. The two men combined the name they shared, adding ‘burg’, the archaic Afrikaans word for ‘fortified city’.