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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Going solo at parenting: “Motherhood is tough enough when there are two of you, so doing it on your own comes with a lot of extra challenges,” says Jodi Hepker, a clinical psychologist at a private practice in Johannesburg. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. South Africa: Police Violence in South Africa – What Do the Numbers Show?: Nathaniel Julies, who had down syndrome, was shot while standing outside his home in Eldorado Park, a Johannesburg suburb. He died in hospital the next day. Three police officers were arrested in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. UPDATE 1-AngloGold Ashanti says S. Africa gives “unconditional” approval for asset sale to Harmony: AngloGold Ashanti said on Monday that the South African government had given “unconditional” approval for the sale of its South African assets to Harmony Gold, indicating it may be able to delist from … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. 2 Bedroom Apartment / Flat to Rent in Craighall Park: UPMARKET, SPACIOUS AND SECURE 2BED 2 BATH EXECUTIVE APARTMENT IN UPMARKET COMPLEX, CRAIGHALL PARK San Luca is a grand luxury apartment complex and boasts 24 hour security and undercover parking for … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Nehawu threatens to withdraw ANC support: JOHANNESBURG – The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) is threatening to withdraw its support for the ANC in next year’s municipal elections if it does not heed its demands. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Top Star Drive-In: Destroyed by What Created it

However, the very thing that created the Top Star eventually destroyed it. Because the early miners had used crude methods, the Ferreira Dump—and dozens of others like it—still contained significant traces of gold. As the price of gold rose and new chemical extraction technologies (like the carbon-in-pulp process) made it profitable to “mine the waste,” the ground beneath the Top Star became more valuable than the cinema itself. In 2006, despite fierce opposition from heritage groups who argued that the dump and the drive-in were culturally significant landmarks, the projectors were turned off for the last time.

The reclamation of the dump was a staggering industrial feat. Starting in 2008, mining giant DRDGold used high-pressure water cannons to “monitor” the dump, turning 5 million tons of solid earth back into a liquid slurry. This slurry was then piped 40 kilometers across the province to a processing plant in Brakpan. By 2011, the “mountain” had completely vanished. The 50-meter-high plateau that had dominated the southern skyline for a century was reduced to a flat, dusty crater.

The disappearance of the Top Star is a poignant symbol of Johannesburg’s “extractive” nature. It is a city that consumes itself to stay alive; even its historical landmarks are subject to the fluctuating price of minerals on the London and New York stock exchanges. Today, if you drive along the M2, there is an empty space in the sky where the Top Star used to be. While the reclamation removed a source of toxic dust and “acid mine drainage,” it also erased a piece of the city’s collective memory. The land where the gold-flecked mountain once stood is now being rehabilitated for light industrial use, proving that in eGoli, even the horizon is for sale if there’s enough gold hidden inside it.