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Greener cars have truly electrifying potential

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Greener cars have truly electrifying potential: South African Automotive MasterplanSouth Africa (country)JohannesburgEuropean Unionelectric carsTurgelCape TownChina … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Raw power dumped on farms: There is an expansive view of northern Johannesburg from the edges of the informal settlement of Diepsloot. Below, on the dusty and wintry highveld, … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Robben calls it a day after 12 league titles: Robben won 12 league titles in a glittering career, and 96 caps for his country including playing in the 2010 World Cup final in Johannesburg. He won … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. 'We're not going to fix it' – Lesufi on torched Katlehong school: JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has expressed his disappointment in the community of Katlehong after sections of … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. South Africa's central bank aims to sell African Bank stake in year or two: JOHANNESBURG, July 4 (Reuters) – South African Reserve Bank (SARB) expects to sell its 50% stake in African Bank in a year or two, the central … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? 40% of all the world’s human ancestor fossils have been discovered in and around Johannesburg: Most of the fossils were found in the area which is now known as the Cradle of Humankind. It was declared as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. The site currently occupies 47,000 hectares and contains a complex of limestone caves.

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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.