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IN PICTURES: Afrika Tikkun Uthando Centre marches for children's rights

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. IN PICTURES: Afrika Tikkun Uthando Centre marches for children's rights: Children, staff and supporters from the Afrika Tikkun Uthando Centre march, 5 June 2019, through the streets of Johannesburg raising awareness for … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. JHB city manager takes responsibility for Alex demolitions: JOHANNESBURG – Johannesburg city manager Ndivhoniswa Lukhwareni said on Wednesday he took full responsibility for the demolition of homes … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Joburg city manager says he knew about demolition of Alex houses: The city manager of Johannesburg, Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni, knew about plans to demolish houses in Alexandra – but he thought no one lived in … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Westbury rival gangs clash in court building: JOHANNESBURG – Police have arrested several people in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday following clashes in the corridors … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Joburg city manager knew about demolition of Alex houses: The city manager of Johannesburg Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni knew about plans to demolish houses in Alexandra but he thought no one lived in … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Soweto Uprising was a series of protests led by high school students in South Africa that began on the morning of 16 June 1976. Students from numerous Sowetan schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools. It is estimated that 20,000 students took part in the protests. The number of protesters killed by police was officially given as 176, but estimates of up to 700 have been made. In remembrance of these events, the 16th of June is now a public holiday in South Africa. A thirteen year old Black boy, Hector Pieterson, is the iconic first victim of police brutality, but Dr Melville Edelstein, who had devoted his life to social welfare among blacks, was soon forgotten. He was stoned to death by the mob and left with a sign around his neck proclaiming “Beware Afrikaners”.

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The Rand Club: The Inner Sanctum of the Randlords

Founded in 1887, just months after the discovery of gold, the Rand Club is the oldest private members’ club in Johannesburg. The current building, completed in 1904, is the third iteration of the club on the same site, designed by the iconic architectural firm Leck & Emley in a Neo-Baroque style that was intended to rival the gentlemen’s clubs of London’s Pall Mall. For over a century, this was the “room where it happened.” It was here that Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato, and Ernest Oppenheimer sipped whiskey and drafted the plans for the mining conglomerates that still dominate the global economy today.