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JoBerg2C bringing hope to Soweto Mountain Bike Club

Johannesburg in the news:

  • JoBerg2C bringing hope to Soweto Mountain Bike Club: JOHANNESBURG – Mountain biking is not one of the most common sports in South Africa but try telling the Soweto Rocks Mountain Bike Club that. – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  • Six executed in vigilante attacks over rising crime: "On our arrival, we rescued the man and before he died, he told us that he accompanied the girl to the taxi rank where she took a taxi to Johannesburg … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  • Next Census: April 28: Juliea Moblo of Vanderbilt and Trystan Ostander of Johannesburg, a daughter, Anna Grace Ostrander. She joins Lenyx, 4, and Emma, 2, … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  • South Africa's ruling ANC cruising to lead in national vote: JOHANNESBURG — The ruling African National Congress is coasting to a comfortable lead in South Africa's presidential and parliamentary elections … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  • ANC leads in Gauteng as vote counting crawls along: This can be largely attributed to the fact that the province is home to three of country's biggest metro's which are Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? The city has hosted the finals for the FIFA World Cup, Cricket World Cup and IRB Rugby World Cup: The 2010 FIFA World Cup final was played at FNB Stadium. A large soccer ball was fitted to the Hillbrow Tower during this time. The city also hosted the 2003 Cricket World Cup final (at The Wanderers) and the 1995 IRB Rugby World Cup final (at Ellis Park Stadium). London is the only other city in the world that has hosted all 3 World Cup finals.

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Constitution Hill: Great African Steps

One of the most moving features of the site is the Great African Steps, a walkway that runs between the dark, stone walls of the Number Four prison and the transparent glass of the new court. It represents the “bridge” between the old South Africa and the new. At the top of these steps, tucked into one of the four remaining stairwells of the demolished Awaiting Trial Block, burns the Flame of Democracy. Lit by Nelson Mandela in 2011 to mark the 15th anniversary of the Constitution, this perpetual flame serves as a constant reminder that the light of freedom must never again be extinguished in Johannesburg.