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Last Call: Titles leaving Netflix in June 2019

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Last Call: Titles leaving Netflix in June 2019: Set in an alternate history Johannesburg, South Africa, where an alien race lives in an dilapidated shantytown known as District 9. The local human … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Botswana hires Hollywood firm to fight elephant hunting PR: The Botswanan government has enlisted a public relations firm with deep ties to Hollywood to push back against the bad publicity generated by the … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. South African court dismisses sulfur dioxide emissions changes ahead of carbon tax: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa's average temperatures are rising more than the global average and the carbon tax law aimed at slashing … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. UPDATE 1-South Africa's rand recovers as dollar eases, stocks firm: JOHANNESBURG, May 24 (Reuters) – South Africa's rand firmed against a softer dollar on Friday, regaining some ground lost a day earlier when the … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. S.Africa's 2018/2019 maize crop seen down 14% from previous season: JOHANNESBURG, May 24 (Reuters) – South Africa is expected to harvest 14% less maize in 2018/2019 compared with the previous season after … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Constitution Hill: From Injustice to Justice

Constitution Hill is a living museum located on the ridge between Braamfontein and Hillbrow. It is a site of extreme contrasts, housing both the notorious Old Fort prison complex—where some of the most horrific human rights abuses of the 19th and 20th centuries occurred—and the modern South African Constitutional Court, the highest guardian of the country’s democracy. This site is often referred to as the “Robben Island of Johannesburg” because it incarcerated nearly every major figure in the liberation struggle, including Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Joe Slovo, Albertina Sisulu, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. However, its history is far older than the anti-Apartheid struggle; it was originally built in 1893 as a prison by the Boer Republic and later converted into a military fort to defend the city against the British during the South African War.