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Mamabolo: Insinuating bias against IEC is a dangerous path to tread

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Mamabolo: Insinuating bias against IEC is a dangerous path to tread: In an answering affidavit submitted to the apex court on Monday, the IEC’s Sy Mamabolo dismisses the claims before the Constitutional Court alleging that even the perception of the commission’s … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Khosa quits NAMC, citing riefs threats after revelations: Johannesburg- An official at the centre of a R20-million agriculture master plan that forms an integral part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Ramaphosa captured court denies Magashule’s leave to appeal his ANC suspension: Suspended African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule has been denied leave to appeal his suspension from the ruling party.Magashule had … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Still no sign of promised arrests of ’hit masterminds’ as six appear in court over Deokaran’s killing: As the six men accused of murdering Gauteng health official Babita Deokaran made their way to the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court dock yesterday, a question lingered: what of the more arrests … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. ‘This is the end!’: Luyanda Potwana announces his exit from Nyan Nyan: TV presenter Luyanda Potwana has revealed that his role as a presenter on SABC1’s Nyan Nyan has come to an end. The TV personality took to Instagram recently announcing the news, recalling his journey … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Whale and Dolphin Watching in Algoa Bay?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? The city is very leafy: According to the City of Johannesburg website, there are 1.2 million trees within parks and on pavements and an estimated 4.8 million trees in private gardens. Many regard the city as the world’s biggest man-made forest, but this fact is disputed. Unofficial claims say that Johannesburg has 10 million trees. In 2013, New York City had 5.2 million trees and was planning to plant another million by 2017. New York City has a population of more than 8 million people.

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The Maboneng Precinct: A “Place of Light” in the Urban Core

The word Maboneng means “Place of Light” in Sotho, and it is an apt name for a neighborhood that rose from the literal and figurative shadows of Johannesburg’s inner-city decay. Located on the eastern edge of the Central Business District (CBD) in a sub-district once known as City and Suburban, this area was historically a collection of light-industrial warehouses and gritty manufacturing plants. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as capital flight saw businesses flee the city center for the fortified suburbs of Sandton and Rosebank, these blocks became a “no-go zone” characterized by hijacked buildings, crime, and urban flight.