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Mask innovations: meet the N-95

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Mask innovations: meet the N-95: JOHANNESBURG – WHAT started as personal protective gear for health-care workers has now become an entire industry –with demand outweighing supply and new variations of it being invented. What is an … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. FIFA President stresses African unity at COSAFA Assembly: FIFA President Gianni Infantino stressed the importance of unity among member associations, regional organisations and continental confederations in his address to the Council of Southern African … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Good start for Bako at SA series: ZIMBABWE’S junior motocross champion, Emmanuel Bako, on Saturday fared well in the opening round of the seven-round 2021 South Africa National Championship series. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Paralysis of our state prosecutors: Chapter 9 Integrity Commission urgently needed to deal with the ‘saboteurs’ in the NPA: The paralysis of our state prosecutors is likely to last for years due to the cadre deployments of the Zuma-era State Capture project. The criminal justice administration has been hollowed out, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Chapepa wins Wilson Grand Prix: The promising ace (12) won last month’s Under-14 girls’ Wilson Gauteng Grand Prix title in Johannesburg. Chapepa also beat top seed Alme van Schalkwyk 6-2, 6-3 in the January leg of the Wilson Grand … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg is a large city in Gauteng Province of South Africa. It was established as a small village controlled by a Health Committee in 1886 with the discovery of an outcrop of a gold reef on the farm Langlaagte. The population of the city grew rapidly,becoming a municipality in 1897. In 1928 it became a city making Johannesburg the largest city in South Africa. In 2002 it joined ten other municipalities to form the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

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Museum Africa: Art Collection

The museum’s collection is staggering, housing approximately 850,000 objects that range from the prehistoric to the contemporary. It is one of the few institutions that attempts to tell the story of Southern Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age. The “Johannesburg Transformations” exhibition is the museum’s centerpiece, dragging the visitor through the chaotic evolution of the city. It doesn’t shy away from the grime; it features detailed reconstructions of “shack life,” the illegal “shebeens” (speakeasies) of the 1950s, and the vibrant but overcrowded “backyard rooms” that defined the black urban experience during Apartheid. One of its most sobering permanent displays is the “Tried for Treason” exhibit, which meticulously documents the 1956 Treason Trial. Visitors can see the portraits of all 156 accused—including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Albertina Sisulu—and read the “little red books” placed beneath each photo, where the public is invited to write their own reflections and facts about these liberation icons.

Deep within the museum’s labyrinthine halls, you’ll find specialized branches that are world-class in their own right. The Bensusan Museum of Photography sits on the top floor, acting as a shrine to the visual history of the continent. It contains everything from rare 19th-century daguerreotypes to the legendary photojournalism of the Drum magazine era. Meanwhile, the Geology Museum houses over 17,000 specimens, including a definitive collection of the rocks and minerals that made Johannesburg possible. It is a place where you can see the actual gold-bearing conglomerate reefs of the Witwatersrand up close, stripped of their commercial value and presented as scientific wonders.