Minibus taxi crash south of Durban injures 17

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

1. Minibus taxi crash south of Durban injures 17: Details around the cause of the crash are not yet known, however, emergency services said that injuries range from critical to minor. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
2. Travel deals: A bus ticket to Zim and fake Covid certificate for just R1800: Forged negative covid test certificates were previously sold over the counter, but clever bus operators have now added a layer of security into their system. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
3. Matric markers thanked for ‘sacrifice and patriotism’: The director-general of the department of basic education, Mathanzima Mweli, thanked matric markers profusely on Saturday for their “amazing act of sacrifice and demonstration of patriotism” in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
4. High tech R20 million forensic war room to fight corruption in Joburg: Johannesburg’s Group Forensic and Investigation Services will have a new R20 million facility from which to tackle corruption in South Africa’s economic hub. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
5. Whose democracy? Whose human rights?: The true extent of the United States commitment to democracy and human rights will come under the microscope at a virtual conference in Johannesburg tomorrow. Under the theme, “Whose democracy, whose … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg City Hall was constructed in 1914 by the Hawkey and McKinley construction company. The plan for the building was drawn in 1910 and construction was started in 1913 and finished in 1914. The style is described as Edwardian Baroque with a portico of Ionic columns and tower with a half dome entrance described as neo-Renaissance. Florence Phillips, an art collector and the wife of mining magnate Lionel Phillips, established the first collection for the Johannesburg Art Gallery using funds donated by her husband. The architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens, came to South Africa in 1910 to examine the site and begin the designs, after Lady Florence Phillips had secured funding from the city for a purpose-built museum. The gallery was possibly Luytens’s first public building in the Beaux Arts style. It was built with a south-facing entrance, but was not completed according to the architect’s designs. It was opened to the public, without ceremony, in 1915, just after the start of the First World War.