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Minister Mthethwa missing in action as distrust between NAC and artists deepen

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Minister Mthethwa missing in action as distrust between NAC and artists deepen: offices in Johannesburg. The DA yesterday met with artists at the NAC offices as part of oversight visits that the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture are doing countrywide. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. South Africa’s Student Protests: Everything to Know About a Movement That Goes Back Decades: In 2015, these protests made international headlines as universities across the country united for the same cause under the #FeesMustFall movement, which was started by students at the University of … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. South African Utility Eskom Contracts Swapped for Party Funding, Probe Finds: Bowmans identified the ANC’s Liliesleaf branch in Johannesburg as the recipient of the donation. Marah was deputy chairwoman of the branch in 2014, according to Pat Sibiya, who served as its secretary … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. UPDATE 1 – Mozambique seeks targeted foreign support to help tackle insurgency -president: JOHANNESBURG, April 7 (Reuters) – Mozambique has told the international community what support it needs to deal with an Islamic State-linked insurgency, but for reasons of sovereignty it will tackle … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Former Springbok lock Kobus Wiese suffers heart attack – reports: Former Springbok lock and popular television presenter Kobus Wiese is in hospital recovering from a massive heart attack, according to a radio report on Thursday morning. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? FNB Stadium is the largest stadium in Africa: The stadium has 195 executive suites and a capacity of 94,736. The stadium was completed in 1989 and renovated in 2009 just in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. FNB Stadium is the home ground of Kaizer Chiefs FC and has hosted various sporting events and concerts. Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, Kings of Leon, Linkin Park, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Eagles, Neil Diamond, Coldplay, Metallica and a long list of other famous artists have performed here.

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The Rand Club: Jameson Raid

The Rand Club’s history is as exclusionary as it is grand. For most of its existence, it was a bastion of white, male, British-aligned power. It was famously the “nerve center” for the Jameson Raid in 1895—a botched coup attempt against Paul Kruger’s South African Republic that served as a precursor to the devastating Second Boer War. For nearly 100 years, women were not allowed to be members, and black South Africans were permitted only as staff. The club’s refusal to modernize its membership policies led to a slow decline in the late 20th century as the “new” Johannesburg moved to Sandton. By the early 2010s, the club was facing bankruptcy, its grand halls gathering dust and its membership dwindling to a few hundred traditionalists.