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‘Most chaotic few days of my career’ – Warren Gatland

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. ‘Most chaotic few days of my career’ – Warren Gatland: British and Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland has admitted that last week has been the most chaotic one of his career as a professional head coach. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Business owners lash out at police for failing to protect them amid protests: Business owners whose stores were looted in Malvern, Johannesburg, have lashed out at police, saying they failed to protect them. Dozens of stores have been looted during sporadic protests in several … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Santa Shoebox campaign now on a mission to provide books to SA’s youth: The Santa Shoebox Legacy has been accruing all private donations to the charity since 2017 up until the millionth shoe box was achieved in 2020 and this year it is expanding its reach with the theme, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Analysis: Will Buhari learn from Zuma in Estcourt prison: In ex-President Jacob Zuma’s jailing for 15 months by South Africa’s Constitutional Court, Africa and humanity in general are dragged to school by the nape of their dresses … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Jerusalema fallout: Master KG hits back at Nomcebo: The creators of the beautiful international hit song Jerusalema are now embroiled in an ugly royalty war. This comes after Nomcebo Zikode … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Rand Afrikaans University was founded in 1966. Its first campus was on the erstwhile premises of South African Breweries in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Later it moved to its new campus in Auckland Park. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR) and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University.

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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.