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Multichoice to lay off 1790 workers – union

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Multichoice to lay off 1790 workers – union: JOHANNESBURG – A South African trade union said on Friday that Naspers' newly listed pay-television business Multichoice Group had notified … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Joburg man survives train hit: A man was hit by a train and Johannesburg and has miraculously survived the incident. According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbs, the … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Man struck by train at station in Johannesburg: A man was left seriously injured after being struck by a train at the Jeppestown train station in Johannesburg on Friday night, paramedics said. Netcare … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Tlatsana testifies on bribes, death threats: JOHANNESBURG – Koroneka Trading and Projects Director, Babadi Tlatsana, claims her business was hijacked in 2015 when she started doing … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Johannesburg power cuts: Eskom issue warning for affected residents: A series of Johannesburg power cuts have gripped the city on Saturday, and Eskom are asking citizens in the East Rand to remain vigilant. Tom Head … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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

Did you know this about Johannesburg? In 1971 the South African Broadcasting Corporation was eventually allowed to introduce a television service. When television was finally introduced, there was only one channel with airtime divided evenly between English and Afrikaans, alternating between the two languages. Test transmissions in Johannesburg began on 5 May 1975, followed in July by ones in Cape Town and Durban. Nationwide services finally commenced on 5 January 1976.

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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.