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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Nanso aids Namibian students internationally: Desiree Gases The Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) is assisting Namibian students in foreign countries during the pandemic. The president of Nanso, Simon Taapopi, li … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Kaizer Chiefs captain Khune makes Caf Champions League squad for Wydad Casablanca trip: Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt has included goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune in the 18-man travelling squad to Morocco for Saturday’s Caf Champions League clash against Wydad Casablanca. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Ntshavheni challenges the NYDA to support at least 15k startups by 2024: She was hosting a webinar on Tuesday to report back on the president’s commitment made last year to support 1,000 SMMEs and cooperatives within 100 days. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. SA coach eyes World Cup ‘Big Picture’ after success vs Pakistan: South Africa women’s team head coach Hilton Moreeng is not getting too excited despite all the good signs displayed by South Africa … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Rwanda deploys more robots to fight the spread Covid-19: Rwanda’s government has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme and Japan to deploy three additional state-of-the art robots to reinforce its efforts against Covid-19. One robot can … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? It takes one-minute longer to boil an egg in Johannesburg than it does in the coastal cities of Cape Town and Durban. This is because Joburg is 2000m above sea level, and the air is not as dense.

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Museum Africa: The Memory of the Market

Long before it was a sanctuary for artifacts, this building was the Johannesburg Municipal Fruit and Vegetable Market, completed in 1913. At the time, it was an architectural marvel of the industrial age, featuring a massive, vaulted roof supported by reinforced concrete and steel—a design intended to keep the produce cool in the biting Highveld sun. The site was chosen for its proximity to the railway lines, allowing fresh goods from across Southern Africa to be funneled directly into the heart of the city. For decades, it was a place of frantic, multi-racial commerce where the air was thick with the smell of citrus and the shouts of auctioneers. In 1994—the same year South Africa held its first democratic elections—the market was transformed into Museum Africa, symbolically turning a site of physical sustenance into one of intellectual and historical nourishment.