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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. New Audi A5 and S5 arrive with fresh look, new tech: SA prices: The Audi A5 and S5 models have received a subtle design makeover on the outside as well as a more modern infotainment system on the inside. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Johannesburg Wildlife Vet Hospital welcomes days-old porcupine: A days-old Southern African porcupine has been taken into the care of the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital. She was found in an estate. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Gupta lieutenant knew about Nhlanhla Nene’s axing six week before Zuma reshuffle, State Capture commission hears: A witness has told the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture that she knew about the axing of former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene by ex-president Jacob Zuma six weeks before it was announced. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Gates Foundation donates 0-mln to fight Covid-19 pandemic: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it had pledged $ 250 million in additional funding towards the – Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. AFRICA: Zola signs with DPA for solar electrification in 9 countries: Solar photovoltaic system supplier Zola Electric has just signed a partnership with Distributed Power Africa (DPA), a subsidiary of Econet, a major telecommunications group based in Johannesburg, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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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.