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Johannesburg in the news:

1. New Book by Barbara Borst: “Comrades”: Adelaide Books is proud to offer the latest work by Barbara Borst “Comrades” hitting stores everywhere now. Sandile Malindi refuses to join student strikes that convulse apartheid South Africa. A … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
2. Theme Of Corruption In Cry The Beloved Country: Corruption is one of the most prevailing themes in Cry The Beloved Country, as well as in today’s world. In this story the author pictures many different characters in order to represent this wide … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
3. Gans try crucial as Bulls move closer to South African title: Victory for frontrunners the Bulls left them well placed to win the single-round competition which signalled the return of rugby to South Africa last month after a six-month break due to COVID-19. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
4. Bulls coach pleased with team’s character: Vodacom Bulls coach Jake White was happy with his team’s resolve to recover from a poor first half and beat the Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday. The Bulls continued their winning run as they came … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
5. Afro-Cyborg singer, Mr Dutch welcomes baby boy: Cyborg singer, songwriter and producer, Bright Ukpabi, popularly known as Mr. Dutch has welcomed a bouncing baby boy with his second baby … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Where Johannesburg got it’s name from: The fledgling town of Johannesburg was laid out on a triangular wedge of “uitvalgrond” (area excluded when the farms were surveyed) named Randjeslaagte, situated between the farms Doornfontein to the east, Braamfontein to the west and Turffontein to the south. The property belonged to the government. The Surveyor-General of the ZAR issued an instruction that the farm be surveyed as a township, consisting of 600 stands measuring fifty feet by fifty feet. The first auction of stands took place on 8 December 1886. The settlement was named after two officials of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), Christiaan Johannes Joubert and Johannes Rissik, who both worked in land surveying and mapping. The two men combined the name they shared, adding ‘burg’, the archaic Afrikaans word for ‘fortified city’.