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Omicron cases, hospitalizations surging among kids under 5 in South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Omicron cases, hospitalizations surging among kids under 5 in South Africa: The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of COVID-19 has disproportionately hospitalized kids under age 5 as it tears through South Africa, health officials in the country said … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. BCCI AGM: Clarity On India’s South Africa Tour, T20 World Cup Debacle Among 24-Point Agenda: The BCCI top officials have time and again reiterated that India’s tour of South Africa which starts on December 17 is on schedule. IPL 2022, CVC Capital’s participation in IPL will be some other … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Delta flights from South Africa have been forced to make stops in places like Boston and Puerto Rico because of ‘payload’ issues: One possibility for the stops is that flights from South Africa to the US may have been more full following the discovery of the Omicron variant. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Omicron variant: South Africa may offer glimpse into the future: The new omicron variant appears to be driving a dramatic surge in South Africa, providing the world a glimpse of where the pandemic might be headed. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. South African Daily Show host Trevor Noah is blasted for doubting sincerity of Moderna CEO’s concerns over vaccine effectiveness against Omicron: South African comedian Trevor Noah, 37, suggested on his talk show the Daily Show that the Moderna CEO was concerned over the vaccine’s effectiveness for financial gain on Thursday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Top Star Drive-In: The Cinema on the Mountain of Gold

The Ferreira Dump began growing in the late 1800s, composed of the crushed rock and chemical residue left over after early, inefficient mining processes had extracted as much gold as the technology of the time allowed. By the 1960s, it was a flat-topped, man-made mesa overlooking the city. In a stroke of entrepreneurial genius, the surface was tarred and the Top Star Drive-In was opened. It quickly became a South African institution. Its appeal was not just the movies, but the unparalleled view: as the sun set, the massive white screen would flicker to life against a backdrop of the glowing skyscrapers of the Central Business District, separated from the viewer only by the elevated M2 highway.

In the decades before television arrived in South Africa (1976), the Top Star was a primary social hub. It was a democratic space in an undemocratic time; while the city below was strictly segregated, the “car” served as a private bubble that allowed a degree of social freedom not found in traditional theaters. For many Johannesburgers, the Top Star was a site of nostalgic rites of passage—first dates, family outings where children were piled into the back of station wagons with blankets and flasks of tea, and the Saturday “car market” where the parking lot transformed into a sprawling hub for buying and selling second-hand vehicles.