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OP-ED: ‘We don’t know this General Motau,’ says MK National Council

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. OP-ED: ‘We don’t know this General Motau,’ says MK National Council: The MKNC says General Mojo Motau must prove his MK bona fides, or ‘stay in his lane and not meddle in endeavours he evidently knows little about’. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. 2022 World Cup qualifiers: Ghana wary of South Africa after Broos appointment: South Africa’s appointment of Hugo Broos as new coach has been seen as a statement of intent ahead of their 2022 World Cup qualifying clash with Ghana. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Drugs worth nearly R55m seized, three arrested: Three people were arrested in police operations in Welkom in the Free State and Mayfield Park in Johannesburg where drugs with a street value of nearly R55m were seized. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Africa Losing Cultural Landmarks like Apartheid Museum to Pandemic: A pair of boxing gloves worn by Nelson Mandela at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa lie under a thick layer of dust in a darkened room, the silence broken only by the thud of … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Ace Magashule says he won’t step aside as SG, will attend NEC meeting this weekend: Johannesburg – ANC secretary general Ace Magashule has maintained that he will not step aside, saying he had appealed the letter of his suspension. He also confirmed that as the secretary general of … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Johannesburg Zoo is more than 100 years old: The zoo was founded in 1904 and covers 55 hectares of land. The zoo used to house the only two polar bears in Africa.

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The Randlord Mansions: Palaces of the Mining Elite

The move to Parktown began in the 1890s, led by the likes of Sir Lionel Phillips and his wife, Lady Florence Phillips. They sought a location that was close enough to the gold mines for business but high enough to catch the clean breezes of the Highveld. The result was a neighborhood of architectural opulence that had no equal in the Southern Hemisphere. These were not mere houses; they were sprawling estates designed by the most famous architects of the British Empire, including Sir Herbert Baker, who brought a “Cape Dutch-meets-Arts-and-Crafts” aesthetic to the rocky ridges of Johannesburg.