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OPINION | ANC’s magical mystery tour | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. OPINION | ANC’s magical mystery tour: Proposal to increase the government grant to political parties in order to sidestep potential influence from dodgy donors is a good one on the surface, but the context and the timing in SA is simply a … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Mining giants turn backs on coal in face of investor pressure: The world’s biggest mining companies are gradually turning their backs on thermal coal. Rio Tinto, the world’s second largest mining company, has already pulled out of the market while BHP, the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. ANCYL crisis committee to take mother body to court over Task Team: The ANC Youth League crisis committee says it is taking its mother body, the governing ANC, to court to force the disbanding of the National Youth Task Team. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Chiefs respond after Hunt reads halftime riot act: His arrival at Naturena in September was generously described as the closest thing to claiming the lottery by one ecstatic Kaizer Chiefs fan. New coach Gavin Hunt repaid the Amakhosi devotee’s faith … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Doctor arrested for clocking 180km/h on N12 freeway: A 33-year-old medical doctor has been arrested after he was caught speeding on the N12 freeway, east of Johannesburg. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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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.