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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Organisation calls for lifting of ban on gatherings, says religion is communal: Freedom of Religion SA has approached the high court in Johannesburg on an urgent basis to ask that government’s indefinite ban on faith-based gatherings be lifted. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. South Africa’s rand slips; U.S. Fed policy meeting in focus: South Africa’s rand fell early on Wednesday, as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting for market cues. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Fourways hippo alive and back home at Hartbeespoort Dam: The hippo spotted in Fourways, Johannesburg is alive and back at Hartbeespoort Dam, the provincial Department of Agriculture confirmed. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. UPDATE 1-South African rand climbs 1%, stocks retreat from record highs: South Africa’s rand firmed by more than 1% on Tuesday in a return of risk appetite globally as investors continued to weigh the benefits of fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccine rollouts over … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. South Africa’s Aveng aims to raise million in rights issue: South African construction and resources company Aveng aims to raise 300 million rand ($ 20 million) through a fully co-underwritten rights offer to restructure its balance sheet and deleverage, the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Albert Hertzog Tower in Brixton Johannesburg was completed in 1962. It is 237-metre-high (778 ft) high concrete radio and (now) television tower. The first transmission took place on 22 December 1961. Presently 18 FM programs and 7 TV stations are broadcast from there. When Albert Hertzog fell into disfavour with the government, it was called the Brixton Tower. At present it is called the Sentech Tower.

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Museum Africa: Art Collection

The museum’s collection is staggering, housing approximately 850,000 objects that range from the prehistoric to the contemporary. It is one of the few institutions that attempts to tell the story of Southern Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age. The “Johannesburg Transformations” exhibition is the museum’s centerpiece, dragging the visitor through the chaotic evolution of the city. It doesn’t shy away from the grime; it features detailed reconstructions of “shack life,” the illegal “shebeens” (speakeasies) of the 1950s, and the vibrant but overcrowded “backyard rooms” that defined the black urban experience during Apartheid. One of its most sobering permanent displays is the “Tried for Treason” exhibit, which meticulously documents the 1956 Treason Trial. Visitors can see the portraits of all 156 accused—including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Albertina Sisulu—and read the “little red books” placed beneath each photo, where the public is invited to write their own reflections and facts about these liberation icons.

Deep within the museum’s labyrinthine halls, you’ll find specialized branches that are world-class in their own right. The Bensusan Museum of Photography sits on the top floor, acting as a shrine to the visual history of the continent. It contains everything from rare 19th-century daguerreotypes to the legendary photojournalism of the Drum magazine era. Meanwhile, the Geology Museum houses over 17,000 specimens, including a definitive collection of the rocks and minerals that made Johannesburg possible. It is a place where you can see the actual gold-bearing conglomerate reefs of the Witwatersrand up close, stripped of their commercial value and presented as scientific wonders.