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Pakistan in South Africa: Fakhar Zaman hits 193 but hosts win to level series

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Pakistan in South Africa: Fakhar Zaman hits 193 but hosts win to level series: Chasing 342 to win in Johannesburg, the tourists fell to 205-7 in the 38th over before Fakhar’s amazing performance. He struck 18 fours and 10 sixes in his 155-ball innings before he was run out by a … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Fakhar’s 193 in vain as SA beat Pakistan by 17 runs: PAKISTAN opening batsman Fakhar Zaman’s astonishing innings of 193 could not prevent South Africa winning the second one-day international by 17 runs in Johannesburg on Sunday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Temba Bavuma and Babar Azam hail Fakhar Zaman after dramatic ODI at the Wanderers: Captains Temba Bavuma and Babar Azam both described Fakhar Zaman’s 193 as an ’incredible innings’ after the Proteas won the second ODI against Pakistan by 17 runs. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Did Quinton de Kock deliberately distract Fakhar Zaman before he got run out? Social media thinks so: AFP It wasn’t the end Fakhar Zaman wanted after smashing South African bowlers all-over the ground and scoring an almost match-winning knock of 193 in Johannesburg on Sunday. The opening batsman was … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Fakhar’s 193 in vain as South Africa beat Pakistan by 17 runs: Johannesburg, 4 Apr: South Africa held out to level the ODI series 1-1 with a 17-run win over Pakistan on Sunday that was much closer than it should have been because of Fakhar Zaman’s brilliant 193 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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From Sophiatown to Triomf

By 1963, Sophiatown had been physically razed to the ground. In a final act of psychological warfare, the government built a white working-class suburb over the rubble and named it Triumph (Triomf). They wanted to erase the very memory of Sophiatown from the landscape. For decades, the name Sophiatown disappeared from maps, replaced by the neat, sterile streets of the victors.

The “resurrection” of Sophiatown began officially in 2006, when the City of Johannesburg formally restored the original name to the suburb. Today, the neighborhood is a quiet, leafy residential area, but the ghosts of the “Paris of the Transvaal” are everywhere. The Sophiatown Heritage Centre, housed in the former home of Dr. A.B. Xuma (a former ANC president), is one of the few original buildings that escaped the bulldozers. Walking through the streets today, you can still find small markers of the past: a lone Victorian pillar, a specific tree mentioned in a poem, or the rebuilt St. Joseph’s Church.

The legacy of Sophiatown is not just one of tragedy, but of an indestructible cultural spirit. The music, the slang (Tsotsitaal), and the “Drum” era aesthetic continue to influence South African fashion and film today. It serves as a reminder that while you can bulldoze a house and rename a street, you cannot kill the soul of a place that once danced to the sound of a thousand saxophones.