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Pallinghurst, Blyvoor Gold and City of Johannesburg road closures make headlines

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Pallinghurst, Blyvoor Gold and City of Johannesburg road closures make headlines: Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer unpacks the latest news on diversified investor Pallinghurst's interest in battery and fuel cell materials; and how … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. The elephant in the room: The crisis of SA's porous borders: Over and above accommodation, the City of Joburg, for instance, is also required to provide services such as healthcare to millions of Johannesburg … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Ed Sheeran announces Johannesburg pop-up store!: The biggest pop star in the world today, Ed Sheeran, has announced a string of pop-up stores around the world as he celebrates the release of his … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. WATCH: Passenger forced to take the wheel after Joburg taxi driver gets pepper sprayed: A female passenger was forced to take the wheel of a taxi in the Johannesburg CBD when the driver was pepper sprayed, allegedly after getting into … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Mashaba wants case opened against housing official over ARP documents: JOHANNESBURG – Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has ordered the city's forensic unit to open a case against a Gauteng Human Settlements official … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Constitution Hill: Architecture

In a masterstroke of symbolic architecture, the Constitutional Court was built directly onto the site of the former Awaiting Trial Block. During its construction, the prison block was demolished, but its bricks were salvaged and used to build the new court’s interior walls. This was a deliberate choice to show that the very materials once used to imprison people and violate their rights are now used to protect them. The court’s design is based on the concept of Lekgotla—the traditional African practice of seeking justice under a tree. Inside the foyer, slanting columns mimic tree trunks, and light filters through “leaves” in the ceiling to create a dappled effect on the floor.