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PICS: Police seize arms cache, counterfeit goods in Joburg CBD raid

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. PICS: Police seize arms cache, counterfeit goods in Joburg CBD raid: Johannesburg – A huge police raid for counterfeit goods in downtown Johannesburg on Wednesday uncovered an arms cache that included AK47 … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Police will win war against crime in Joburg CBD: Cele: Cele was on the scene in Johannesburg CBD as police confiscated … he believes that police will win the war against crime in the Johannesburg CBD. – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Johannesburg raids: The craziest things seized by cops on Wednesday [photos]: A coordinated effort by the Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and city saw a host of “Johannesburg raids” take place throughout the city on … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Johannesburg raids: Major CBD commuter routes still closed on Wednesday: Johannesburg raids: Major CBD commuter routes still closed on Wednesday … main commuter routes in the CBD, as part of the Johannesburg Raids. – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Soweto band mixes traditional African sounds and American rock 'n' roll: Shameless, a three-person rock 'n' roll band from Soweto, played for the first time last month at The Roving Bantu Kitchen in Johannesburg. PHOTO: … – 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.