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Prasa leaves guards in the cold

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Prasa leaves guards in the cold: You must be alert that something can happen to you,” says Aubrey Ledwaba*, the icy Johannesburg winter morning causing him to shiver. “You go to … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. WATCH: Vryburg petrol attendant, driver rescue aardwolf from VW Polo's grill: Dr Karin Lourens from the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital told News24 the animal's size and black-tipped tail fitted the description of an … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. ANC-aligned forums behind violent service delivery disruptions, claims Joburg's mayor: I am certain that this was just a part of the extensive political patronage network that characterised the previous administrations in Johannesburg," he … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. South Africa's Grand Parade appoints acting CEO as new head: JOHANNESBURG, June 27 (Reuters) – South Africa'sGrand Parade Investments (GPI) Ltd has appointed acting chief executive officer Mohsin Tajbhai … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Hunt on for man who attacked pastor for wearing EFF cap: The man who was seen in a video, which has gone viral on social media, attacking a Johannesburg-based church pastor for apparently wearing an … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? 40% of the World’s Gold is found in the greater Johannesburg region: The fact that Johannesburg is also referred to as ‘Egoli’ (meaning the ‘Place of Gold’) makes sense, right?

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The Rand Club: The Inner Sanctum of the Randlords

Founded in 1887, just months after the discovery of gold, the Rand Club is the oldest private members’ club in Johannesburg. The current building, completed in 1904, is the third iteration of the club on the same site, designed by the iconic architectural firm Leck & Emley in a Neo-Baroque style that was intended to rival the gentlemen’s clubs of London’s Pall Mall. For over a century, this was the “room where it happened.” It was here that Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato, and Ernest Oppenheimer sipped whiskey and drafted the plans for the mining conglomerates that still dominate the global economy today.