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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Putting foot to create change: Genehelo Mofokeng and Khanyisa Damoyi, led by Jabelane Thabethe, took on the Walk for Change initiative which saw the team walking from Johannesburg to Durban in 15 days. Arriving in Durban on … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. South African telecom regulator to charge operators for emergency spectrum: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s telecoms regulator ICASA said on Friday all licensees wishing to use until March 31 temporary spectrum granted during lockdown will be required to pay the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. EFF to introduce Parliamentary process to revoke Riotous Assemblies Act: JOHANNESBURG – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said it will introduce a Parliamentary process next year to repeal what it says are apartheid laws in the country. The EFF scored a victory in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. How I met the greatest footballer on earth: Oh, so this is where I am going to prepare my team to win the World Cup. It’s beautiful. I like it.”Diego Maradona, through his interpreter, tells us during an inspection walk about on the University … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Makhubo asserts that govt contract that paid him R35m not conflict of interest: Makhubo’s company Molelwane was paid more than R700,000 but he said there’s nothing wrong with his participation in that process. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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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.