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Race to get Zimbabwean boy mauled by hyena to SA for life-changing surgery

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Race to get Zimbabwean boy mauled by hyena to SA for life-changing surgery: Rodwell Khomazana is nine years old and a keen footballer, with dreams of becoming a doctor. His life changed on May 7, when a hyena mauled his face at an all-night church gathering outside Harare, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Court rules in favour of Sekhukhune United FC: Sekhukhune United FC have won their case at the High Court in Johannesburg to be installed as GladAfrica Championship champions. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Blitzboks on track for Tokyo Olympics as returning players shine: ThenbspBlitzboksnbspsquad received a boost in their Olympic preparation on Friday when stalwarts Stedman Gans Dylan Sage and Mfundo … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Richards and May to lead Cricket South Africa: Richards said the important lessons from the past year had been the need for a unified cricket family and to rectify what had gone wrong in the past. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. No Cape Town farewell for Japan-bound Pieter-Steph: Covid-19 has robbed 2019 World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit of a farewell home appearance for the Stormers in Cape Town … – “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.