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Ramaphosa appeals for global solidarity in fighting against COVID-19 | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Ramaphosa appeals for global solidarity in fighting against COVID-19: JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said the fighting against the coronavirus could be done through unity. Ramaphosa was speaking in his capacity as the African Union (AU … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. New Edgars owners ‘committed’ to reopening Joburg CBD store: Edgars is set to reopen its store in the Johannesburg cental business district (CBD) within JSE-listed SA Corporate Real Estate Fund’s revamped 55 Pritchard Street building. Both SA Corporate CEO Rory … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Africa has defied the covid-19 nightmare scenarios. We shouldn’t be surprised.: After the novel coronavirus first appeared in Africa in late February, Ghana’s government decided it would take no chances. Ghanaian citizens were soon put under lockdown, and travel between major … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Student’s Digital Library Helps South African Children to Read: University of Cape Town student Qhawe Bula and his team have developed a unique digital library comprising a series of read-along children’s audiobooks written in South Africa’s 11 official languages. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Four Princes Jostling for Emir of Zazzau Throne in Nigeria: We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg is the world’s largest city not built on a coastline, or on a lake or river. That’s why Joburg is also called the world’s biggest ‘dry port’. More than half of the cargo that arrives through the ports of Durban and Cape Town arrives at the container terminal at City Deep.

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The Maboneng Precinct: A “Place of Light” in the Urban Core

The word Maboneng means “Place of Light” in Sotho, and it is an apt name for a neighborhood that rose from the literal and figurative shadows of Johannesburg’s inner-city decay. Located on the eastern edge of the Central Business District (CBD) in a sub-district once known as City and Suburban, this area was historically a collection of light-industrial warehouses and gritty manufacturing plants. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as capital flight saw businesses flee the city center for the fortified suburbs of Sandton and Rosebank, these blocks became a “no-go zone” characterized by hijacked buildings, crime, and urban flight.