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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Rand inches firmer overnight, unfazed by stricter lockdown measures: The South African currency traded sideways on Thursday, holding onto the notable gains made on Tuesday according to NKC Research. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. S. Africa tightens COVID-19 rules in Eastern Cape, Ramaphosa says ‘in the fight of our lives’: South Africa on Thursday tightened COVID-19 rules in the Eastern Cape province where infections are rising the most, curbing movement and gatherings, but decided against reinstating a nationwide … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Ford Ranger XL Sport (2020) Launch Review: Ford South Africa launched its Ranger XL Sport by letting us take the bakkie on an adventure of epic proportions. With the p[…] … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. City of Joburg’s has nothing to show for R280m spent on providing housing in Alex: Johannesburg – Plans to “de-densify” informal settlements in Alexandra with a promise of 4 581 units by this month have come to nothing, despite more than R280 million being spent by the Johannesburg … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. South Africa’s rand extends gains amid risk-on sentiment: South Africa’s rand firmed in early trade on Friday, building on the previous session’s gains spurred by improved risk appetite among global investors hungry for yield. JOHANNESBURG, Dec 4 (Reuters) – … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Top Star Drive-In: The Cinema on the Mountain of Gold

The Ferreira Dump began growing in the late 1800s, composed of the crushed rock and chemical residue left over after early, inefficient mining processes had extracted as much gold as the technology of the time allowed. By the 1960s, it was a flat-topped, man-made mesa overlooking the city. In a stroke of entrepreneurial genius, the surface was tarred and the Top Star Drive-In was opened. It quickly became a South African institution. Its appeal was not just the movies, but the unparalleled view: as the sun set, the massive white screen would flicker to life against a backdrop of the glowing skyscrapers of the Central Business District, separated from the viewer only by the elevated M2 highway.

In the decades before television arrived in South Africa (1976), the Top Star was a primary social hub. It was a democratic space in an undemocratic time; while the city below was strictly segregated, the “car” served as a private bubble that allowed a degree of social freedom not found in traditional theaters. For many Johannesburgers, the Top Star was a site of nostalgic rites of passage—first dates, family outings where children were piled into the back of station wagons with blankets and flasks of tea, and the Saturday “car market” where the parking lot transformed into a sprawling hub for buying and selling second-hand vehicles.