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Johannesburg in the news:

1. Reasons to be hopeful: This is an incredibly exciting result’ The Covid-19 vaccinations captured the world’s attention in November yet, around the same time, researchers behind a trial known as HPTN 084 also published … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
2. SA records 11,552 new COVID-19 infections, 245 more related deaths: South Africa has seen a record spike in COVID-19 cases with more than 42,000 infections picked up in the last three days. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
3. Injured de Silva to miss rest of South Africa series: Sri Lanka Cricket said on Sunday that de Silva will need about two weeks to recover from the thigh injury which would rule him out of the second and final Test starting January 3 at the Wanderers … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
4. NSRI urges bathers to only swim at beaches protected by lifeguards: The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has noted that with many beaches currently closed, South Africans are now opting to visit rivers, lakes, and dams. JOHANNESBURG – With a reported 600 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
5. SA Lockdown: Traders plead for no alcohol ban: Liquor traders are pleading with the government to be allowed to continue with off-premises alcohol sales. This as the country navigates the second wave of Covid-19 and rumours of imminent harder … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg City Hall was constructed in 1914 by the Hawkey and McKinley construction company. The plan for the building was drawn in 1910 and construction was started in 1913 and finished in 1914. The style is described as Edwardian Baroque with a portico of Ionic columns and tower with a half dome entrance described as neo-Renaissance. Florence Phillips, an art collector and the wife of mining magnate Lionel Phillips, established the first collection for the Johannesburg Art Gallery using funds donated by her husband. The architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens, came to South Africa in 1910 to examine the site and begin the designs, after Lady Florence Phillips had secured funding from the city for a purpose-built museum. The gallery was possibly Luytens’s first public building in the Beaux Arts style. It was built with a south-facing entrance, but was not completed according to the architect’s designs. It was opened to the public, without ceremony, in 1915, just after the start of the First World War.