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Sam Simmonds focused only on Premiership Final despite Lions counter-attraction

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Sam Simmonds focused only on Premiership Final despite Lions counter-attraction: It’s about taking the season week by week, game by game, day by day. I’m really looking forward to the Lions but right in front of me at the moment is winning a Premiership” … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Anger over coronavirus third wave blunders as South Africa faces hospital crisis: Johannesburg is buckling under a ferocious third wave, with patients kept on stretchers for days as beds run out and infections soar beyond any of South Africa’s earlier peaks.“We are struggling. We … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. JOHN HUMPHRYS: My children grew up largely without their dad. That’s why, as debate rages over four-day weeks, I admit… I lived to work. Now I wish I’d just worked to live: My ‘patch’ was not just the States but the entire Americas, north and south, and I spent more time on planes and in hotels than I did with my family (file photo). – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I’m excited to get a first glimpse of the British and Irish Lions against Japan… but the real tour starts next week in Johannesburg: Saturday’s game is a welcome one off, but even with the Lions very tight, constricted schedule I wouldn’t be reading too much into the Lions selection. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Hawkeye on England v Sri Lanka Second T20: Roy and Malan great bets: England v Sri Lanka Saturday 26 June 14.30 TV: live on Sky Sports. How big can England go? Get the golden rule book out for another uncompetitive offering from these two, this tim … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Reach Trust for Solar and Building Management?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? At the northern extremity of Johannesburg was Parktown, already known for its exclusivity and extreme wealth. Sir Lionel Phillips was the first Randlord to build a mansion in Parktown. “Hohenheim” was built in 1894 and demolished in 1972 to make way for the Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Sunny Side Park was designed by Frank Emley for Hennen Jennings and completed in 1896. Today it is part of the Sunny Side Park Hotel. “The View” was completed in 1897. It was built by Charles Aburrow as the residence of Sir Thomas Cullinan.

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Museum Africa: Challenges

As of 2026, Museum Africa also stands as a symbol of the challenges facing urban heritage in a developing megacity. For years, the museum has battled with funding shortages and the physical toll of maintaining a century-old industrial building. Heritage activists and the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation have frequently stepped in to advocate for the protection of its “at-risk” archives, which include invaluable architectural drawings of the city’s early skyline. Despite these struggles, the museum remains a vital “cultural bedrock.” It sits adjacent to the Market Theatre, where the “protest theatre” of the 1970s challenged the regime, and overlooks Mary Fitzgerald Square, the historic site of labor strikes and political rallies. Museum Africa is not a polished, sterile “white cube” gallery; it is a gritty, honest, and deeply layered institution that mirrors the resilience of the Newtown district itself.