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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Samir Nurkovic in Chiefs squad as Amakhosi arrive in Angola: Kaizer Chiefs have arrived in Angola for the second leg of their CAF Champions League 1st round encounter against Primeiro De Agosto. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. SA vs SL 2nd Test: Nortje, Elgar put hosts in driver’s seat on Day 1: Anrich Nortje’s six-wicket-haul and Dean Elgar’s unbeaten 92 put South Africa firmly in control against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Johannesburg. Sri Lanka were shot out for 157 in just over 40 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Three bust with gold bars worth R61m, foreign currency at OR Tambo: Authorities have arrested three suspected smugglers after gold weighing 73.5kg as well as foreign currency were found in their hand luggage at the OR Tambo International Airport. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. ANC’s fate in municipal election hangs on how it handles state capture report: How the ANC fares in this year’s municipal elections will largely depend on how it handles the outcome of the state capture’s report and gaining control of “rogue” members within the party. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Three suspects to appear in court after police seized gold bars worth R60-million: Three suspects arrested for dealing in precious metal and contravening the Customs Act will appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg, on Monday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? At 269m high, the Hillbrow Tower is the tallest structure in Johannesburg. It used to have a revolving restaurant at the top, before it was closed down in 1981 for safety reasons. It is a prominent feature in the city’s beautiful skyline.

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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.