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Shut it down! DA pens letter requesting minister to disband ‘captured’ spy agency | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Shut it down! DA pens letter requesting minister to disband ‘captured’ spy agency: The DA has formally written to State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo, requesting her to shutdown the State Security Agency. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Experts remain concerned about rate of COVID-19-related hospitalisations in Gauteng: While coronavirus cases have begun declining in Gauteng, experts remain concerned about the high rate of. The Provincial Command Council, led by Premier David Mak … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Chiefs and Pirates sharpen weapons for 99th Soweto Derby: Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs will once again lock horns in what promises to be an enthralling encounter, with bragging rights and three points being the reward for victory. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Single-dose J&J vaccine 66% effective in global trials: JOHANNESBURG – Global trials of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine shows it is 66-percent effective in protecting against COVID-19. READ: … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. WATCH | The new Chicken Licken Hotwings film by SA director Terence Neale: In another South African first, the latest Chicken Licken Hotwings film, the theme of outer space brings intrigue for the audience as it reveals just how far even an alien will go to satisfy its … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? In January 1890 the Health Committee conducted its first census of the town. They found that Johannesburg had 26 303 inhabitants. There were 13 820 buildings, of which 772 were shops and stores and 261 hotels and bars. The following suburbs were recorded: Booysens, Fordsburg, Langlaagte, Braamfontein, Auckland Park, Marshall’s Town, Ferreira’s Town, Prospect and Jeppe’s Town. There was also a Coolie Location and a Veldtschoendorp, the latter being a shanty town occupied by Dutch citizens of the ZAR.

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Museum Africa: The Memory of the Market

Long before it was a sanctuary for artifacts, this building was the Johannesburg Municipal Fruit and Vegetable Market, completed in 1913. At the time, it was an architectural marvel of the industrial age, featuring a massive, vaulted roof supported by reinforced concrete and steel—a design intended to keep the produce cool in the biting Highveld sun. The site was chosen for its proximity to the railway lines, allowing fresh goods from across Southern Africa to be funneled directly into the heart of the city. For decades, it was a place of frantic, multi-racial commerce where the air was thick with the smell of citrus and the shouts of auctioneers. In 1994—the same year South Africa held its first democratic elections—the market was transformed into Museum Africa, symbolically turning a site of physical sustenance into one of intellectual and historical nourishment.