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Shwashwi: Should Nomzamo Mbatha return to ex Khaya Mthethwa?

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Shwashwi: Should Nomzamo Mbatha return to ex Khaya Mthethwa?: Johannesburg – Under Shwashwi’s banner from this week, ‘Would you wish your ex-lover a happy birthday,’ I had to suggest. Since Nomzamo Mbatha is single, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Caltex stations to be rebranded: JOHANNESBURG – The familiar Caltex brand is set to change. All Caltex-branded service stations in South Africa and Botswana will be rebranded to Astron Energy. The name change comes after Glencore … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Denel in crisis | Numsa says Gordhan ‘sleeping on the job’: The union says if Denel employees don’t get paid their salaries, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s salary must also be blocked. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Close to 70k inmates jabbed, DCS reveals: Johannesburg Prison inmates gets their vaccine after the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola visit at Johannesburg prison, 20 July 2021, to launch the Cor … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Can shot put star Kyle Blignaut break Team SA athletics medal drought in Tokyo?: Kyle Blignaut will have to produce a big effort right from the start if he to walk away from Thursday shot put final with a medal. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes in June 1884, on the farm Vogelstruisfontein. Other farms to become famous later included Langlaagte, Turffontein, Doornfontein and Braamfontein. George Harrison is today credited as the man who discovered an outcrop of the Main Reef of gold on the farm Langlaagte in February 1886. On 12 May 1886 Harrison and his partner, George Walker, entered into a prospecting agreement with the owner of Langlaagte, one G.C. Oosthuizen. Two days later Colonel Ignatius Ferreira staked out his camp on Turffontein to serve as a centre for diggers.

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The Wilds: Rebirth

The “rebirth” of The Wilds is one of the most heartening community success stories in modern Johannesburg history. It was spearheaded by local artist James Delaney and a dedicated group of volunteers starting around 2013. Delaney began by simply clearing dead wood and trimming overgrown paths on his own, but the project soon evolved into a massive public-private partnership. The most iconic addition to the park during this revival was the installation of over 100 laser-cut steel sculptures of animals. These brightly colored owls, giraffes, antelopes, and monkeys are perched in the trees and tucked behind rocks, turning a walk through the reserve into a scavenger hunt for “industrial wildlife.”

Today, The Wilds is a thriving, safe, and dog-friendly space that hosts yoga classes, art exhibitions, and thousands of visitors every weekend. It has become a symbol of “active citizenship”—the idea that the residents of Johannesburg don’t have to wait for the government to fix their city; they can take ownership of their own neighborhoods. The park is also a critical ecological corridor; in a city that is increasingly paved over, The Wilds provides a habitat for indigenous birdlife and insects that would otherwise struggle to survive in the “concrete jungle.”