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South Africa celebrates 20 years of a free Mandela | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. South Africa celebrates 20 years of a free Mandela: Nelson Mandela walked free after spending nearly 30 years in prison. That day cleared the way for the end of Apartheid in South Africa and Mandela’s election as the country’s first black president. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. S. Africa Stocks Stay Near Record as Naspers Offsets Weak Miners: The benchmark FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index was little changed as of 9:56 a.m. in Johannesburg after closing at a record Thursday. Tech investor Naspers Ltd. supported the market amid a continued … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. SAB confirms R2.5bn divestment: The latest amount withdrawn was intended for infrastructure and new equipment and brings the cut in investment by SAB to R5-billion over the last year. SAB is taking government to court to challenge … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. THE SABC WELCOMES THE GAUTENG HIGH COURT JUDGEMENT ON GEPF’s R760 MILLION CLAIM AGAINST THE SABC: The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) welcomes yesterday’s judgement by the Gauteng High Court, in the matter between the Government Employee Pension Fund (GEPF) and the SABC. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. African learners to plug cloud skills gap: LEARNERS from disadvantaged backgrounds in Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa are to benefit from a free skills development and job training programme rolled out by a global cloud computing company. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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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.