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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. South Africa cricket team to arrive in Karachi via chartered flight: Sources say special request is forwarded to the Civil Aviation Authority to grant landing permission to the flight … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Please find a creative way to enter SA – Malema tells those stuck at borders: JOHANNESBURG – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said if South Africa continued refusing to open its borders, then Africans seeking to enter the country must find creative means to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. 270 Million COVID-19 Vaccines Headed for African Continent: The African Union says the continent is set to receive about 270 million doses of coronavirus vaccine and wants to see them distributed equitably. For just over two months, a team at the 55-member … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Vaccines due in weeks or months not yet Africa’s way out of pandemic, officials say: Vaccines are not yet Africa’s way out of the pandemic as it may be weeks or even months before first doses start to arrive, health officials said on Thursday, after the African Union (AU) secured 270 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. R2K Campaign slams SABC board for going ahead with retrenchments: R2K, which has spoken strongly against the retrenchment process, said the broadcaster’s restructuring plans would affect a number of marginalised official languages. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg is the world’s largest city not built on a coastline, or on a lake or river. That’s why Joburg is also called the world’s biggest ‘dry port’. More than half of the cargo that arrives through the ports of Durban and Cape Town arrives at the container terminal at City Deep.

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Museum Africa: Art Collection

The museum’s collection is staggering, housing approximately 850,000 objects that range from the prehistoric to the contemporary. It is one of the few institutions that attempts to tell the story of Southern Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age. The “Johannesburg Transformations” exhibition is the museum’s centerpiece, dragging the visitor through the chaotic evolution of the city. It doesn’t shy away from the grime; it features detailed reconstructions of “shack life,” the illegal “shebeens” (speakeasies) of the 1950s, and the vibrant but overcrowded “backyard rooms” that defined the black urban experience during Apartheid. One of its most sobering permanent displays is the “Tried for Treason” exhibit, which meticulously documents the 1956 Treason Trial. Visitors can see the portraits of all 156 accused—including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Albertina Sisulu—and read the “little red books” placed beneath each photo, where the public is invited to write their own reflections and facts about these liberation icons.

Deep within the museum’s labyrinthine halls, you’ll find specialized branches that are world-class in their own right. The Bensusan Museum of Photography sits on the top floor, acting as a shrine to the visual history of the continent. It contains everything from rare 19th-century daguerreotypes to the legendary photojournalism of the Drum magazine era. Meanwhile, the Geology Museum houses over 17,000 specimens, including a definitive collection of the rocks and minerals that made Johannesburg possible. It is a place where you can see the actual gold-bearing conglomerate reefs of the Witwatersrand up close, stripped of their commercial value and presented as scientific wonders.