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South Africa steps up coronavirus vaccinations as cases spike

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. South Africa steps up coronavirus vaccinations as cases spike: South Africa is deploying army medical personnel to its commercial hub and most populous province to help health workers battle a surge in coronavirus, the government said Friday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Rail and port operations paralysed: Thousands of South African transport workers joined a national strike on Wednesday, paralysing rail and port operations in Africa’s biggest economy. The strike at state logistics group Transnet was … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Transnet strike begins: Thousands of South African transport workers began a strike on Monday at logistics group Transnet, threatening to cripple rail, fuel pipelines and port operations in Africa’s biggest economy after … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Malema: New equality court action for ‘Indian cabal’ remark: A Durban activist has taken the EFF leader to court for alleged hate speech after his ‘inflammatory outbursts on racial lines’. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Rand Afrikaans University was founded in 1966. Its first campus was on the erstwhile premises of South African Breweries in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Later it moved to its new campus in Auckland Park. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR) and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University.

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Constitution Hill: Great African Steps

One of the most moving features of the site is the Great African Steps, a walkway that runs between the dark, stone walls of the Number Four prison and the transparent glass of the new court. It represents the “bridge” between the old South Africa and the new. At the top of these steps, tucked into one of the four remaining stairwells of the demolished Awaiting Trial Block, burns the Flame of Democracy. Lit by Nelson Mandela in 2011 to mark the 15th anniversary of the Constitution, this perpetual flame serves as a constant reminder that the light of freedom must never again be extinguished in Johannesburg.