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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. South African power cuts worsen on cold weather, breakdowns: South African state power utility Eskom said it would ramp up power cuts on Wednesday, as cold weather caused a spike in demand after many of its generating units had broken down. Eskom’s struggles to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Gauteng DA leader quits party he says defends white interests, prejudiced against black South Africans: “I cannot defend the DA. I do not feel at home in the DA. I honestly don’t.” DA Gauteng leader John Moodey. File picture: Bhekikhaya Mabaso Independent Media Johannesburg – Gauteng DA leader John … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Lions Tour 2021 ticket ballot goes live, but be prepared to queue online: Supply will trump demand for ticket ballot purchase for the British and Irish Lions eight-match rugby extravaganza in SA in 2021. But don’t be worried about not getting your request in on time. You … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. JSE-listed Stefanutti Stocks hit by cyberattack, engages experts to investigate: Stefanutti Stocks Holdings uncovered a cyberattack on its IT systems in the early hours of Monday, August 31, the company said in a communique to stakeholders on Tuesday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. South Africa’s Eskom to ramp up power cuts: South African state power utility Eskom said on Wednesday it would ramp up power cuts from 3 p.m local time (1300 GMT) because of exceptionally high demand. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Albert Hertzog Tower in Brixton Johannesburg was completed in 1962. It is 237-metre-high (778 ft) high concrete radio and (now) television tower. The first transmission took place on 22 December 1961. Presently 18 FM programs and 7 TV stations are broadcast from there. When Albert Hertzog fell into disfavour with the government, it was called the Brixton Tower. At present it is called the Sentech Tower.

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The Randlord Mansions: History

The history of these mansions is also a story of urban warfare and preservation. In the 1960s and 70s, as Johannesburg expanded, many of the original Parktown estates were ruthlessly demolished to make way for the M1 Highway and the massive concrete campus of the Wits University Medical School. The “Parktown War” saw heritage activists fighting the bulldozers to save what remained of the city’s architectural soul. Today, several of the surviving mansions serve as corporate headquarters, schools, or museums, stripped of their private domesticity but preserved as monuments to a gilded age.

Interestingly, these mansions also played a secret role in the city’s political evolution. It was in the drawing rooms of Parktown that the “progressive” mining elite would meet to discuss the future of the country, often finding themselves at odds with the more conservative Boer government. Lady Florence Phillips, in particular, used her influence to found the Johannesburg Art Gallery, insisting that a world-class city needed world-class culture, not just gold bars. Today, walking the “Heritage Trail” through Parktown offers a haunting contrast; you stand in the quiet, manicured gardens of the victors, looking down at the pulsing, crowded city that their gold mines created. It is the ultimate “view from the top,” a reminder that the extreme wealth of Sandton today has its DNA rooted in the stone-and-timber palaces of the 1900s.