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South Africa’s last apartheid president F. W. de Klerk dies

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. South Africa’s last apartheid president F. W. de Klerk dies: F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa’s last apartheid president oversaw the end of the country’s white minority rule, has died at the age of 85. De … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints new NYDA board: Johannesburg-President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new seven-member board for the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to be headed up by the agency’s first female chairperson. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Lackluster Black Stars held by Ethiopia in 2022 World Cup qualifiers: Ghana’s Black Stars were held by Ethiopia in the penultimate group game at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. BMW driver arrested after clocking 216km/h on N4 near Pretoria: Gauteng traffic police arrested a BMW driver travelling at 216km/h in a 120km/h zone on the N4 near Pretoria on Wednesday night. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Ramaphosa praises de Klerk’s leadership: President Cyril Ramaphosa says although the party he led cannot be remembered for good, De Klerk took a different path. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The enormous Carlton Centre, built at a cost of R88 million, contained a fifty-storey office tower, the thirty-storey luxury Carlton Hotel, a five-storey Garlicks department store, three-and-a-half-acre public plaza with a two-story underground shopping centre beneath it and parking garages with space for 2000 cars. The Carlton Hotel (Johannesburg) opened for business on October 1, 1972.

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The FNB Stadium: Football

The 2010 World Cup turned the FNB Stadium into a global icon. It hosted both the opening match and the final, where Spain defeated the Netherlands to claim the trophy. Perhaps most poignantly, it was the site of the “nearly” moment for African football when Ghana’s Black Stars came within a crossbar’s width of reaching the semi-finals. For Johannesburgers, the stadium is more than a soccer pitch; it is the home of the Soweto Derby, the fierce rivalry between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates that can see nearly 100,000 fans descend on the precinct in a sea of gold and black.

As of 2026, the FNB Stadium continues to be a versatile giant. It has hosted some of the world’s biggest musical acts, from U2 to Justin Bieber, and remains a primary venue for national celebrations and political rallies. It stands as a landmark of “New South Africa” architecture—rejecting the cold, European brutalism of the city’s past in favor of a design that feels earthy, indigenous, and undeniably grand. It is the one place in Johannesburg where the entire city, from the mansions of Sandton to the matchbox houses of Soweto, comes together to breathe as one.