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South Africa’s third COVID wave could be the worst yet

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. South Africa’s third COVID wave could be the worst yet: From his 10-bed private clinic in western Johannesburg, Bayanda Gumende is more used to treating renal diseases than COVID-19. But with the city’s hospitals full, patients lingering in casualty wards … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Anti-apartheid veteran Zuma casts long shadow over South Africa: When Jacob Zuma finally caved to pressure to quit as South African president in 2018, he ranted to the state broadcaster for an hour about the ill treatment he had received at the hands of the party … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Conor Murray says Lions are putting smiles on faces in South Africa: Conor Murray insists the British and Irish Lions squad are fully behind the tour to South Africa despite the hosts nation’s escalating coronavirus crisis. A surge in Covid cases in the Gauteng region … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Conor Murray: British and Irish Lions aim to put smiles on faces says new captain: The British and Irish Lions want to “put a smile on people’s faces” amid rising Covid infection rates in South Africa says captain Conor Murray. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Gov’t passes law that releases funds for Mango: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed off a new law that is to release urgently-needed state funds for its struggling state-owned budget carrier Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Shaft of Terror, located at the popular amusement park of Gold Reef City, is a vertical-drop roller coaster that has the distinction of being the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Africa. It has a 47-metre drop, and a G force of over 6 Gs!

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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.