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Soweto residents burn tyres, block roads in protest over electricity issues

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Soweto residents burn tyres, block roads in protest over electricity issues: Soweto residents protested on Monday morning over electricity issues. Johannesburg metro police said that the community of Orlando East barricaded sections of a main road. Motorists were warned to use … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Chief Justice Mogoeng’s tenure comes to an end at midnight: Mogoeng’s term comes to end at Midnight.  Mogoeng was appointed to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa in 2009 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. From school dropout to chief executive of a company employing over 200 people: A single-minded ambition to succeed at all costs drove Gugu Mbatha’s desire to one day own the finer things in life she saw other people parading while she was working as a petrol attendant after … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. WATCH | Fire breaks out at Gauteng mattress factory: Emergency services are fighting a fire which broke out at a mattress factory in Nancefield, south of Johannesburg, on Monday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: I analysed Ethiopia’s defenders – Makgopa on his Bafana Bafana goal: Bafana Bafana striker Evidence Makgopa revealed what made him score easily when they played against Ethiopia on Saturday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg – named after the famous former leader of the African National Congress – is the biggest and busiest airport on the continent of Africa. It is estimated that 28 million passengers pass through its terminals every year.

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The Rand Club: Jameson Raid

The Rand Club’s history is as exclusionary as it is grand. For most of its existence, it was a bastion of white, male, British-aligned power. It was famously the “nerve center” for the Jameson Raid in 1895—a botched coup attempt against Paul Kruger’s South African Republic that served as a precursor to the devastating Second Boer War. For nearly 100 years, women were not allowed to be members, and black South Africans were permitted only as staff. The club’s refusal to modernize its membership policies led to a slow decline in the late 20th century as the “new” Johannesburg moved to Sandton. By the early 2010s, the club was facing bankruptcy, its grand halls gathering dust and its membership dwindling to a few hundred traditionalists.