Soweto residents fume over 'hiring of outsiders' in R30m project

Johannesburg in the news:

1. Soweto residents fume over 'hiring of outsiders' in R30m project: Johannesburg – A R30 million pavement retrofitting project in Dube, Soweto, that was commissioned by the City of Joburg's department of transport … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
2. Pedestrian killed in Johannesburg accident: A male pedestrian sustained fatal injuries when he was knocked down by a car on the M1 North in Ormonde in Johannesburg on Saturday night, … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
3. Ronald Lamola wants SA prison overhaul: JOHANNESBURG – The country's prisons are in for an overhaul. That's if Correctional Services Minister, Ronald Lamola has his way. Lamola has … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
4. Motorist filmed driving over 300km/h on Joburg highway: JOHANNESBURG – A video of a motorist travelling at alarming speeds on a public road has surfaced on social media. The vehicle clocked 322km/h … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
5. DA demands update on criminal complaint against Dlamini: JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants an update on its criminal complaint against former Social Development Minister Bathabile … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

Click here to submit your Johannesburg, Gauteng News – free.

Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? Where Johannesburg got it’s name from: The fledgling town of Johannesburg was laid out on a triangular wedge of “uitvalgrond” (area excluded when the farms were surveyed) named Randjeslaagte, situated between the farms Doornfontein to the east, Braamfontein to the west and Turffontein to the south. The property belonged to the government. The Surveyor-General of the ZAR issued an instruction that the farm be surveyed as a township, consisting of 600 stands measuring fifty feet by fifty feet. The first auction of stands took place on 8 December 1886. The settlement was named after two officials of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), Christiaan Johannes Joubert and Johannes Rissik, who both worked in land surveying and mapping. The two men combined the name they shared, adding ‘burg’, the archaic Afrikaans word for ‘fortified city’.