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Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. sport news Lions Tour: Last chance for Warren Gatland’s men to impress before Test series …: Robbie Henshaw and all the Lions Test wannabes know the significance of Saturday’s encounter with the Stormers. This is the final audition. The 28-year-old Ireland centre makes his first appearance … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 17: JOHANNESBURG — Two hundred and twelve people were killed in the past week’s violent protest happening in the eastern regions of South Africa, said the country’s Acting Minister in the Presidency … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. In looted South African townships the poor pay the highest price: From the window of his wrecked radio studio, Keith Maphutha pointed out the blackened remains of a building on the opposite side of the road.“Those were three businesses. They all advertised with us … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Africa violence: Troop numbers on streets increase to 25,000 amid looting – and more could be deployed: President Cyril Ramaphosa is considering boosting soldier numbers even more, as at least 72 people have been killed in the worst unrest in the country for years. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Day of reckoning for Lions’ Test stars: Robbie Henshaw, Marcus Smith and Co have one final audition to impress Warren Gatland ahead of their last warm-up encounter with the …: Robbie Henshaw and all the Lions Test wannabes know the significance of Saturday’s encounter with the Stormers. This is the final audition. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Museum Africa: The Memory of the Market

Long before it was a sanctuary for artifacts, this building was the Johannesburg Municipal Fruit and Vegetable Market, completed in 1913. At the time, it was an architectural marvel of the industrial age, featuring a massive, vaulted roof supported by reinforced concrete and steel—a design intended to keep the produce cool in the biting Highveld sun. The site was chosen for its proximity to the railway lines, allowing fresh goods from across Southern Africa to be funneled directly into the heart of the city. For decades, it was a place of frantic, multi-racial commerce where the air was thick with the smell of citrus and the shouts of auctioneers. In 1994—the same year South Africa held its first democratic elections—the market was transformed into Museum Africa, symbolically turning a site of physical sustenance into one of intellectual and historical nourishment.