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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Sri Lanka players to undergo 10-day training camp ahead of South Africa tour: Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday announced that it will conduct a 10-day training camp for 22 players ahead of their tour of South Africa. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Zuma should make way for new leaders – Mathews Phosa: Johannesburg – Former ANC treasurer general, Mathews Phosa, has called for President Jacob Zuma to resign as the country’s leader, saying the ANC needed a new beginning. Phosa spoke at the gala dinner … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Bushveld Minerals and Vanadium Redox Battery market to weather Covid-19 storm: The vanadium redox batteries (VRB) market is expected to make a swift recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets . Vanadium is an abundan … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Seven people shot in Joburg CBD: Seven people shot in Joburg CBD. 6 September 2017. Johannesburg – Seven people were shot and wounded outside a block of flats in Braamfontein, Johannesburg CBD, paramedics said on … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Air Botswana Resumes International Passenger Flights: Air Botswana (BP) resumes international flights with service between Gaborone (GBE), Botswana, and Johannesburg (JNB), South Africa. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg has a massive infrastructure: The city has more than 8000 km of water pipes and more than 8000 km of sewage pipes. It has more than 180,000 streetlights and more than 100 water towers and reservoirs. The city also has more than 1700 traffic lights. There are more than 120 community health clinics, 10 environmental health clinics, 35 cemeteries (which cover over 600 hectares) and 59 public swimming pools. The city has 106 dams, 394 public sport facilities and 98 public recreation centers. Despite the fact that there’s a huge amount of infrastructure, Johannesburg still has more 1000 hectares of green space in an around it.

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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.