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Tanzanian held with 3 kg heroin at Hyderabad Airport

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Tanzanian held with 3 kg heroin at Hyderabad Airport: Acting on a tip-off, the DRI sleuths checked the baggage of the passenger who arrived from Johannesburg via Doha. They recovered white power concealed beneath the base of his bag. After examination, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Carbon capture helpful decarbonisation tool – investment professionals: Carbon capture and storage is one of the tools in the toolkit that needs to be included in the decarbonisation mix if the world is to reduce emissions effectively over a reasonable time horizon. That … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. The weather’s effects on commercial drones may hinder their widespread use: Authors: Maja Kucharczyk, PhD Candidate, Geography, University of Calgary; Chris Hugenholtz, Professor, University of Calgary; Mozhou Gao, PhD Candidate, Geography, University of Calgary; Paul Nesbit, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Educators’ Union of SA calls on teachers not to report for duty until vaccinated: Over 500,000 teachers will head to 281 sites in the country from Wednesday. The vaccine programme will only run for 14 days. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. 2.90 kgs of heroin seized: Personnel of the Narcotics Control Bureau’s Kochi unit seized 2.90 kgs of heroin from a checked-in trolley bag at the Cochin International Airport and arrested a woman hailing from Zimbabwe, who arriv … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? Stone-walled ruins of Sotho–Tswana towns and villages are scattered around the parts of the former Transvaal in which Johannesburg is situated. Many of these sites contain the ruins of Sotho–Tswana mines and iron smelting furnaces, suggesting that the area was being exploited for its mineral wealth before the arrival of Europeans or the discovery of gold. The most prominent site within Johannesburg is Melville Koppies, which contains an iron smelting furnace.

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The FNB Stadium: Football

The 2010 World Cup turned the FNB Stadium into a global icon. It hosted both the opening match and the final, where Spain defeated the Netherlands to claim the trophy. Perhaps most poignantly, it was the site of the “nearly” moment for African football when Ghana’s Black Stars came within a crossbar’s width of reaching the semi-finals. For Johannesburgers, the stadium is more than a soccer pitch; it is the home of the Soweto Derby, the fierce rivalry between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates that can see nearly 100,000 fans descend on the precinct in a sea of gold and black.

As of 2026, the FNB Stadium continues to be a versatile giant. It has hosted some of the world’s biggest musical acts, from U2 to Justin Bieber, and remains a primary venue for national celebrations and political rallies. It stands as a landmark of “New South Africa” architecture—rejecting the cold, European brutalism of the city’s past in favor of a design that feels earthy, indigenous, and undeniably grand. It is the one place in Johannesburg where the entire city, from the mansions of Sandton to the matchbox houses of Soweto, comes together to breathe as one.