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Tensions as suspects in S.Africa white farmer murder… | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Tensions as suspects in S.Africa white farmer murder…: Crime in this sleepy area, 300 kilometres (180 miles) south of Johannesburg, is relatively rare. But on October 2, the body of 22-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner was found. He had been strangled … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Glencore says it is running down coal mines and won’t…: JOHANNESBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg said on Friday that the company is running down its coal mines and won’t replace them, as part of its efforts to cut “Scope 3” emissions – … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. UPDATE 1-SMB-Winning aims to bring Guinea’s Simandou iron ore to market in 2025: Winning aims to bring blocks 1 and 2 of Guinea’s massive Simandou iron ore deposit into production by 2025, Chairman Fadi Wazni said on Friday, a tight timetable for a huge mine and infrastructure … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Europe Lockdown Risk; Pfizer Sees Vaccine Progress: Virus Update: Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Qantas Airways Ltd. will provide eight flights over coming weeks from London, New Delhi and Johannesburg. All returned travelers have to undertake quarantine in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Vaya partners with SA company to deliver groceries from across the border: Vaya is partnering with Thumela eKhaya to help consumers get groceries from Zimbabwe to South Africa in 1-3 days … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Reach Trust for Solar and Building Management?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Standard Bank Centre is in Fox and Simmond Streets in central Johannesburg. During the excavation, three stories below ground level, they came across an old stope. It was part of the workings of the old Ferreira Mine. The building’s foundations were stabilised by backfilling the No. 1 level of the workings with concrete grout, but part of the stope was preserved as a museum. The building was completed in 1970. It was constructed by first building a central core and cantilever arms and then suspending the floors from the arms. The Centre houses a renowned art gallery.

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The Rand Club: The Inner Sanctum of the Randlords

Founded in 1887, just months after the discovery of gold, the Rand Club is the oldest private members’ club in Johannesburg. The current building, completed in 1904, is the third iteration of the club on the same site, designed by the iconic architectural firm Leck & Emley in a Neo-Baroque style that was intended to rival the gentlemen’s clubs of London’s Pall Mall. For over a century, this was the “room where it happened.” It was here that Cecil John Rhodes, Barney Barnato, and Ernest Oppenheimer sipped whiskey and drafted the plans for the mining conglomerates that still dominate the global economy today.