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Test mine study under way for Fourth Industrial Revolution try-outs

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Test mine study under way for Fourth Industrial Revolution try-outs: A feasibility study is under way on a mine selected for the testing of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies ahead of their implementation, Minerals Council South Africa senior executive … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Mboweni on taxes: We’ll have the largest shortfall ever, but we have a plan: While we will have the highest tax shortfall ever on record – mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic – government has a few plans to ensure it acquires as much income as possible. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. COVID-19 drives children as young as four onto the street to earn money: To help keep their hunger at bay the children run to and from the shops for neighbours in Tsakane’s Extension 10 to get small change. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. FXCM Group Reports Monthly Execution Data: LONDON and SYDNEY, Australia and JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FXCM Group, LLC (“FXCM Group” or “FXCM”), a leading international provider of online foreign exchange … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. ICON Group successfully preserves century old building in Johannesburg CBD, despite demolitions and excavations ongoing: The ICON Group is underway with bulk earthworks and demolition in the Johannesburg CBD for what will eventually become the new Title Deeds Office for the city. The project value for ICON’s scope of … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The region surrounding Johannesburg was originally inhabited by San people. They were hunter-gatherers who used stone tools. There is evidence that they lived there up to ten centuries ago. By the 13th century, groups of Bantu-speaking people started moving southwards from central Africa and encroached on the indigenous San population.

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The FNB Stadium: Resisting Seismic Activity

From a technical perspective, the “Calabash” is a marvel of modern engineering. Because the stadium sits on the edge of the mining belt, the foundations had to be incredibly robust to account for potential seismic activity from old mine workings. The roof is a cantilevered steel structure that covers almost all the seats but leaves the pitch open to the Highveld sun, designed to keep the noise of the crowd—and the legendary vuvuzelas—echoing inside the bowl to create an intimidating atmosphere for visiting teams. The upper tier is sloped at a sharp angle to ensure that even the fans in the “nosebleed” sections have a clear, unobstructed view of the action.