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The Buzz: Babar Azam the swimmer

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. The Buzz: Babar Azam the swimmer: After Quinton de Kock’s clever piece of fielding to run out Fakhar Zaman in the second ODI, in Johannesburg, over the weekend, here’s a look back at one of the OG crafty keepers of our times. With … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Jeffrey the baboon is no buffoon: Imagine the poor creature lost in the big city, subjected to traffic noise and sirens and light and movement he has never experienced before. In the last month or so, residents from as far afield … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. ‘Our poor are hungrier than they have ever been’: SA’s food insecurity crisis: We sometimes go to bed on an empty stomach.” said Lesego. Bertha Magoge of ACFS, an education and feeding scheme that has over 13,000 children in its programmes across greater Johannesburg, says they … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Stats: Fakhar records the highest ever individual score in an ODI chase: Fakhar’s 193 against South Africa is the highest individual score while chasing in ODI cricket. JOHANNESBURG (Dunya News) – Fakhar Zaman s 193 against South Africa in the second ODI in Johannesburg is … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. It was not an Easter weekend without cheer: For the world-acclaimed gospel music group, MTN Joyous Celebration, the Easter weekend offered an opportunity to showcase its 25th album. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Top Star Drive-In: The Cinema on the Mountain of Gold

The Ferreira Dump began growing in the late 1800s, composed of the crushed rock and chemical residue left over after early, inefficient mining processes had extracted as much gold as the technology of the time allowed. By the 1960s, it was a flat-topped, man-made mesa overlooking the city. In a stroke of entrepreneurial genius, the surface was tarred and the Top Star Drive-In was opened. It quickly became a South African institution. Its appeal was not just the movies, but the unparalleled view: as the sun set, the massive white screen would flicker to life against a backdrop of the glowing skyscrapers of the Central Business District, separated from the viewer only by the elevated M2 highway.

In the decades before television arrived in South Africa (1976), the Top Star was a primary social hub. It was a democratic space in an undemocratic time; while the city below was strictly segregated, the “car” served as a private bubble that allowed a degree of social freedom not found in traditional theaters. For many Johannesburgers, the Top Star was a site of nostalgic rites of passage—first dates, family outings where children were piled into the back of station wagons with blankets and flasks of tea, and the Saturday “car market” where the parking lot transformed into a sprawling hub for buying and selling second-hand vehicles.