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Three-goal Wits bury jinx as South African Premiership kicks off

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Three-goal Wits bury jinx as South African Premiership kicks off: Johannesburg (AFP) – Trophy-holders Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates and Bidvest Wits — the top three finishers in the last South African … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Again, Gunmen Kill Nigerian In South Africa: Benjamin Simeon, 43-year-old Nigerian living in South Africa, has been killed by unknown gunmen in Johannesburg. According to a statement … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Banyana captain Janine van Wyk ruled out of Cosafu Cup after injury: JOHANNESBURG – Banyana Banyana will be without skipper Janine van Wyk for the remainder of the Cosafa Cup. South Africa play Madagascar in … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Female rangers on the rise: JOHANNESBURG – While it's still a male-dominated industry, female rangers are among the leaders in the Kruger National Park. They work long … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Popcru: Attacks on police in JHB CBD were planned: JOHANNESBURG – Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union says the attacks on police by foreign nationals in the Joburg city centre this week were … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Constitution Hill: Great African Steps

One of the most moving features of the site is the Great African Steps, a walkway that runs between the dark, stone walls of the Number Four prison and the transparent glass of the new court. It represents the “bridge” between the old South Africa and the new. At the top of these steps, tucked into one of the four remaining stairwells of the demolished Awaiting Trial Block, burns the Flame of Democracy. Lit by Nelson Mandela in 2011 to mark the 15th anniversary of the Constitution, this perpetual flame serves as a constant reminder that the light of freedom must never again be extinguished in Johannesburg.