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Tough road for Bafana with little warm-up

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Tough road for Bafana with little warm-up: After three weeks in a training camp that started in Johannesburg on June 3 and ended in Dubai last weekend, Bafana have only played one warm-up … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. 'We told them to fix the lifts', says resident in Joburg building where woman died: A resident of two years in the Johannesburg building where a woman died allegedly because of a defective lift, says there had been malfunctions for a … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Woman killed as lift 'fails' in Joburg highrise building: A woman believed to be in her 40s was killed when a lift 'failed' in a highrise building in Doornfontein, Johannesburg, on Sunday morning, … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Public protector widens campaign fund probe: JOHANNESBURG – The Sunday Times is reported on the weekend that Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has widened her probe into President … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Woman killed after lift fails in Joburg building: Johannesburg – A woman, believed to be in her 40s, died when the elevator she was using apparently failed and rapidly ascending slammed into the … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? It’s not the only place in the world called Johannesburg: There’s a town called Johannesburg in California in the USA. It was named by miners who worked the gold mines in Johannesburg, South Africa and has an estimated population of less than 2,000.

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Constitution Hill: Architecture

In a masterstroke of symbolic architecture, the Constitutional Court was built directly onto the site of the former Awaiting Trial Block. During its construction, the prison block was demolished, but its bricks were salvaged and used to build the new court’s interior walls. This was a deliberate choice to show that the very materials once used to imprison people and violate their rights are now used to protect them. The court’s design is based on the concept of Lekgotla—the traditional African practice of seeking justice under a tree. Inside the foyer, slanting columns mimic tree trunks, and light filters through “leaves” in the ceiling to create a dappled effect on the floor.