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Travellers jump hoops to leave S.Africa as COVID variant hits

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Travellers jump hoops to leave S.Africa as COVID variant hits: Travellers were left stranded after a slew of countries banned flights from South Africa amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Counterfeit goods worth R7.4m seized in Joburg CBD, scores arrested for other crimes: Counterfeit goods worth R7.4m have been confiscated during a raid in the Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng police said. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. PDP South Africa re-elects chairman: Ekos Akpokabayen came out with a landslide victory as the chairman-elect of the People’s Democratic Party South Africa Chapter. The elected vice-chairman is Hon. Dr. Eme … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron: The omicron variant has sent South Africa from a period of low transmission to rapid growth of new confirmed cases. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours: (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from a PTI … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? In 1964 the Johannesburg Botanical Garden was established in the suburb of Emmarentia. The Emmarentia Dam forms part of the Garden. The Garden is best known for its roses.

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The Maboneng Precinct: A “Place of Light” in the Urban Core

The word Maboneng means “Place of Light” in Sotho, and it is an apt name for a neighborhood that rose from the literal and figurative shadows of Johannesburg’s inner-city decay. Located on the eastern edge of the Central Business District (CBD) in a sub-district once known as City and Suburban, this area was historically a collection of light-industrial warehouses and gritty manufacturing plants. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as capital flight saw businesses flee the city center for the fortified suburbs of Sandton and Rosebank, these blocks became a “no-go zone” characterized by hijacked buildings, crime, and urban flight.