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Tupou robbed of mobile phone outside Australia hotel

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Tupou robbed of mobile phone outside Australia hotel: JOHANNESBURG, July 14 (Reuters) – Australia prop Taniela Tupou suffered no major injuries after having his mobile phone snatched out of his hand … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Herman Mashaba to update public after bad news on Joburg's credit rating: Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba says he will provide details on the city's “improving” finances this week in the wake of the decision by GCR … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Rugby: Springboks great James Small died naked in a Johannesburg sex club – report: Springbok great James Small was reportedly found "naked and unresponsive" in a sex club shortly before he died of a suspected heart attack in … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. James Small: Cause of death revealed as family address “sex club” rumours: … Small died during a visit to The Harem club in Bedfordview, Johannesburg. … for James Small will take place on Thursday 18 July in Johannesburg. – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Cops call on Joburg taxi rape victims to come forward: Johannesburg – The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng has appealed to women who have been raped by minibus taxi drivers while they … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Vilakazi Street in Soweto is famous for having 2 Nobel Prize winning residents: Former South African president Nelson Mandela and former Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu lived on this street.

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Constitution Hill: From Injustice to Justice

Constitution Hill is a living museum located on the ridge between Braamfontein and Hillbrow. It is a site of extreme contrasts, housing both the notorious Old Fort prison complex—where some of the most horrific human rights abuses of the 19th and 20th centuries occurred—and the modern South African Constitutional Court, the highest guardian of the country’s democracy. This site is often referred to as the “Robben Island of Johannesburg” because it incarcerated nearly every major figure in the liberation struggle, including Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Joe Slovo, Albertina Sisulu, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. However, its history is far older than the anti-Apartheid struggle; it was originally built in 1893 as a prison by the Boer Republic and later converted into a military fort to defend the city against the British during the South African War.