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Uber pledges to boost safety for South Africa drivers as accidents rise

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Uber pledges to boost safety for South Africa drivers as accidents rise: Uber South Africa pledged to increase safety campaigns for food delivery drivers and review the insurance they provide following a Thomson Reuters Foundation expose about the mounting risks faced by … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. ‘CSA crisis resolved’: JOHANNESBURG: South African cricket stepped back from the brink of an international crisis when officials announced late on Sunday evening that the differences between the two rival factions battling … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. France’s Total halts its gas project in northern Mozambique: Total’s declaration of force majeure casts doubt on the future of the gas project, which had been expected to bring large and sustained economic growt.. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Ashley Judd Shares Grisly Photos, Video Of Catastrophic Leg Injury That Almost Killed Her: Back in February, decorated actress Ashley Judd revealed that on one of her frequent visits to the Congo performing humanitarian work in an attempt to save the endangered bonobos population she … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. DRC cobalt standard to empower artisanal, small-scale miners – Trafigura: The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) newly established mining company – Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) – would ensure the country’s artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector benefits … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Whale and Dolphin Watching in Algoa Bay?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? At 269m high, the Hillbrow Tower is the tallest structure in Johannesburg. It used to have a revolving restaurant at the top, before it was closed down in 1981 for safety reasons. It is a prominent feature in the city’s beautiful skyline.

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The Rand Club: Jameson Raid

The Rand Club’s history is as exclusionary as it is grand. For most of its existence, it was a bastion of white, male, British-aligned power. It was famously the “nerve center” for the Jameson Raid in 1895—a botched coup attempt against Paul Kruger’s South African Republic that served as a precursor to the devastating Second Boer War. For nearly 100 years, women were not allowed to be members, and black South Africans were permitted only as staff. The club’s refusal to modernize its membership policies led to a slow decline in the late 20th century as the “new” Johannesburg moved to Sandton. By the early 2010s, the club was facing bankruptcy, its grand halls gathering dust and its membership dwindling to a few hundred traditionalists.