Urban Jazz Experience

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

1. Urban Jazz Experience: There is nothing like a bit of Sunday night jazz to beat the blues. The show features amongst other styles, contemporary and African jazz. Nothemba’s interviews and profiles on jazz artists will keep … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
2. Fire rages on foothills of Cape Town’s Table Mountain: JOHANNESBURG: At least one firefighter has been injured as emergency services fight to contain a fire that broke out Sunday in the foothills of Cape … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
3. Cape Town fire burns university library, students evacuated: Cape Town’s Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, burning the historic campus library and forcing the evacuation of students Sunday. Orange flames lit up the windows of the library … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
4. RBC Capital Maintains a Hold Rating on Anglogold Ashanti (AU): In a report issued on April 16, Tyler Broda from RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating on Anglogold Ashanti (AU), with a price target of $ 23.00. The … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
5. South African cricket suffers another blow: JOHANNESBURG: South African cricket was plunged back into crisis on Sunday when the country’s sports minister said he had ‘no option’ other than to become directly involved in Cricket South Africa’s … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg City Hall was constructed in 1914 by the Hawkey and McKinley construction company. The plan for the building was drawn in 1910 and construction was started in 1913 and finished in 1914. The style is described as Edwardian Baroque with a portico of Ionic columns and tower with a half dome entrance described as neo-Renaissance. Florence Phillips, an art collector and the wife of mining magnate Lionel Phillips, established the first collection for the Johannesburg Art Gallery using funds donated by her husband. The architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens, came to South Africa in 1910 to examine the site and begin the designs, after Lady Florence Phillips had secured funding from the city for a purpose-built museum. The gallery was possibly Luytens’s first public building in the Beaux Arts style. It was built with a south-facing entrance, but was not completed according to the architect’s designs. It was opened to the public, without ceremony, in 1915, just after the start of the First World War.