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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Vincent Smith defends R600 000 loan from Angelo Agrizzi, denies any links to Bosasa: ANC MP Vincent Smith has stuck to his defence that a R600 000 payment for his daughter’s university fees was a legitimate loan from former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi and not a bribe meant to influence … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. South Africa begins trial of second Covid-19 vaccine: South Africa has begun a human trial of a second Covid-19 vaccine with an indication at least one more will be rolled out before the end of the year. The vaccine known by the technical name … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Meshoe calls on NPA not to grant bail to the men suspected of Nathaniel Julies killing: ACDP leader Kenneth Meshoe has called on the National Prosecuting Authority not to grant bail to the three men suspected of killing Nathaniel Julies. Meshoe is attending Julies’ funeral service … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. WATCH Tragic Teen Nathaniel Julies Laid to Rest in South Africa: South Africans have laid to rest the tragic teenager, Nathaniel Julies, who was allegedly gunned down by police officers when he was caught in a crossfire between cops and gang members in Eldorado … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. ‘Seeing him so still really hurt us’ – family and community pay final respects to ‘joyous’ Nateniël Julies: The community of Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, came out in their numbers on Saturday morning to pay their last respects to Nateniël Julies who was allegedly killed by police. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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From Sophiatown to Triomf

By 1963, Sophiatown had been physically razed to the ground. In a final act of psychological warfare, the government built a white working-class suburb over the rubble and named it Triumph (Triomf). They wanted to erase the very memory of Sophiatown from the landscape. For decades, the name Sophiatown disappeared from maps, replaced by the neat, sterile streets of the victors.

The “resurrection” of Sophiatown began officially in 2006, when the City of Johannesburg formally restored the original name to the suburb. Today, the neighborhood is a quiet, leafy residential area, but the ghosts of the “Paris of the Transvaal” are everywhere. The Sophiatown Heritage Centre, housed in the former home of Dr. A.B. Xuma (a former ANC president), is one of the few original buildings that escaped the bulldozers. Walking through the streets today, you can still find small markers of the past: a lone Victorian pillar, a specific tree mentioned in a poem, or the rebuilt St. Joseph’s Church.

The legacy of Sophiatown is not just one of tragedy, but of an indestructible cultural spirit. The music, the slang (Tsotsitaal), and the “Drum” era aesthetic continue to influence South African fashion and film today. It serves as a reminder that while you can bulldoze a house and rename a street, you cannot kill the soul of a place that once danced to the sound of a thousand saxophones.