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Vote counting under way in South African municipal elections

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Vote counting under way in South African municipal elections: Vote counting is under way in South Africa after Monday’s municipal elections, as the governing African National Congress (ANC) faces dissatisfaction over poor services, high unemployment and creaking … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Mashaba makes strong start in Johannesburg race: Johannesburg – Former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba’s party, Action SA got off to a strong start in the race to win the country’s economic hub, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Mashaba magic: Here’s how ActionSA have ‘kicked ass’ in this election: ActionSA are set to be a MAJOR results disruptor across several key municipal regions – as voters rush to support Herman Mashaba’s party. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Annual Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run restricted to 1000 entrants this year: The event, which honours and remembers Nelson Mandela, will again take place in a hybrid fashion, with the physical form restricted to a 1000 people. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Ruling ANC takes early lead in S/Africa’s local gov’t elections: The governing African National Congress has taken an early lead as results of South Africa’s local government elections started trickling in on Tuesday. South Africans went to the polls on Monday to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? In 1971 the South African Broadcasting Corporation was eventually allowed to introduce a television service. When television was finally introduced, there was only one channel with airtime divided evenly between English and Afrikaans, alternating between the two languages. Test transmissions in Johannesburg began on 5 May 1975, followed in July by ones in Cape Town and Durban. Nationwide services finally commenced on 5 January 1976.

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Museum Africa: The Memory of the Market

Long before it was a sanctuary for artifacts, this building was the Johannesburg Municipal Fruit and Vegetable Market, completed in 1913. At the time, it was an architectural marvel of the industrial age, featuring a massive, vaulted roof supported by reinforced concrete and steel—a design intended to keep the produce cool in the biting Highveld sun. The site was chosen for its proximity to the railway lines, allowing fresh goods from across Southern Africa to be funneled directly into the heart of the city. For decades, it was a place of frantic, multi-racial commerce where the air was thick with the smell of citrus and the shouts of auctioneers. In 1994—the same year South Africa held its first democratic elections—the market was transformed into Museum Africa, symbolically turning a site of physical sustenance into one of intellectual and historical nourishment.