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Week-long commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary concludes in South Africa

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Week-long commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary concludes in South Africa: A week-long series of events held across South Africa to commemorate the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2 ended on Thursday with a special screening of the 1996 film ‘The Making … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. UK to lift travel advice for 51 countries and territories: The Government is lifting its advice against non-essential travel to a further 51 countries and territories due to the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the decision allows people … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Surgery for Princess Charlene as questions grow over marriage to Prince Albert of Monaco: Princess Charlene of Monaco has undergone fresh surgery in South Africa for a health complication that has kept her away from home for most of the year.The form … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Government to lift non-essential travel advice for 51 countries and territories: The Government is lifting its advice against non-essential travel to a further 51 countries and territories due to the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the decision allows people … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? In 1893 Johannesburg’s first stock exchange was opened. From then until today Johannesburg has been the seat of the South African stock exchange and the country’s financial heartland. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is presently in Sandton, Johannesburg.

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The Maboneng Precinct: A “Place of Light” in the Urban Core

The word Maboneng means “Place of Light” in Sotho, and it is an apt name for a neighborhood that rose from the literal and figurative shadows of Johannesburg’s inner-city decay. Located on the eastern edge of the Central Business District (CBD) in a sub-district once known as City and Suburban, this area was historically a collection of light-industrial warehouses and gritty manufacturing plants. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as capital flight saw businesses flee the city center for the fortified suburbs of Sandton and Rosebank, these blocks became a “no-go zone” characterized by hijacked buildings, crime, and urban flight.