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Zambia’s 1st president, Kenneth Kaunda, dies at age 97

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Zambia’s 1st president, Kenneth Kaunda, dies at age 97: Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and a champion of African nationalism who spearheaded the fights to end white minority rule across southern Africa, has died at the age of 97. Kaunda’s … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Sindisiwe van Zyl: HIV clinician and radio presenter. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, on April 3, 1976, she died of COVID-19 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 10, 2021, aged 45 years. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. CEO vacuum at AngloGold turns it into world’s worst mining stock: AngloGold Ashanti has had a bad year, with the company’s lack of a permanent chief executive officer and a suspension of its Ghana mine operations weighing on the stock. But with shares now cheap … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Reasons Why Long-term Faith on Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (PLG) Could Pay Off Investors: Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (PLG) is priced at $ 3.58 after the most recent trading session. At the very opening of the session, the stock price was $ 3.82 and reached a high price of $ 3.90, prior to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Mumbai: Zambian held with 3kg heroin worth Rs 21cr: Mumbai: In one of the biggest seizures of drugs this year, Directorate Revenue of Intelligence (DRI) arrested a Zambian for smuggling 3kg heroin worth. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? 40% of all the world’s human ancestor fossils have been discovered in and around Johannesburg: Most of the fossils were found in the area which is now known as the Cradle of Humankind. It was declared as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. The site currently occupies 47,000 hectares and contains a complex of limestone caves.

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The Carlton Centre: Famous Visitors

At the peak of its prestige in the 1970s and 80s, the precinct was the ultimate address for high finance and luxury. It included the Carlton Hotel, a 30-story five-star icon that hosted everyone from Mick Jagger and Henry Kissinger to Margaret Thatcher. However, as the political landscape shifted in the 1990s and the “capital flight” to the northern suburbs began, the Carlton Centre became a victim of its own geography. The luxury hotel was “mothballed” in 1998 and remains a haunting, empty shell today, with its grand ballroom and 600 rooms frozen in time—a stark contrast to the bustling, gritty energy of the streets below.