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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Zimbabwean breaks into SA property sector: A holder of a BSc Town Planning degree from the University of Zimbabwe, Constance Mupondi, is a managing partner at Growthill Property Management based in Johannesburg. She told The Herald Finance and … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Marc Wachsberger looks to capitalise on distressed hotel assets: In fact, we grow best in bad times,” he says. The group was launched back in 2008 around the time of the global financial crisis and today has nine hotels in the country’s major cities of Johannesburg … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Corruption in South Africa’s firearms registry puts guns and ammo in the hands of gangsters: When it was first introduced, South Africa’s Firearms Control Act was intended to usher in a new era of firearms control in the newly democratised country. But 21 years after the act was passed in … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Africa needs a massive awareness campaign to overcome Covid vaccine hesitancy: In the face of vaccine hesitancy, trust is a key component. South African public figures have an important role to play as role models and examples to others that receiving the Covid-19 vaccine is … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Forcing independent schools to close will be unlawful – FF Plus: Mr Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng MEC for Education, will overstep the bounds of his power if he tries to force the independent school Helpmekaar College in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, to follow the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Mponeng Gold Mine is the world’s deepest mine: The mine is located on the outskirts of Johannesburg (near Westonaria). The mining shaft of this mine extends down to 4 kilometres below the surface. A trip to the bottom of the mine takes about an hour.

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Top Star Drive-In: The Cinema on the Mountain of Gold

The Ferreira Dump began growing in the late 1800s, composed of the crushed rock and chemical residue left over after early, inefficient mining processes had extracted as much gold as the technology of the time allowed. By the 1960s, it was a flat-topped, man-made mesa overlooking the city. In a stroke of entrepreneurial genius, the surface was tarred and the Top Star Drive-In was opened. It quickly became a South African institution. Its appeal was not just the movies, but the unparalleled view: as the sun set, the massive white screen would flicker to life against a backdrop of the glowing skyscrapers of the Central Business District, separated from the viewer only by the elevated M2 highway.

In the decades before television arrived in South Africa (1976), the Top Star was a primary social hub. It was a democratic space in an undemocratic time; while the city below was strictly segregated, the “car” served as a private bubble that allowed a degree of social freedom not found in traditional theaters. For many Johannesburgers, the Top Star was a site of nostalgic rites of passage—first dates, family outings where children were piled into the back of station wagons with blankets and flasks of tea, and the Saturday “car market” where the parking lot transformed into a sprawling hub for buying and selling second-hand vehicles.