Eskom contracts swapped for party funding, probe finds:
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:
- Eskom contracts swapped for party funding, probe finds: Bowmans identified the ANC’s Liliesleaf branch in Johannesburg as the recipient of the donation. Marah was deputy chairwoman of the branch in 2014, according to Pat Sibiya, who served as its secretary … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Parliament names MPs for Public Protector probe: Parliament has finalised its list of people who will probe Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s possible removal from office. Courtesy #DStv403 #eNCA pic.twitter.com/jznqVc3RE9 According to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- 79 new COVID-19 deaths, 756 infections recorded in SA in last 24 hours: Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Seventy-nine more people have died in South Africa after contracting the coronavirus, taking the national death toll to 53,111. The Health Department said that 756 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Much-loved doctor dies after Covid-linked lung transplant: Much-loved Gqeberha anaesthetist Dr Michiel Botha underwent the ground-breaking surgery in February. Johannesburg’s Mbali Mbatha, 27, was the other patient to undergo the surgery and left the hospital … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Mentally ill woman set alight in Soweto after ‘witch’ accusation: That’s when she was beaten up and accused of witchcraft. A 58-year-old woman has died at Baragwanath hospital in Johannesburg after being doused with petrol and set alight following accusations … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Where Johannesburg got it’s name from: The fledgling town of Johannesburg was laid out on a triangular wedge of “uitvalgrond” (area excluded when the farms were surveyed) named Randjeslaagte, situated between the farms Doornfontein to the east, Braamfontein to the west and Turffontein to the south. The property belonged to the government. The Surveyor-General of the ZAR issued an instruction that the farm be surveyed as a township, consisting of 600 stands measuring fifty feet by fifty feet. The first auction of stands took place on 8 December 1886. The settlement was named after two officials of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), Christiaan Johannes Joubert and Johannes Rissik, who both worked in land surveying and mapping. The two men combined the name they shared, adding ‘burg’, the archaic Afrikaans word for ‘fortified city’.
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