Idris Elba will Host the 2021 Africa Day Concert on May 25th!:
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:
- Idris Elba will Host the 2021 Africa Day Concert on May 25th!: Actor, director, musician and philanthropist Idris Elba has been officially revealed as the host for Africa Day Concert 2021! MTV Base, YouTube in collaboration with Idris Elba announce the return of … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Angola and the Republic of Dreamers: Locked down, locked in, many of us have had time to read more books than ever before. Readers, passionate about their own favourite books, are curious to know what writers have been reading during … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Tutu gets vaccine as govt launches large-scale rollout: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and retired archbishop Desmond Tutu was among South Africa’s first seniors to receive jabs yesterday as the country launched a massive immunisation drive for over-60s. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Avian Flu: Namibia is the latest country to ban poultry from SA: The Namibian government is the latest to stop importing poultry from South Africa after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian flu in the country. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- South Africa’s ex-president says he is ready for graft trial: Former South African president Jacob Zuma says he is ready for his trial on charges of corruption, racketeering, and money laundering. – “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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