LIVESTREAM: Ramaphosa addresses Armed Forces Day celebrations:
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:
- LIVESTREAM: Ramaphosa addresses Armed Forces Day celebrations: President Cyril Ramaphosa is commemorating the sinking of the SS Mendi in 1917. Armed Forces Day remembers the 616 black South African troops who were killed in the tragedy. The steamship collided … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Mask innovations: meet the N-95: N-95 masks derived their name from the fact that they filter out 95 percent of airborne particles – and have been the gold standard of PPE during the Covid-19 pandemic. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- ‘Defend yourselves,’ MEC Mshengu tells SAPS following murder of officer: This follows the murder of constable Mfihloyakhe Ndlovu, who was killed in the line of duty while protecting a gender-based violence victim in Welbedacht East. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Cricket South Africa lodges official complaint with the ICC over cancelled Australian tour: The hostility between Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa is escalating by the day although the angry cricket boards still have time to defuse their simmering war before the ICC steps in to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Brigadier suspended allegedly for lying when giving reasons to suspend officers: A senior police officer stationed in the Northern Cape has been placed on suspension for allegedly lying in giving reasons to suspended officers without pay. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
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Did you know this about Johannesburg? In 1971 the South African Broadcasting Corporation was eventually allowed to introduce a television service. When television was finally introduced, there was only one channel with airtime divided evenly between English and Afrikaans, alternating between the two languages. Test transmissions in Johannesburg began on 5 May 1975, followed in July by ones in Cape Town and Durban. Nationwide services finally commenced on 5 January 1976.
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