Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:
- South Africans urged to exercise caution when swimming this festive season as drownings spike over holidays: The two boys, both from Hartley Road Primary School in KwaZulu-Natal, got into difficulty and one drowned while swimming at the resort last weekend. Uthman died on Sunday. Sadly, this isn’t an … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Booming bookings are a much-needed salve for SA’s COVID embattled tourism sector: The Gauteng Tourism Authority says bookings have boomed following the Command Council’s announcement that South Africa would remain on alert level 1. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- South Africa to give J&J vaccines to other African nations: South Africa will donate just over 2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to other African countries to boost the continent’s COVID-19 vaccine drive, the government announced Friday. The … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Watch: Team India enjoy a fun outing in Johannesburg, play ‘footvolley’: Ahead of the Test series against South Africa, the Indian cricket team enjoyed a “fun outing” in Johannesburg and the players were seen playing a game of ‘footvolley’. Headlines Today is a platform to … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- At 1400m, Indian Cricketers Get A Mood Uplift With A Game Of Foot Volley, #WATCH: The Indian cricket team had a fun session ahead of their first serious training day, scheduled in Johannesburg on Saturday, wherein they “recharged their batteries”, with all the cricketers and chief … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Soweto Uprising was a series of protests led by high school students in South Africa that began on the morning of 16 June 1976. Students from numerous Sowetan schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools. It is estimated that 20,000 students took part in the protests. The number of protesters killed by police was officially given as 176, but estimates of up to 700 have been made. In remembrance of these events, the 16th of June is now a public holiday in South Africa. A thirteen year old Black boy, Hector Pieterson, is the iconic first victim of police brutality, but Dr Melville Edelstein, who had devoted his life to social welfare among blacks, was soon forgotten. He was stoned to death by the mob and left with a sign around his neck proclaiming “Beware Afrikaners”.
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