Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:
- Tshwane Metro Police officers issue R1500 fine to cabbage patch man, who is prepared to meet them in court: Tshwane Metro Police officers have formally charged the ’cabbage bandit’ Djo Ba Nkuna, who planted vegetables on the side of the road, to help his wife feed poor communities in the capital city. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Prince Charles flustered after ‘very sexy’ comment during Spice Girls meeting: THE SPICE GIRLS called a flustered Prince Charles “very sexy” when the future king met the band in the Nineties, unearthed accounts reveal. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- I’m ready to accept ,000 for the Black Stars job, says Abdul Razak: Former Ghana international Abdul Razak is begging the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to consider him for the vacant Black Stars coaching job.The top job of the country’s football team became vacant … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Angola’s ex-leader Dos Santos back home after 30-month exile -ANGOP: Angola’s former President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos returned home on Tuesday for the first time since he went into exile in Barcelona in April 2019, the official Angola Press News Agency reported. Dos … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
- Italy’s ‘la dolce vita’ takes Mzansi by storm: Johannesburg – The love for the sweet life, which the Italians refer to as “la dolce vita”, has birthed a new subculture that is taking Mzansi by storm. – “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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