- Access to Justice for 16 Days of Activism: For the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in 2020, the Embassy in Pretoria worked with Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) on a series of activities aimed at informing women directly …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- UK’s R number drops sharply to between 0.8 and 1 – suggesting lockdown is working: The coronavirus R number in the UK has fallen sharply since last week, suggesting the lockdown is slowing the spread of coronavirus.. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Lions don’t want to be left wondering about ‘what ifs’: Given what transpired in their two most recent clashes with the Blue Bulls‚ Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has called on his team to be brave in Saturday’s Currie Cup semifinal at Loftus.. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- EFF reacts to party funding act – tells Ramaphosa to unseal CR17 docs: While the EFF supports the Political Party Funding Act, the red berets have also challenged President Cyril Ramaphosa to reveal who funded his CR17 campaign …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Smith: This season is for ‘work‚ development and growth’ for the Proteas: Cricket South Africa (CSA) director of cricket Graeme Smith has said that there is a lot of work‚ development and growth that needs to happen with regards to the current Proteas side.. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Steve Biko Hospital denies botched surgery claims: Righard Roets has claimed that a piece of his brain was inexplicably removed during an alleged botched surgery to repair a brain haemorrhage.. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
- Five Pretoria learners appear in Curro Holdings’ first official TV commercial: Five young learners from Pretoria were selected to appear in Curro Holdings’ first official TV commercial which is currently airing on Dstv, SABC and e.tv until the end of January. The story of the …. Read More at: “Pretoria” – BingNews
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15. The Union Buildings took 4 years to construct: The Union Buildings (which were designed by Sir Herbert Baker) was constructed between 1909 and 1913. It took approximately 1265 artisans, workmen and labourers to construct, using 14 million bricks for the interior office walls, half a million cubic feet of freestone, 74,000 cubic yards of concrete, 40,000 bags of cement and 20,000 cubic feet of granite. At the time of completion it was the largest building in the country and possibly the largest building work undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere at that time. The 9m tall statue of Nelson Mandela (which was errected in December 2013) cost R8 million and weighs 3.5 tons.
