- “Dire consequences” for mobile data in South Africa — MTN sues Icasa over emergency spectrum: MTN is joining Telkom in taking industry regulator Icasa to court to block it from taking back emergency network capacity assigned at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Hostage Drama Leaves South African Government Red-Faced: The spectacle of two South African cabinet ministers being held hostage by military veterans demanding an audience with the president has embarrassed the government and highlighted security concerns …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Covid-19: 733 new cases, 56 deaths in SA in the past 24 hours, NICD says: There were 733 new Covid-19 cases and 56 deaths recorded across SA in the past 24 hours, according to the latest NICD data on Friday.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- 50 RESCUED ETHIOPIANS WERE KIDNAPPED FOR MONEY: Gauteng police applauded Johannesburg-based undercover officers, who rescued 50 Ethiopian nationals from a house in Zakariyya Park, near Lenasia, in Gauteng.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Suspect in R400m cocaine-in-a-boat case found with phone, cash in his cell: The five men are believed to be linked to a cocaine syndicate and are being charged for dealing in drugs valued at R400m, told the court they intend to plead not guilty.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Petco rolls out track and trace platform for recyclers, waste pickers: The South African Polyethylene Terephthalate Recycling Company (Petco) is driving the rollout of technology called BanQu to recycling buyback centres, in an effort to revolutionise how recyclable …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana expected to make e-tolls announcement in mini budget: Transport minister labels statements he suggested e-tolls cannot be scrapped as ‘at best mischievous and at worst malicious’.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – 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.
