- Let’s lay down the Lawes! England forward Courtney keen to put down a marker for the Lions tour: What awaits Warren Gatland’s side is an opening tour game at Ellis Park, Johannesburg against a young team representing Gauteng also known as Lions – but the similarities end there.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- South Africa’s ruling ANC tries to defuse standoff over Zuma: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has sent some of its top leaders to defuse rising tensions over the pending arrest of former President Jacob Zuma. Earlier this week, Zuma was …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Msaki on #702Unplugged: Gauteng’s favourite talk brand that believes in walking the talk.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Almost 10,000 teachers, support staff refuse Covid jab in Gauteng: The department started rolling out its vaccination drive a week ago aiming to vaccinate 582 000 people in the sector, including those from private schools by 8 July.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- COVID-19: SA reports 24 270 new cases, Gauteng leads with +14 000: The NICD reported 24,270 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of cases to 2,019,826.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Barron’s: World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit and World Cup-winning coach Rassie Erasmus have hailed the British and Irish Lions, who kick off an eight-match tour of South Africa in Johannesburg …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Almost 10,000 teachers shun COVID-19 vaccination in S. Africa’s Gauteng province: A South African government official expressed concern after 9,113 educators and support staff, some with comorbidities, refused to take COVID-19 vaccinations in Gauteng province. The Gauteng …. 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.
