- Plight of beneficiaries raised in a bid to extend Covid-19 distress grant after deadline: The plight of domestic workers, farmworkers and informal traders, were raised in calls for the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to be extended, proven as a lifeline during the pandemic.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- South Africa’s farmers on alert for signs of avian flu: Two further outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed on South African poultry …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Years after eradication deadline, 25 Gauteng schools still contain asbestos: The DA has criticised the Gauteng education department for appearing to move at a snail’s pace to eradicate asbestos structures in schools around the province.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Africa’s LGBTQ communities need more protection and support: Them, an online publication, reported that four gay men had been murdered in South Africa in less than a month. The disturbing report made national headlines after a local government official, the …. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Weather: Johannesburg storms rolling into Gauteng on Friday: Weather: Johannesburg. Most parts of Gauteng – along with Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the North West – are set to experienced heavy downpours.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Motorists given lifeline for licence renewals to 31 August: Motorists whose vehicle licence discs, driver’s licences, temporary permits, roadworthy certificates expired have until 31 August for renewals.. Read More at: “Gauteng” – BingNews
- Sustainability for businesses in South Africa: Converting traditional energy requirements to piped natural gas has already been a successful option for many businesses in the past. Egoli Gas piped natural gas offers a bridge to the energy growth …. 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.
