Best Free Family Sites To Visit In Johannesburg Near Me

4worldlovers: Mandela House strives to be a world-class visitor attraction and a leading centre for the preservation, presentation, and research of the historical heritage and Mandela Family legacy.

4worldlovers: JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) –FOCUSING on increased safety and security of women and girls in urban recreational spaces, a partnership between a non-profit organisation and the Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) has emerged a blueprint for modern joint urban park management.

The James and Ethel Gray Park Foundation (JEGPF) and JCPZ are part of this partnership that bolsters the safety and security of park users, especially women and children.

The pragmatic approach follows extensive research by the partnership, with an emphasis on the physical characteristics of the park.

MELROSE – The local loved James and Ethel Gray Park is up to standard thanks to over 100 volunteers and stakeholders.

The James and Ethel Gray Park has been getting a lot of tidying up recently and chairman of the James and Ethel Gray Park Foundation Sunil Geness asked residents to maintain the good trend.

“The most important aspect of this Women’s Month is for all park users to contribute to the sustainability and maintenance of the park. We know most people will exercise or walk their dogs at the park this Women’s Day weekend, therefore, we would like to ask, especially men, that while they do so, to collect trash bags by our gazebo and pick up litter in the park as a gesture in kind,” Geness said.

Rosebank Killarney Gazette --- James and Ethel Gray Park now has a fence with 24-hour security, beefing up safety in the park for all residents and park users.

The formal unveiling of the recently completed project took place on October 27 with the support of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Mpho Moerane.

This project was an initiative of City Parks, James and Ethel Gray Foundation, Birdhaven Ratepayers Association, Melrose North Ratepayers Association, Amdec, and Cochrane fencing.

In his speech, Moerane praised the chairperson of the James and Ethel Gray Foundation, Sunil Geness, for establishing a partnership between business, government and the community.

In addition to infrastructure improvements in the park, 24-hour security staff members have been assigned to the park, and regular river and park clean-ups have been scheduled to increase volunteer interaction and to encourage park ownership.

Geness, who also resides in the area, said, "Johannesburg City Parks Zoo continues to make the city of Johannesburg a liveable city by actively partnering with community organisations and resident associations to provide open spaces in which people can relax, play and

MMC for Community Development Margaret Arnolds and Mrs South Africa 2021 finalist Farrah Rymer plant a tree in James and Ethel Gray Park.

He added, "I could not believe what was happening in the park before. There was trash all over the place, people living in the park, and overgrown trees, so we decided to have a dialogue with the homeless and work towards adopting the park."

Also present at the unveiling were MMC for Community Development Margaret Arnolds, Mrs South Africa 2021 finalist Farrah Rymer and Ward 74 councillor Dave Fisher.

The park is named after the early Johannesburg historians, James and Ethel Gray, and is situated in the affluent suburb of Birdhaven.

By Dumisani Sigogo = After extensive research, the James and Ethel Gray Park Foundation(JEGPF), in partnership with the Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ), have developed a pragmatic approach to strengthen the safety and security efforts for all park users, especially for women and children.

4worldlovers: The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent museum in the world dealing with 20th century South Africa, at the heart of which is the apartheid story.

The Apartheid Museum, the first of its kind, illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid.

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The Joburg Zoo is one of the most popular local and tourist attractions situated in the leafy northern suburb of Johannesburg. The Zoo covers 55 hectares of land and was founded in 1904, when land was donated to the public for recreational use by the firm of the late Hermann Ekstein.

The Joburg Zoo houses over 320 species of animals, totalling about 2 000 animals. The Joburg Zoo is open to the public 364 days a year, including Christmas, New Years and Easter holidays. With international accreditation, the Zoo maintains a high standard of animal welfare, nutrition and ethical conduct to ensure the physical and psychological well-being of all its animals.

The Joburg Zoo has many fun offers to visitors such as various night and day tours, school holiday programmes, venue hire and regular events for the public. Please look through our calendar to find a fun event for the whole family!

In 1904, the land which the Johannesburg Zoo encompasses was donated to the people of the city of Johannesburg to be used for recreational use by the firm of the late Hermann Eckstein. Hermann Eckstein was involved in the development of the new mining town of Johannesburg. He had 3-million trees planted in an area which he christened Sachsenwald, now the suburb of Saxonwold.

Since then, the Johannesburg Zoo has developed and evolved over the years. Many facilities were built, for example the hospital in 1936.

Public perception of the zoo changed in the 1960's when visitors wanted to see animals in larger, more natural enclosures. This was the start of the zoo's long-term plans to grow and improve the facility for both the animals and the visitors. These changes saw the upgrading and creation of old and new enclosures, the development of education and environmental programmes, and the zoo becoming part of local and international breeding programmes.

The original animal collection consisted of one lion, one leopard, one giraffe, two Sable antelope bulls, one baboon, one genet, one pair of Rhesus monkeys, one pair of porcupines and one Golden eagle.

The first ‘official’ enclosure was built by the Town Council to house two young lions. Only the lions and leopard were in the public area at this stage.

In 1910 the Bandstand was built to host the popular brass band music of the day.