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- Destinations
- Africa
- South Africa
- Johannesburg
- Newtown Cultural Precinct
Newtown Cultural Precinct
This complex of buildings in the city centre has been upgraded
and restored as part of the city fathers' urban renewal policy and
provides several attractions. The Market Theatre and Museum Africa,
for instance are housed in a Victorian building in Bree Street that
was originally Johannesburg's fresh produce market. The Museum of
Africa is particularly worth a visit with its exhibits that tell
the story of the city from its beginnings to the present day,
including an interesting section about the Treason Trial of the
1950s in which Nelson Mandela and other activists were accused of
plotting against the state. The same building houses a photography
museum and the Museum of South African Rock Art. At its eastern end
is the Market Theatre, famed for being the venue for many protest
theatre productions in the Apartheid era. Also in the area, in
President Street, is the South African Breweries Centre, which
offers a tour detailing brewing history through some reconstructed
gold-rush pubs and shebeens (township bars). Along Jeppe Street is
the Oriental Plaza, the commercial centre for the Indian
community.
Information & Facts
Admission
Language
South Africa has 11 official languages, including
Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho. English is widely
spoken.
Money
South Africa's currency is the Rand (ZAR), which is divided into
100 cents. Money can be exchanged at banks, bureaux de change and
the larger hotels. ATMs are widely available (there is a daily
limit for cash withdrawals) and major international credit cards
are widely accepted, except in petrol stations where cash is
required. Visitors should be vigilant when drawing cash from ATMs,
as con artists are known to operate there. Travellers cheques and
some foreign currencies are accepted at larger hotels and shops,
but commission is charged, otherwise all commercial banks will
exchange them.
Opening Times
Museum Africa open Tuesday to Sunday from 9am to
5pm
Time