{"id":124530,"date":"2016-05-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/124530\/instameet-sightseeing-tour-of-ekurhuleni\/"},"modified":"2016-05-27T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T06:00:00","slug":"instameet-sightseeing-tour-of-ekurhuleni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/27\/instameet-sightseeing-tour-of-ekurhuleni\/","title":{"rendered":"Caxton journalists join metro on sightseeing tour of Ekurhuleni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gallery:\u00a0<a class=\"gs-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/267185\/sightseeing-tour-of-ekurhuleni-1\/&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=0ahUKEwivmO7H__nMAhWhAcAKHW2mAfQQFggIMAE&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;usg=AFQjCNGXXUmBxNg65PRqA4V32YecdLhSIg\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Sightseeing<\/b> tour of Ekurhuleni (1)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/qokQc53qiaY' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The sightseeing tour named \u2018Instameet\u2019 was organised by Caxton local newspapers with the Ekurhuleni Metro.<\/p>\n<p>A bus took the pack of Caxton journalists and their counterparts from other publications to some of the city\u2019s different towns and townships, including Kempton Park, Boksburg, Tsakane, Wattville and Actonville (Benoni).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9336-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267224\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9336-Medium-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9336 (Medium)\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bus made its first stop at the Ekurhuleni Business Facilitation Network Centre in Kempton Park, where Dumisani Hlatshwayo (regional manager) briefly explained how it helps people with entrepreneurial spirit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9307-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267221\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9307-Medium-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9307 (Medium)\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bus then proceeded to Boksburg and the main sites visited during the entertaining all-day tour included late SACP leader Chris Hani&#8217;s home in Dawn Park and his grave, which was recently declared a national heritage site by President Jacob Zuma.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9355-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267228\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9355-Medium-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9355 (Medium)\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9364-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267234\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9364-Medium-512x400.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9364 (Medium)\" width=\"512\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9339_50186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267281\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9339_50186-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9339_50186\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thenceforth the bus headed to Oliver Tambo&#8217;s grave and Cultural Precinct in Wattville and Actonville, before travelling to Tsakane, where it whizzed through the township\u2019s popular sites including the Tsakani clinic and to a restaurant called Bahamas. -@FanieFLK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9435-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267251\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9435-Medium-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9435 (Medium)\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9424-Medium1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267249\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9424-Medium1-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9424 (Medium)\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9384-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267239\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9384-Medium-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9384 (Medium)\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9490-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-267256\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/05\/IMG_9490-Medium-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9490 (Medium)\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gallery: <a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/267238\/sightseeing-tour-of-ekurhuleni-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sightseeing tour of Ekurhuleni\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='a31503785aa78fdf55e8751474c2cdf4'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caxton Local newspapers journalists  recently went on a guided tour of some of Ekurhuleni\u2019s famous landmarks and popular places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":124534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Fanie 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