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All That Glitters: Artist Frances Goodman | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. All That Glitters: Artist Frances Goodman: Artist Frances Goodman is based in eGoli, Johannesburg, Africa’s City of Gold where she’s been mining the rich landscape of ‘femininity, costuming, and role playing’ using acrylic nails, sequins and … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Ace Magashule’s former PA has turned state witness: The NPA said ANC secretary general Ace Magashule’s former PA Moroadi Cholota had turned state witness. On Friday Magashule was charged with 21 counts of corruption and fraud, alternatively theft and … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. South African ruling party official charged with corruption: A top official of South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, has been charged with 21 counts of fraud and corruption, a significant step in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s drive against … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. A settlement with trade unions remains the best way forward for South Africa: South Africa’s medium-term budget is supposed to provide an indication of how public finances will be managed over the next three years, but in the last decade it has largely served to illustrate … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. GINIMBI’S DODGY BUSINESS EMPIRE: DRIVING from Harare central business district southwards along Simon Mazorodze Road the highway intersects Harare Drive around the traffic … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? It’s earned the title ‘city of gold’: The city of Johannesburg was formed by a gold rush in the 19th century – 4 October 1886 to be exact.

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The Carlton Centre: A Monument of Concrete and Contradiction

Rising 223 meters into the Highveld sky, the Carlton Centre was for nearly half a century the undisputed “king” of the African skyline. Completed in 1973, it held the title of the tallest building in Africa for 46 years—a reign that only ended in 2019 with the completion of The Leonardo in Sandton. It was designed by the prestigious American firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (the same minds behind the Burj Khalifa and Chicago’s Willis Tower), and its brutalist, reinforced concrete design was intended to be a “city within a city,” a symbol of South Africa’s then-booming industrial and mining economy.