MyJHB

Stuff from Johannesburg

British Airways unveiled as Global Airline Partner of 2021 Lions Tour

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. British Airways unveiled as Global Airline Partner of 2021 Lions Tour: The British & Irish Lions and SA Rugby have announced British Airways as the Global Airline Partner of the 2021 Castle Lager Lions Series. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Aspen to dispatch 300 000 J&J vaccines for teachers: Johannesburg – Aspen says it will release 300 000 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) doses earmarked for teachers soon. In a statement released on Monday, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Naptosa, Sadtu concerned over number of J&J jabs earmarked for teachers: Teachers’ unions said that they were eagerly waiting for the 300,000 COVID-19 vaccines promised by Aspen Pharmacare to arrive but were worried about the quantity being earmarked for South Africa’s … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. African journalists demand action against Israel: TINTSWALO BALOYI in Johannesburg, South Africa JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFRICA’s largest journalist group has called on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its crimes against … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. SA stocks seek direction, copper slump drags miners: South African stocks were little changed Tuesday, struggling for direction as a downturn in copper prices dragged on diversified miners, and falling crude oil prices depressed Sasol. The FTSE/JSE … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

Click here to submit your Johannesburg, Gauteng News – free.

Have you tried: Whale and Dolphin Watching in Algoa Bay?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? South Africa’s largest city: It’s also the second largest on the African continent, behind the Egyptian city of Cairo.

Category: Tag: , , , , , , , ,

Ponte City: Transformation

As the “white flight” of the 1980s and 90s drained the inner city of capital, Ponte City underwent a dramatic and terrifying transformation. By the late 1990s, the building had become a “vertical slum” and a symbol of urban decay. It was famously “hijacked” by gangs; the retail levels were stripped, and the building became a fortress for drug dealing and human trafficking. The most haunting image from this era was the central core. Originally designed to be a light-filled courtyard, it became a literal trash heap. Residents on the upper floors would throw their refuse into the center of the building rather than taking it down. At its worst point, the trash in the core reached five stories high—a mountain of rotting debris, discarded furniture, and even, legend has it, the remains of those who had fallen or jumped.

During this period, the reputation of Ponte was so toxic that there was a serious proposal in 1998 to turn the entire skyscraper into a vertical prison. The plan was eventually scrapped, but the building remained a “no-go zone” for nearly a decade. The turnaround began in the mid-2000s when developers New Metro Property Group and later Dlala Nje began a massive, painstaking refurbishment. They cleared out the tons of trash from the core, restored the lifts (which had often been out of order, forcing residents to climb 50 flights of stairs), and implemented strict security protocols.