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Chiefs expected to complete Keagan Dolly signing this week

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Chiefs expected to complete Keagan Dolly signing this week: Keagan Dolly was seen around the area where new Amakhosi recruits have been accommodated in Melrose Arch on the north of Johannesburg. Picture: Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix. Kaizer Chiefs are … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Nominate the most inspiring African impact leaders for the 2021 Meaningful Business 100 award: Global award recognises outstanding business leaders combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 27 July 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Meaningful … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. WATCH | Popcru rejects wage deal: The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) says the public sector wage increase of 1.5% is an insult to the union’s members, who are frontline workers. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Prosus faces investor criticism over 4 million fee for Naspers share swap: Technology investor Prosus will pay up to $ 144 million in transaction fees when it buys a block of parent company Naspers’ shares, according to a document submitted to stock exchanges on July 12, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Truths About Zindzi Mandela’s Husband and The Children She Left Behind: Zindzi Mandela was one of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela’s daughters. She was a brave, fearless, and courageous activist. Find out more. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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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.