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CSA staff call for Minister to reconsider invoking Sports Act

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. CSA staff call for Minister to reconsider invoking Sports Act: Cricket South Africa’s staff, including Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith have written to sports minister Nathi Mthethwa, asking him to reconsider invoking Section 13 of the National Sports and … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Charlotte Maxeke Hospital to reopen in May: Charlotte Maxeke Academic hospital will reopen on 03 May, according to the Gauteng provincial government. Patients will be transferred during the weekend of 01 and 02 May.  READ: Charlotte Maxeke … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. We have nowhere to go: Cape Town refugees: JOHANNESBURG – Refugees in Cape Town say they have nowhere to go. This comes after Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi gave them until next Friday to reintegrate into communities or be deported. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Some sections of Charlotte Maxeke Hospital to reopen in May: Gauteng gov: The facility was temporarily closed after some sections of the building were destroyed in a fire, which broke out over a week ago. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Toddler among 4 killed when Airforce Zim helicopter crashed into a house: An 18-month-old child, as well as the two pilots and a technician on board the Airforce of Zimbabwe helicopter were killed, while a mother and her daughter were in hospital following the accident. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? At 269m high, the Hillbrow Tower is the tallest structure in Johannesburg. It used to have a revolving restaurant at the top, before it was closed down in 1981 for safety reasons. It is a prominent feature in the city’s beautiful skyline.

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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.