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Gender-sensitive budgeting helps adjust priorities to advance women’s rights | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Gender-sensitive budgeting helps adjust priorities to advance women’s rights: The way budgets are conceived and implemented often has a detrimental effect on women and girls compared to that on men and boys … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. SKC salutes GABA: President Saulos Chilima has paid tribute to South Africa-based forward Frank ‘Gabadinho’ Mhango for becoming the first Malawian to win the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Old Boys’ Club, the veterans proving age is nothing but a number: WHY is 53-year-old Kazuyoshi “King Kazu’’ Miura being celebrated as a global football hero for defying age, while 48-year-old Innocent Benza is demonised as a hopeless pensioner making a mockery of … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. The ‘unnatural evolution’ of Trevor Noah and ‘The Daily Show’: Show With Trevor Noah” has gone from being jokes about the news to, more and more, the news with some jokes. If comedy is tragedy … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Probe launched into all temporary housing projects after high costs for shoddy buildings: The Department of Human Settlements will investigate all recent temporary housing unit projects across the country following complaints of high costs and shoddy substandard building. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Reach Trust for Solar and Building Management?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Ansteys Building at the corner of Jeppe and Joubert Streets was designed by Emley and William and completed in 1937. It is recognised as a prime example of Art Deco Architecture, a style synonymous with modernisation, optimism and Americanisation before World War 2. The departmental store, N. Anstey’s and Company, occupied the first four floors of the building. The tea terrace was on the fourth floor and was a destination of choice for the ladies of the northern suburbs. The building is 20 storeys high and was, when it was completed, the highest building in the southern hemisphere. The remaining storeys were offices and apartments, some of them occupying an entire floor. The building terminates in a mast designed for docking air ships.

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The FNB Stadium: Resisting Seismic Activity

From a technical perspective, the “Calabash” is a marvel of modern engineering. Because the stadium sits on the edge of the mining belt, the foundations had to be incredibly robust to account for potential seismic activity from old mine workings. The roof is a cantilevered steel structure that covers almost all the seats but leaves the pitch open to the Highveld sun, designed to keep the noise of the crowd—and the legendary vuvuzelas—echoing inside the bowl to create an intimidating atmosphere for visiting teams. The upper tier is sloped at a sharp angle to ensure that even the fans in the “nosebleed” sections have a clear, unobstructed view of the action.