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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Joburg’s Rosebank offices attract tenants; other nodes battle high vacancies: The Rosebank offices continue to attract new tenants looking for a desirable location in a live-work-play environment in Johannesburg. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Curfew breakers top list of Gauteng arrests on New Year’s Eve: More than 630 suspects were arrested in Gauteng on New Year’s Eve, with over 450 of these being for breaking the Covid curfew, police said on Friday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Hillbrow celebrates peaceful New Year’s Eve: Residents of the Johannesburg suburb Hillbrow, which in the past was associated with violence and unruliness, mostly spent New Year’s Eve indoors as 2020 drew to a close. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Gauteng welcomes 225 babies: It’s been a very happy start to the year for the mothers who gave birth to at least 225 babies in Gauteng on New Year’s Day. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. The Latest: Tens of thousands on Vegas strip despite warning: Tens of thousands of people are walking on the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip on New Year’s Eve in the evening despite a plea from Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak that people reconsider their plans to go out … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The enormous Carlton Centre, built at a cost of R88 million, contained a fifty-storey office tower, the thirty-storey luxury Carlton Hotel, a five-storey Garlicks department store, three-and-a-half-acre public plaza with a two-story underground shopping centre beneath it and parking garages with space for 2000 cars. The Carlton Hotel (Johannesburg) opened for business on October 1, 1972.

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The FNB Stadium: Football

The 2010 World Cup turned the FNB Stadium into a global icon. It hosted both the opening match and the final, where Spain defeated the Netherlands to claim the trophy. Perhaps most poignantly, it was the site of the “nearly” moment for African football when Ghana’s Black Stars came within a crossbar’s width of reaching the semi-finals. For Johannesburgers, the stadium is more than a soccer pitch; it is the home of the Soweto Derby, the fierce rivalry between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates that can see nearly 100,000 fans descend on the precinct in a sea of gold and black.

As of 2026, the FNB Stadium continues to be a versatile giant. It has hosted some of the world’s biggest musical acts, from U2 to Justin Bieber, and remains a primary venue for national celebrations and political rallies. It stands as a landmark of “New South Africa” architecture—rejecting the cold, European brutalism of the city’s past in favor of a design that feels earthy, indigenous, and undeniably grand. It is the one place in Johannesburg where the entire city, from the mansions of Sandton to the matchbox houses of Soweto, comes together to breathe as one.