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Johannesburg residents to pay more for water, electricity from July

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Johannesburg residents to pay more for water, electricity from July: Residents of Johannesburg will be hit hard in their pockets when the new tariff increases are announced, which will be effective from 1 July. Finance … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Ekurhuleni announces R11.4bln jump in budget: JOHANNESBURG – The City of Ekurhuleni has tabled a budget of R48.9 billion for the 2019/2020 financial year. This is a R11.4 billion jump from … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. State demands conviction of 3 more 'Krugersdorp killers': The State has urged the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to convict three more of the so-called "Krugersdorp Killers" for a number of murders … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Meet The Top Developers, Architects & Solution Providers In Johannesburg: The 6th Edition of The Real Estate Development Summit – Sub – Saharan is all set to take place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Smith to lead Lions from 8th man: JOHANNESBURG – Kwagga Smith will lead the Emirates Lions at Jonsson Kings Park against the Cell C Sharks on Saturday as Malcolm Marx sits … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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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.