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LAUNCH DRIVE: Mercedes-Benz updates its entire range of SUVs in South Africa | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. LAUNCH DRIVE: Mercedes-Benz updates its entire range of SUVs in South Africa: JOHANNESBURG – Mercedes-Benz has just unleashed a whopping range of family vehicles in South Africa, some aimed at city-slickers who need that extra bit of ground clearance to climb a kerb or two and … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Platinum-linked green hydrogen economy right for Africa, says project manager: The long value chain of green hydrogen economy has the potential to create a multiplicity of jobs and open up the market for investment possibilities for the Southern African region into what is … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Two-million-year-old skull of human ‘cousin’ unearthed: (BBC) Australian researchers say the discovery of a two-million-year-old skull in South Africa throws more light on human evolution. The skull was a male Paranthropus robustus, a “cousin … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Africa Issues Warrant of Arrest for ANC Senior Official Magashule: An arrest warrant has been issued for Ace Magashule, one of the top-ranking officials in South Africa’s ruling party, a spokeswoman for a special police investigative unit said. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Joburg Open a special moment for Soweto golf: The tournament represents a beacon of success that young black golfers from the huge township can aspire towards … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Albert Hertzog Tower in Brixton Johannesburg was completed in 1962. It is 237-metre-high (778 ft) high concrete radio and (now) television tower. The first transmission took place on 22 December 1961. Presently 18 FM programs and 7 TV stations are broadcast from there. When Albert Hertzog fell into disfavour with the government, it was called the Brixton Tower. At present it is called the Sentech Tower.

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The Maboneng Precinct: A “Place of Light” in the Urban Core

The word Maboneng means “Place of Light” in Sotho, and it is an apt name for a neighborhood that rose from the literal and figurative shadows of Johannesburg’s inner-city decay. Located on the eastern edge of the Central Business District (CBD) in a sub-district once known as City and Suburban, this area was historically a collection of light-industrial warehouses and gritty manufacturing plants. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as capital flight saw businesses flee the city center for the fortified suburbs of Sandton and Rosebank, these blocks became a “no-go zone” characterized by hijacked buildings, crime, and urban flight.