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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Makhura fires Masuku: Gauteng Premier David Makhura has fired Dr. Bandile Masuku from his position as Health MEC following allegations of corruption. Presidential spokesperson, Khusela Diko, health MEC Bandile Masuku and … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Search Results for: teacher: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Anti-apartheid campaigner and Nelson Mandela’s personal lawyer George Bizos has died at 92, his family said Wednesday. He died peacefully at his home of natural causes, the family … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Yvonne Chaka Chaka, South African public figures condemn xenophobia: The recent attacks seem not to be targeting only foreigners as legendary songbird Yvonne Chaka-Chaka found herself on the receiving end of the attacks … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. 2015 Honda Jazz 1.5 Dynamic for sale in Gauteng: Used Honda Jazz 1.5 Dynamic for sale in Gauteng, car manufactured in 2015 (ID:6491705) … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. New kit, old failings as South Africa held by Namibia: JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sported a new French-designed kit, but the old failure to convert possession into goals persisted as they were held 1-1 by lower ranked Namibia on Thursday. The hosts’ … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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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.