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Mpact cites circular economy as profitability factor

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Mpact cites circular economy as profitability factor: Johannesburg, South Africa-based Mpact says developing “new ways to meet customers’ packaging needs with award-winning innovations that help improve their operations while contributing to the circular … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Solidarity slates Kumba Iron Ore plan to retrench: 1 600 workers affected: Kumba Iron Ore has issued retrenchment notices that could affect 1 600 employees, despite bumper profits in the year to the end of December, trade union Solidarity said on Friday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. No jobs, no pay, no Ters: Domestic workers describe the pain of Covid-19 pandemic: Domestic workers have recounted how most of South Africa’s homeowners used the Covid19 pandemic as an excuse to fire them, leaving scores jobless and without a cent to survive their ordeal. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Africa’s business fraternity mourns death of Peter Matlare: JOHANNESBURG – South Africans have been paying tribute to the late Peter Matlare. He died on Sunday at the age of 61 from COVID-19 related complications. READ: Absa deputy CEO Pet … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Anxiety over fake COVID-19 vaccines: Three days after Nigeria began vaccination for coronavirus, there are concerns that fake and illegal COVID-19 vaccines may soon flood the Nigerian market if the … – “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.