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Police watchdog probes shooting of sergeant and his wife in Cosmo City

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Police watchdog probes shooting of sergeant and his wife in Cosmo City: SA’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a Honeydew police sergeant and his wife on the streets of Johannesburg. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. EFF names new offices Winnie Madikizela Mandela House: After launching its local government election manifesto, the Economic Freedom Fighters unveiled its new office building in Johannesburg. Named after the late Winnie Madikizela Mandela, her family was … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. EFF launches local government election manifesto, new headquarters: Our manifesto is based on many observations that we have made about the state of local government in South Africa,’ said EFF leader Julius Malema. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. ANC President confident of victory in Ekurhuleni: ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is confident of a decisive majority victory in Ekurhuleni during the November first local government elections. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Alastair Gray Clinches Third Title In Two Weeks: Alastair Gray of Great Britain bagged his third consecutive ITF $ 25,000 World Tennis Tour title by winning the SA Spring Open trophy. – “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.