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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Ramaphosa fails to rally markets: The rand moved onto the back foot with stocks retreating on Friday after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address failed to rally the markets. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges support for vaccination drive: South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to support his government’s efforts to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as it struggles to implement a vaccination program and an econom … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Surging virus in French African outpost reveals inequalities: The demand for intensive care beds is more than triple the supply, as medical workers fight to contain the French Indian Ocean territory’s worst coronavirus outbreak yet. The Mayotte islands are the … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. South Africa to reopen 20 land border crossing points next week: South Africa will reopen 20 land border crossings to allow normal travel, lifting restrictions implemented last month to control rising coronavirus infections, the Home Affairs Ministry said on … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Obituary: John Pullin: John Pullin, who has died aged 79, had an outstanding career for England and the British and Irish Lions, but he will always be remembered for the opening line of a speech he made as the losing … – “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.