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Revised Lions Tour schedule sees new opponent added and three venues axed

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa in the news:

  1. Revised Lions Tour schedule sees new opponent added and three venues axed: The British & Irish Lions schedule has been adjusted, and a new opponent will face the tourists in their opening game, on July 3. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. ‘Lindani was my home, my safety’ – Lindsay Myeni: Family, friends and KwaZulu-Natal government officials have gathered in eSikhaleni to pay their final respects to the former rugby player. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. WATCH | Woman allegedly assaulted while seeking help: Fearing for her life, a Centurion woman turned to the police for help. Instead of getting support, she claims she spent several hours behind bars on trumped-up charges. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. ‘Game-changer on paper but stymied by lack of resources’: Joburg’s 10+ plan: Deployment of officials to wards within the city of Johannesburg aims to improve crime prevention as well as observance of bylaws and resolution of service delivery issues. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. South African artists detained at Walvis Bay: Three South African artists were denied entry into the country at Walvis Bay on Friday night for allegedly faking Covid-19 results. – “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.