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Rugby Championship preview: New Zealand remain team to beat

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Rugby Championship preview: New Zealand remain team to beat: Certainly, doubts over South Africa will grow unless they can subdue the Wallabies in Johannesburg on Saturday. Or will they? Coach Rassie … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. David Koloane: RIP to an artist who captured Johannesburg's dense web: A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content. Already subscribed? Simply sign in below. Registered on the BusinessLIVE, … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Congolese Tambwe scores four Currie Cup tries as Lions snatch win: Johannesburg (AFP) – Democratic Republic of Congo-born Madosh Tambwe scored four tries for the Golden Lions in a dramatic 38-37 win over the … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Soli Philander on the future of SA comedy: 'Now more than ever before, comedy is a career': Johannesburg – On Wednesday the nominees for the Savanna Comics Choice Awards were announced at a press lunch held in Johannesburg. – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. [WATCH] Lamola visits one of SA's most overcrowded female prisons: Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola says the Johannesburg Female Correctional Centre is housing more than double its 1 800 … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? There’s a Johannesburg in California: Named in honour the gold miners who worked in Johannesburg, the town has approximately 172 inhabitants.

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The Carlton Centre: Famous Visitors

At the peak of its prestige in the 1970s and 80s, the precinct was the ultimate address for high finance and luxury. It included the Carlton Hotel, a 30-story five-star icon that hosted everyone from Mick Jagger and Henry Kissinger to Margaret Thatcher. However, as the political landscape shifted in the 1990s and the “capital flight” to the northern suburbs began, the Carlton Centre became a victim of its own geography. The luxury hotel was “mothballed” in 1998 and remains a haunting, empty shell today, with its grand ballroom and 600 rooms frozen in time—a stark contrast to the bustling, gritty energy of the streets below.