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S. Africa bids farewell to 'White Zulu' Johnny Clegg

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. S. Africa bids farewell to 'White Zulu' Johnny Clegg: JOHANNESBURG — South Africans bade an emotional farewell on Friday to singer Johnny Clegg, who defied apartheid with his unique fusion of … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Suzman Foundation calls for Mkhwebane's removal from office: JOHANNESBURG – The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has called on the National Assembly to expedite a vote to remove Public Protector … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Multimillion-dollar compensation deal for South African miners: A high court in Johannesburg, the country's commercial capital, approved the agreement on Friday, concluding a long legal battle and years of … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Weight Gain on INSTI-based HIV Antiretrovirals: But as a researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, she also knew that bigger datasets could tell her whether what she was … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Minister Mkhize on how to strengthen the NHI implementation process: A report on Public Health Strengthening was launched by the South African Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, in Johannesburg today. The report … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? At 269m high, the Hillbrow Tower is the tallest structure in Johannesburg. It used to have a revolving restaurant at the top, before it was closed down in 1981 for safety reasons. It is a prominent feature in the city’s beautiful skyline.

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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.