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South Africa cannot afford COVID-19 relief now, says Ramaphosa | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. South Africa cannot afford COVID-19 relief now, says Ramaphosa: SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country is focusing on acquiring COVID-19 vaccines and cannot afford new relief … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. The next face of Covid-19 could be yours: For more of us, the statistics are no longer just numbers. Increasingly, those numbers are morphing into the faces of those we love: family, friends and colleagues. The statistics now have names – … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Mamelodi Sundowns buck trends to stay on top: First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. Mamelodi Sundowns may have ripped up the conventional playbook after the departure of coach Pitso Mosimane, but they continue to dominate. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Relief and dismay at delayed school reopening: Schools will now only reopen for the new academic year on 15 February, pleasing some teachers and parents and angering others. Yet school closures ‘should be treated like a low-grade traumatic stress … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. 200 die in Zimbabwe seven-day Covid-19 bloodbath: ZIMBABWE last week experienced its worst week with spiking Covid-19 infections and 200 deaths as the country continues to suffer the consequences of the second wave of the global pandemic. With … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The enormous Carlton Centre, built at a cost of R88 million, contained a fifty-storey office tower, the thirty-storey luxury Carlton Hotel, a five-storey Garlicks department store, three-and-a-half-acre public plaza with a two-story underground shopping centre beneath it and parking garages with space for 2000 cars. The Carlton Hotel (Johannesburg) opened for business on October 1, 1972.

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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.