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South African Coal Plant Likely Killed by High Court | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. South African Coal Plant Likely Killed by High Court: Construction of a 1,200-MW coal-fired power station in Johannesburg, South Africa is likely off the table after the country’s high court set aside approvals for the $ 2 billion project due to concerns … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Watch: Hippo wandering across lawn in Chartwell, Johannesburg : A video of a hippo grazing alongside Klein Jukskei River in Chartwell was shared social media. Residents are warned to keep a safe distance. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Colorado Guardsman has 1st reported US case of virus variant, 2nd case suspected: A Colorado National Guard member has the first reported U.S. case of a new and seemingly more contagious variant of the coronavirus that has set off alarm in Britain, while a second case is suspected … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. No travel history in 1st reported US case of virus variant: DENVER (AP) — A new variant of the coronavirus that may be more contagious has been found in a Colorado man who had not been traveling, triggering a host of questions about how the first U.S. case of … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. 17 710 new Covid-19 cases reported and 465 more deaths: Johannesburg – The second wave of Covid-19 continues to sweep across South Africa as 17 710 new cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. The latest report from the department of health … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? Sophiatown was originally part of the farm Waterval. In 1897 the speculator Hermann Tobiansky acquired a 237-acre portion of the farm, which was situated about four miles or so west of the centre of Johannesburg. In 1903 he had some of the land surveyed as leasehold township, divided into almost 1700 small stands. The township was named after Tobiansky’s wife, Sophia, and some of the streets were named after his children Toby, Gerty, Bertha and Victoria. Blacks started acquiring land in Sophiatown.

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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.