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Johannesburg in the news:

  1. South African rand weakens as economic concerns weigh, stocks stable: Sharenet provides financial information and services for investors on The JSE Securities Exchange and other South African markets including online share trading, real-time streaming quotes, graphs, … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Psychology Today: What could be better than a contested Presidential election for spicing up conversation during your annual Thanksgiving dinner? Dueling with uncle Vernon over impeachment hearings and Supreme Court … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. 2013 Volvo C30 2.0 Essential Powershift for sale in Gauteng: Used Volvo C30 2.0 Essential Powershift for sale in Gauteng, car manufactured in 2013 (ID:6658805) … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. Nehawu threatens to render SA health system ungovernable if demands aren’t met: The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union on Thursday threatened to render the health system ungovernable if government doesn’t respond positivel … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. Can Kaizer Chiefs deliver in Africa?: Having started the season on a very bad note, can Gavin Hunt’s Kaizer Chiefs produce a better showing going into the preliminary rounds of the CAF Champions League? – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? The Carlon Centre (located in the city’s CBD) is the tallest office building in Africa: The building was completed in 1973. It has 50 floors and is 224 metres tall. It’s not the tallest structure in Johannesburg though. The Hillbrow Tower (also located in the CBD) stands 269m tall.

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The Randlord Mansions: Palaces of the Mining Elite

The move to Parktown began in the 1890s, led by the likes of Sir Lionel Phillips and his wife, Lady Florence Phillips. They sought a location that was close enough to the gold mines for business but high enough to catch the clean breezes of the Highveld. The result was a neighborhood of architectural opulence that had no equal in the Southern Hemisphere. These were not mere houses; they were sprawling estates designed by the most famous architects of the British Empire, including Sir Herbert Baker, who brought a “Cape Dutch-meets-Arts-and-Crafts” aesthetic to the rocky ridges of Johannesburg.