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'The Sound Man': Immortalising the brave men of Camerapix

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. 'The Sound Man': Immortalising the brave men of Camerapix: An unflinching documentary on the men behind the scenes of African reportage on Africa comes to Johannesburg this week. Follow. Save. AddThis … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Car Collision Kills 9, Hurts 20 in South Africa's Johannesburg: MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A multiple car and truck collision killed nine and injured at least 20 others on a busy national highway near Johannesburg, the … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Thandi Modise, the knitting needles guerrilla: This is the story of Thandi Modise, recently released after eight years in prison for sabotage at two Johannesburg department stores. It is the story of a … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Homeowners to homeless: Lenasia South houses reduced to rubble by demolition squad: Some Lenasia South residents have been left homeless after the City of Johannesburg demolished their houses. Those affected are crying foul, … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Fans not impressed with Rasta's Arnold Schwarzenegger painting: … actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was recently in Mzansi for his Arnold Classic Africa sporting event which took place in Sandton, Johannesburg. – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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Did you know this about Johannesburg? While Johannesburg is also known as the City of Gold, or ‘eGoli’ because of its beginnings as a gold-mining town, it is known fondly to locals by the shortened ‘Joburg’, or now more popularly as ‘Jozi’.

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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.