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Turkey aims to be global talent attraction center

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Turkey aims to be global talent attraction center: JOHANNESBURG. Turkey hopes to become an attraction center for professional talent across the world, head of human resource at the Turkish … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. Timing of Mkhwebane's Gordhan report release questionable – FUL: JOHANNESBURG – Freedom Under Law (FUL) said it's dismayed but not surprised by the findings of the Public Protector's report on Public … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. Maimane hesitant over EFF ambition to take over City of Tshwane: The DA will have a mayor in Johannesburg and the EFF will have MMC's," Malema told journalists. READ: Malema reiterates: DA should let us run … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. WATCH: Celebrating Africa Day with African cuisine: JOHANNESBURG – Many untold stories lie in the busting flavours of Africa's traditional cuisine. Nothing brings people together more than food and … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. Dewani killer appears before parole board: JOHANNESBURG – Honeymoon murder convict Zola Tongo came face-to-face for the first time with the family of slain Anni Dewani last week as he … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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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.