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Two cars overturn in separate incidents, occupants suffer minor injuries | MyJHB.co.za

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Two cars overturn in separate incidents, occupants suffer minor injuries: Two vehicles overturned in separate incidents south of Johannesburg on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, with occupants in both accidents suffering minor injuries. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  2. Zondo commission must take action against Jacob Zuma for contempt – Outa: The former president walked out of the commission shortly after Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo dismissed his application to recuse himself on Thursday. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  3. Weather service warns of more downpours across SA as flooding wreaks havoc: Provinces, including Gauteng and the Free State, are already battling extensive damage to roads and infrastructure due to the sustained downpours. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  4. The cost of living in Joburg and Pretoria: 2010 vs 2020: The latest Cost of Living Index published by The Economist Intelligence Unit shows that the prices of goods and services in major cities have increased during the global Covid-19 pandemic. – “Johannesburg” – BingNews
  5. COVID-19 in SA: 86 more deaths reported: JOHANNESBURG – The health department has reported 86 new COVID-19 related deaths in South Africa. This brings the total number of people who have succumbed to the coronavirus in the country to 20, 845 … – “Johannesburg” – BingNews

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Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?

Did you know this about Johannesburg? Johannesburg has a massive infrastructure: The city has more than 8000 km of water pipes and more than 8000 km of sewage pipes. It has more than 180,000 streetlights and more than 100 water towers and reservoirs. The city also has more than 1700 traffic lights. There are more than 120 community health clinics, 10 environmental health clinics, 35 cemeteries (which cover over 600 hectares) and 59 public swimming pools. The city has 106 dams, 394 public sport facilities and 98 public recreation centers. Despite the fact that there’s a huge amount of infrastructure, Johannesburg still has more 1000 hectares of green space in an around it.

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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.