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From Ruins to Revival: The Entrepreneur Behind Joburg’s Downtown Transformation

Once known as the beating heart of South Africa’s economy, downtown Johannesburg faced years of decline marked by crime, ...
Biznews

Meet “Mr Joburg” - The man reviving downtown Johannesburg one building at a time

Olitzki revitalises Johannesburg CBD, turning slums into profitable zones.Gandhi Square hosts businesses catering to 250,000 ...
Yahoo

A jazz club in Johannesburg plays its last songs and laments downtown's decline

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On a Friday evening in downtown Johannesburg, a world away from the genteel suburbs that include some of Africa's wealthiest neighborhoods, groups of men huddle on a dark street as ...
Hartford Courant

AP PHOTOS: A street parade lights up South Africa’s tough Hillbrow district

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The streets of Hillbrow, a tough downtown Johannesburg district more famous for its hijacked buildings, poverty and crime, came alive on this sunny Saturday morning as hundreds ...
Janesville Gazette

AP PHOTOS: South Africa Hillbrow Festival

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — The streets of Hillbrow, a tough downtown Johannesburg district more famous for its hijacked buildings, poverty and raging crime, came alive on this sunny Saturday ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

AP PHOTOS: A street parade lights up South Africa's tough Hillbrow district

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The streets of Hillbrow, a tough downtown Johannesburg district more famous for its hijacked buildings, poverty and crime, came alive on this sunny Saturday morning as hundreds ...