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Massmart Holdings Limited is a South African firm that owns local brands such as Game, Makro, Builder's Warehouse and CBW.It is the second-largest distributor of consumer goods in Africa, the largest retailer of general merchandise, liquor and home improvement equipment and wholesaler of basic foods. [4]
The Johannesburg Central Business District, commonly called Johannesburg CBD, is one of the main business centres of Johannesburg, South Africa.It is the densest collection of skyscrapers in Africa, however, due to white flight and urban blight, many of the buildings are unoccupied as tenants have left for more secure locations in the Northern Suburbs, in particular Sandton and Rosebank.
The President Street Gas Works was shut down on the same day after 36 years of operation. [5] The 1940s and 50s were years of expansion for the Gas Works. The future for gas was bright as gas users had increased over the years. When the Gas Works started operating in 1929, statistics quoted at that time estimated that there were 1 265 consumers ...
Johannesburg Park Station is the central railway station in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, and the largest railway station in Africa. [1] It is located between the Central Business District and Braamfontein , in the block bordered by Rissik, Wolmarans, Wanderers, and Noord Streets.
The first gas stove was developed in 1802 by Zachäus Winzler , but this along with other attempts remained isolated experiments. [16] James Sharp patented a gas stove in Northampton, England in 1826 and opened a gas stove factory in 1836. His invention was marketed by the firm Smith & Philips from 1828.
Sandton City opened in 1973 with 120 stores on two levels of 50,000 m 2, and added two additional levels of parking for 2,500 cars and outside parking with 25,000 m 2 of office space. [4]: 378 It was also the first of its kind in Johannesburg. Upon opening, the scale and depth of the centre revolutionised South African and Johannesburg retail.
The gas lighter is mostly cylindrical in shape and consists of a piezo-electric crystal over which a spring-loaded hammer is placed. The hammer and spring set up is attached to a button. When this button is pressed, the hammer is moved away from the piezo-electric crystal. When the button is pressed over a limit, the spring releases the hammer.
The Carlton Centre is a 50-storey skyscraper and shopping centre located on Commissioner Street in central Johannesburg, South Africa.At 223 metres (732 ft), it was the tallest building in Africa for 46 years from its completion in 1973 until 2019.