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The company's first major project was the construction of the Rand Sports Stadium in Johannesburg followed by contracts for the Pretoria and Johannesburg power stations. . Another initial project was the Storms River bridge which was designed by Dr. Riccardo Morandi of Rome, this bridge was for many years the highest and longest single span bridge in South Afr
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) is a not-for-gain company established under Section 21 of the South African Companies Act and wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg. It is tasked with the maintenance of burial grounds, [ 3 ] parks, green areas, wetlands [ 4 ] and trees [ 5 ] around Johannesburg .
The project went out to tender during November 1971 and two tenders were received. [2]: 97 Neither were accepted but negotiations took place with the two tenderers.[2]: 97 The contract was awarded on 21 August 1972 [1]: 217 to a consortium of contractors consisting of German, Italian and South African firms of Hochtief, Impresa Ing.
In May 1890, the rapid population growth of Johannesburg and the need to ship in heavy mining equipment required a railway to reach the city. In June 1890, the ZAR assented to the building of a line between Pretoria and the Vaal River bridge. Construction began two months later, but the NZASM had financial problems and the project stalled.
In 1951 the company became public and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Douglas Murray died in 1964 and was succeeded by long-serving executive Des Baker, who in partnership with Bill Bramwell at Roberts Construction became the architect of a merged and more industrialised Murray & Roberts over a 13-year period between 1967 and 1979.
Ponte City [1] is a skyscraper in the Berea district of Johannesburg, South Africa, just next to Hillbrow. It was built in 1975 to a height of 173 m (567.6 ft), and was the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa for 48 years, until overtaken in 2023 by Building D01, in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. The 55-storey building is cylindrical ...
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.
City Power Johannesburg (or Joburg City Power) is a state owned power utility, wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg.Its responsibilities include buying electricity from power producers and supplying it to the public, and installing and maintaining the electrical infrastructure in the city of Johannesburg.