Initially, only a few major financial and commercial hubs, like Cairo, Johannesburg, Lagos, and Nairobi, had prominent ...

The tallest residential building in Africa, Johannesburg's Ponte City Apartments is a 54-story cylindrical tower with a brutalist design. The skyscraper was marketed upon completion in 1975 as a ...

The 31-floor building is not only a source of pride to the Britam family but the country as well, having bagged the coveted Emporis Skyscrapers Award, a first for Africa. The judges were impressed ...

Currently, South Africa hosts five of the top ten tallest buildings in Africa. In 2017, Kenya entered the top 10 with the completion of the 31-storey Britam office tower that stands 200m tall and ...

Africa’s first cylindrical skyscraper, Ponte City – a focal point of Johannesburg’s skyline for the past 50 years – is being sold by Broll Auctions and Sales by private tender. The 173m to ...

One of the tallest residential towers in Africa, Ponte City in Johannesburg is up for sale by private tender. Source: Supplied. A focal point of Johannesburg’s skyline for the past 50 years ...

The journey of the cylindrical residential tower in Johannesburg swung from glamour to grit and back, and now it’s up for ...