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List of the tallest buildings in Africa as of 2025
Initially, only a few major financial and commercial hubs, like Cairo, Johannesburg, Lagos, and Nairobi, had prominent ...
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Derelict African Skyscraper Looks Like Something Out Of A Sci-Fi Nightmare
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 ...
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Benson Wairegi – How we created the best skyscraper in Africa
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 ...
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Why skyscrapers are good for the economy
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 ...
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Johannesburg’s iconic Ponte skyscraper looking for new owner
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 ...
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Ponte City, Africa’s first cylindrical skyscraper, hits the market
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 ...
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Ponte, Johannesburg’s symbol of resilience
The journey of the cylindrical residential tower in Johannesburg swung from glamour to grit and back, and now it’s up for ...