Dezeen : Gregory Katz merges clashing geometries for South African home https://www.dezeen.com/2023/09/12/gregory-katz-great-primary-shapes-house/ #Architecture #Johannesburg #Residential #SouthAfrica #Concrete #Houses #Brick #all

Nach dem Großbrand: Die gekidnappten Häuser von Johannesburg

77 Menschen starben Ende August, als ein von Banden "gekidnapptes" Haus in Johannesburg Feuer fing. Hunderte solcher Gebäude gibt es hier - sie sind ein Symbol für Versagen und Verfall. Ist die Stadt noch zu retten? Von R. Klug.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/johannesburg-grossbrand-behoerdenversagen-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Südafrika #Johannesburg

Der Niedergang Johannesburgs.

https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/suedafrika-brandkatastrophe-in-johannesburg-dystopisch-anmutende-no-go-zonen-a-2ec2ae22-8232-4bff-81df-4d969b5d7521
(leider Paywall)

#Johannesburg #suedafrika #armut

Es macht mich sprachlos wenn man durch die Straßen des abgebrannten Komplexes "schleicht":

https://www.google.com/maps/@-26.2085343,28.0491496,3a,75y,23.05h,93.38t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sNHtPKZT0OM0w4WeDyQmxSg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DNHtPKZT0OM0w4WeDyQmxSg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D249.10071%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

#Johannesburg building fire: Misery of gang-hijacked towers comes into focus

> This is a tale of two cities. One is Africa's richest metropolis: glitzy shopping malls, gated estates, swanky restaurants and leafy streets. The other — where 76 people died in an inferno that engulfed a derelict building on Thursday — has garbage rotting in the gutters, jobless men drinking morning beers and an abundance of ads for abortion clinics and funeral parlors.
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/01/1197205894/johannesburg-building-fire-hijacked-gangs-south-africa #SouthAfrica

Rede des Präsidenten der Republik #Kuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, bei den Dialogen des 15. Gipfels der #Brics in #Johannesburg https://ow.ly/6Znt50PH6Ic

The cause of a blaze in Johannesburg
Took at least seventy-three lives in a twirl
It's under investigation
And tragic reprecussion
Mourners can only shed tears and hurl

#johannesburg #fire #tragedy #mourning #limerick #poetry

https://abcnews.go.com/International/johannesburg-south-africa-building-fire/story?id=102824787

#Infographics: The Largest #Asteroid #Craters on Earth.

The largest one is the #Vredefort Crater, located near #Johannesburg in #SouthAfrica.

https://www.statista.com/chart/30304/estimated-diameters-of-major-asteroid-impact-structures/

South African blaze starts
Unclear what sparked the fire
Fifty dead in flames

#southafrica #johannesburg #fire #tragedy #haiku #poetry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-66667954

#Johannesburg - Death trap: Trapped residents fled through windows in S.African inferno

>Blankets and sheets still hang from the blackened windows, used by the desperate to reach safety as flames turned the five-storey building in downtown Johannesburg into a death trap.

>Others just jumped.

>Witnesses spoke of parents throwing their babies out into the street, trying to save them, after scrabbling around in vain to find an exit.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2109054.html #SouthAfrica

Tote nach Brand in Johannesburg: "Die Menschen saßen in der Falle“

Mindestens 73 Menschen sind bei einem Brand in Johannesburg ums Leben gekommen. Die Ursache des Feuers ist weiter unklar. Was der Brand aber schon jetzt ausgelöst hat: Eine Diskussion über die Missstände in der Stadt. Von Jana Genth.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/afrika/johannesburg-feuer-tote-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Südafrika #Johannesburg #Feuer

More than 70 dead in #Johannesburg as fire guts migrants' building

#SouthAfrica

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-66667954

#SamCast for 8/31/23

1. #Idalia Storm hits North Carolina

https://apnews.com/article/6fcf457b3c1da43c208730bb998cdd0f

2. #Johannesburg Building fire kills dozens

https://apnews.com/article/a365fc66541584e61ec5cd3e7b375e67

3. #Trump claims he saved “millions” of lives as president

https://apnews.com/article/88379aaf16849c255365ff871384ff7e

4. #McConnell meets with allies after 2nd public freeze

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/30/mcconnell-second-public-freeze-00113542

#News

More than 60 dead in #Johannesburg building #blaze
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-66667954

63 dead in Johannesburg building inferno #Johannesburg #socialnewsxyz

https://www.socialnews.xyz/2023/08/31/63-dead-in-johannesburg-building-inferno/

52 dead in Johannesburg building inferno (Ld) #Johannesburg #Ld #socialnewsxyz

https://www.socialnews.xyz/2023/08/31/52-dead-in-johannesburg-building-inferno-ld/

Mindestens 50 Tote bei Brand in Johannesburg

Bei einem Brand in einem mehrstöckigen Wohngebäude in Johannesburg sind mindestens 50 Menschen ums Leben gekommen, außerdem gab es viele Verletzte. Das Feuer war am frühen Morgen ausgebrochen.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/afrika/feuer-johannesburg-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Brand #Johannesburg

Reports of at least 58 fatalities and 42 injuries after fire at apartment complex in #Johannesburg, #SouthAfrica

#Earthquake 27 km W of #Johannesburg (South Africa) 26 min ago (local time 21:24:51). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience via:
📱http://www.emsc-csem.org/lastquake/how_it_works/lastquake_app/
🌐http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1547226

#Earthquake (#aardbewing) M3.2 strikes 27 km W of #Johannesburg (South Africa) 10 min ago. More info: http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1547226

#Earthquake (#aardbewing) M3.2 strikes 25 km W of #Johannesburg (South Africa) 1hr 2min ago. More info: http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1545706