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Portside is a 139-metre-tall (456 ft) building in Cape Town, South Africa. Completed in 2014, it is the city's tallest building [ 3 ] and, at the time of completion, was Cape Town's first significant skyscraper developed in the central business district (CBD) in 15 years.
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2019 was Earth's second-warmest year on record, which goes back to 1880. It was the 43rd consecutive year of above-average temperatures. The year was 0.95 °C (1.71 °F) above the 20th century average, and 0.07 °C (0.04 °F) behind 2016, which was the warmest year on record.
Nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, have been destroyed by gale-force winds, displacing around 4,000 people, authorities and an aid organization said as the city ...
More stormy weather loomed over Cape Town after days of high winds and drenching rain that have displaced hundreds of people, flooded homes and uprooted trees, authorities said on Friday. Close to ...
[2] [5] [6] Work on the building began in 1969 and was completed in 1972. As of 2019 it is the second tallest building in Cape Town. The 34-degree diagonal twist, which puts it on a north–south axis, reduces sun loads on the façades, thereby reducing pressure on the air-conditioning system. To further shield the façades, a pre-cast screen ...
South Africa: Johannesburg Southern Life Centre [57] 138 m (453 ft) 30: 1973: South Africa: Johannesburg NIB Bank Headquarters [58] 137 m (449 ft) 35 2022 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Old Mutual Centre [59] 137 m (449 ft) 33: 1995: South Africa: Durban Portside Tower [60] 136.4 m (448 ft) 30: 2014: South Africa: Cape Town: Casablanca Finance City Tower ...