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Is that Vodacom circular building really abandoned?


Or just for movie setup?

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I googled the building and found that it was once a luxury apartment building built in the '70s before the end of apartheid. It is actually called "Ponte City Apartments". Since the '70s it has become a haven for crime and is surrounded by a rough / ghetto area. A few years back there was a push to revitalize the building but it failed because of the housing market crash of the mid 2000s. Today it is reported about 60% full and still trying to come back.

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spot on

and is surrounded by a rough / ghetto area


Incidentally that area can be viewed on google streetview, quite the eye opener

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ponte+City+Apartments/@-26.1907415,28.0571304,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x9a6fab1b09be80ba?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwity8uUy5PNAhXHd5oKHQopCpwQ_BIINTAG

It is no surprise that a jeep can bee sometimes seen following the goggle street view car with presumably armed security/police men

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