For the first time in 30 years, prime office node Sandton has higher vacancy rates than the Johannesburg CBD as oversupply, a weak economy and the pandemic leave more space idle.

At more than 20%, office vacancies in Sandton outstrip those in central Joburg, which began to change in the 1990s as businesses fled spiralling crime and urban decay...

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