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Cape Town Is Rising · Shem Oirere

Africa's industrial economy, reported from Nairobi.

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Cape Town Is Rising

South Africa's Zero2One tower and the high-rise ambitions of Cape Town.

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2019

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Shem Oirere is a Nairobi-based journalist covering Africa's construction, energy, agriculture and transport sectors for international publications.

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