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The Grand Dame Ellis Park

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12 September
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ. Emirates Airline Park, still popularly known as Ellis Park Stadium, has been the site of some of the biggest milestones in South African sporting history. In 1995, it hosted the Rugby World Cup Final โ€“ South Africaโ€™s first major international sporting victory after years of isolation, and Nelson Mandelaโ€™s first trophy as president. Set in Johannesburgโ€™s inner city, itโ€™s a stadium steeped in history. But itโ€™s suffering the consequences of Johannesburgโ€™s steady decay. So, what does the future hold for this landmark, and will it be possible to turn around its fortunes without doing the same for the city of gold? Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv