welcome to dlala nje. for those who don't know, dlala nje is a word that means "just play."ry of the building, what do you guys know about the building? what are some of the stories you guys heard of the building? quite a lot of poverty, but fantastic views. also, through dlala nje, we heard there is a very cool tour to see the whole ofjohannesburg and understand a bit more. 0k, cool. so what we do is pretty much provide context, and this building that we use, the reason we start here, this building played a huge part in the history ofjo'burg. dlala nje, the social enterprise that operates the tours, is run by a former resident. i spent three and a half years of my life in ponte city. i moved here in 2012 after doing a story on, what is this infamous landmark on the johannesburg skyline? ponte opened its doors in 1975. it was built for the top i% of society. there were saunas, wine cellars. this actually was the first floor of a 3—storey apartment. berea, the specific suburb where this building finds itself, has always been very cosmopolitan. during apartheid the government

welcome to dlala nje.he reason we start here, this building played a huge part in the history ofjo'burg. dlala nje, the social enterprise that operates the tours, is run by a former resident. i spent three and a half years of my life in ponte city. i moved here in 2012 after doing a story on, what is this infamous landmark on the johannesburg skyline? ponte opened its doors in 1975. it was built for the top 1% of society. there were saunas, wine cellars. this actually was the first floor of a 3—storey apartment. berea, the specific suburb where this building finds itself, has always been very cosmopolitan. during apartheid the government didn't want black people to partake in certain sectors of the economy and imported a lot of skills. so what you had was a lot of german engineers mixing with portuguese artisans, anybody like immigrants, expats, coming here and just making a life for themselves. very, very diverse. what it resulted in was a lot of racial mixing as well. the foreign residents brought with t

dlala nje, the social enterprise that operates the tour, is run by a former resident.ter doing a story on, what is this infamous landmark on the johannesburg skyline? ponte opened its doors in 1975. it was built for the top 1% of society. there were saunas, wine cellars. this actually was the first floor of a 3—storey apartment. the suburb where this building finds itself, it has always been very cosmopolitan. during apartheid the government didn‘t want black people to partake in certain sectors of the economy and imported a lot of skills. so what you had was a lot of german engineers mixing with portuguese artisans, anybody like immigrants, expats, coming here and just making a life for themselves. very, very diverse. what it resulted in was a lot of racial mixing as well. the foreign residents brought with them more liberal values and less regard for the apartheid laws. according to nicholas, the government reacted by cutting off services to the building. as many white residents left for the suburbs, ponte‘s fortunes declined. no running water, no electricity. this i