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Painted with huge, colourful African murals in attempt to brighten up the drab concrete, the old station recently got a new lease of life when they were fitted out to enable both adrenalin junkies and urbanites alike to experience a few seconds of free fall above Soweto’s skyline. The towers are in the same neighbourhood as the stadium that will be hosting both the opening ceremony and the final match of the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup

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