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Business: Joburg's New Vibe; After a decadelong decline, South Africa's commercial hub is buzzing again. Crime has fallen sharply, and both businessmen and investors are coming back.(Johannesburg, South Africa)

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Byline: Tom Masland

The annual Gemini party draws together some of Johannesburg's best and brightest--thirtysomething achievers in business, the arts, info tech, law and the media. So it was a sign of the times this month when the nine hosts booked the 50th-floor observation deck of Johannesburg's landmark Carlton Center, South Africa's tallest building, for the birthday bash. "This is the safer downtown Jozi, monitored by hundreds of security cameras," promised the e-mailed invitation. And people came out in force. With the twinkling lights of the continent's richest metropolis spread below them, hundreds of guests partied until dawn above the empty streets of ...

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