The Lukasrand Tower (formerly known as the John Vorster Tower) is located on Muckleneuk Hill in the Lukasrand suburb of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The tower was built in 1978[1] and its primary purpose is wireless telecommunications (e.g., microwave transmission, mobile phone, etc.). It also features an observation deck. The tower is dressed with branding signs for Telkom SA. For a time (September 2009 to prior to August 2012), the tower also sported a 24-metre, eight storey high, fibreglass soccer ball, for the 2010 World Cup.[2]

Lukasrand Tower
Lukasrand Tower
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeRadio tower
LocationPretoria, South Africa
Coordinates25°45′58″S 28°12′20″E / 25.76611°S 28.20556°E / -25.76611; 28.20556
Completed1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Height
Antenna spire198 m (650 ft)

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  1. ^ "John Vorster Tower, Pretoria". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Engineering News - Login". www.engineeringnews.co.za.

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