Johannesburg – In less than a minute, two explosive bangs shook the ground and two high-rise buildings that once stood in the Sandton CBD were reduced to dust and rubble.

A cloud of dust rose over the corners of Rivonia road and 5th street at around 06:10 on Sunday as the building where football federation FIFA had set up its headquarters for the duration of the 2010 Soccer World Cup was demolished.

The building had been vacant for the past four years and was badly vandalised, Chief Operations Director of SA Demolishers Naeem Joosab said.

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