WATER SECURITY Gauteng’s full dams are not an invitation for increased water use 3 min 3 By Onke Ngcuka
GROUNDUP Seri to file court papers against Operation Dudula over evictions of Joburg disabled immigrants 7 min 0 By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp
PERILOUS ROADS Theft and vandalism of traffic infrastructure spikes in Johannesburg 3 min 2 By Bheki C. Simelane
GOVERNANCE OP-ED Trust and generosity: Lessons for South Africa from the Irish coalition model 4 min 0 By Daryl Swanepoel
THE OUTLIER Why Joburg has worsening water issues — even when the dams are full 4 min 1 By Gemma Ritchie
WATER CRISIS Day Zero for Ramaphosa, too, as Joburg taps run dry for tens of thousands 3 min 13 By Ferial Haffajee
URBAN HOUSING CRISIS PART 2: Mind the gap — solutions to Joburg’s inner-city housing crisis hamstrung by budget constraints 5 min 0 By Michelle Banda
POWER PRICES City Power’s 2019/20 electricity tariffs set aside by high court — but who gets a refund? 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
The Conversation Apartheid ‘town planning’ created Orlando 90 years ago. It became a hotbed of black resistance 6 min 0 By Noor Nieftagodien
TAPS OPENED Water’s back on in Gauteng — but for how long, residents wonder 2 min 1 By Michelle Banda
GROUNDUP City of Johannesburg commits to addressing homelessness but doubts persist among civil society groups 2 min 0 By Chris Gilili for GroundUp
FINETOWN SHOOTING ‘Where were the police?’ – residents plan crime summit following Ennerdale bloodbath that left seven dead 3 min 0 By Michelle Banda
GROUNDUP HOMELESSNESS Homeless — Not nearly enough shelters in Johannesburg to address the plight of many thousands 5 min 0 By Chris Gilili for GroundUp
RIGHT TO DIGNITY Court upholds human rights of waste reclaimers in Joburg eviction case 3 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
GAUTENG SYSTEM FAILURE Johannesburg Water calls emergency meeting as levels shift from critically low to empty 2 min 4 By Victoria O’Regan
GOVERNMENT INSTABILITY OP-ED No lifeline to people-unfriendly coalitions. A reply to Pierre de Vos 7 min 1 By Raymond Suttner
SHAKY ALLIANCES ANC in talks with ‘a certain political party’ about taking over governance of Ekurhuleni 4 min 10 By Nonkululeko Njilo and Queenin Masuabi
NEW POLITICAL VISION OP-ED We need to find an escape from ‘choiceless democracy’ 8 min 3 By Raymond Suttner
OP-ED Alberts Farm evictions — it’s a slippery slope when state institutions act illegally to achieve an unlawful purpose 5 min 2 By Marco Lemmer Da Silva Almeida
ROLLING BLACKOUTS Johannesburg plans a two-stage reduction of Eskom power cuts by buying more private power, starting in October 3 min 14 By Ferial Haffajee
