TRANSPORT VIOLENCE Rea Vaya bus service resumes in Joburg after two drivers murdered in cold blood 3 min 0 By Bheki C. Simelane
JOBURG INNER-CITY EXPLOSION ‘It’s hell’ — residents describe Lilian Ngoyi Street during City’s rehabilitation project 4 min 6 By Bheki C. Simelane
WIN-WIN STRATEGY OP-ED How City of Johannesburg can stop buildings sliding into dysfunctionality — and reap R1bn 5 min 3 By Michael Gering and Robert Dale
WATER WOES Outa urges City of Johannesburg to triple water budget amid escalating crisis 5 min 2 By Julia Evans
ACCOMMODATION CRISIS Johannesburg Social Housing Company battles to reduce staggering waiting list 3 min 1 By Bheki C. Simelane
CRUMBLING CLASSROOMS ‘It’s a disaster’ — dilapidation, neglect at Soweto schools cast odorous pall over start to 2025 4 min 2 By Bheki C. Simelane
MUNICIPAL CRISIS Joburg Water targets informal settlements in crackdown on illegal connections 6 min 16 By Julia Evans
2024 PEOPLE OF THE YEAR Johannesburg: Grinch council can’t pinch our spirit 2 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
JOBURG FIRE Usindiso tragedy: City of Joburg ignores accountability as mayor eyes site for offices 6 min 8 By Michelle Banda
WATER CRISIS With a R27bn infrastructure upgrades backlog, Joburg Water takes financial reins back from city 4 min 7 By Julia Evans
POWER STRUGGLE Eskom’s recovery jeopardised by R92bn municipal debt, Parliament is told 4 min 25 By Ethan van Diemen
WATER CRISIS Lenasia residents demand access to clean water after Joburg disconnections 6 min 2 By Julia Evans
LIGHTS OFF City cuts off electricity and water to Joburg mayor’s expensive leased office — because of non-payment 7 min 48 By Ferial Haffajee
WHAT'S IN A NAME Conflict over renaming Joburg’s Sandton Drive after Palestinian activist Leila Khaled 4 min 41 By Bheki C. Simelane
NEGLECTED TREASURE: EXPLAINER (PART TWO) How inaction, corruption and theft in the City of Joburg are destroying Africa’s most valuable art collection 12 min 8 By Giulietta Talevi for Currency
WATER CRISIS Joburg Water banished by angry Lenasia residents after operation to remove illegal connections 6 min 42 By Julia Evans
TAPS RUN DRY Gauteng municipalities owe Rand Water R7.3bn, excluding three metros 5 min 7 By Julia Evans
POWER PLAY Eskom and City of Johannesburg R4.9 billion debt dispute risks dark December for residents 5 min 14 By Ferial Haffajee
NEWSFLASH Eskom warns of December power cuts after City of Johannesburg R4.9bn debt stalemate 3 min 9 By Ethan van Diemen
PUBLIC TRANSPORT Rea Vaya bus operations halted again — taxi industry outrage sparks commuter turmoil 4 min 2 By Bheki C. Simelane
LIVING IN ROT Pikitup hasn't cleared dumping sites the size of three soccer pitches in a decade, Thembelihle residents say 5 min 5 By Bheki C. Simelane
