IN PICTURES While the city sleeps, this Joburg mother’s daily grind as a waste picker begins 5 min 0 By Felix Dlangamandla and Reitumetse Pilane
WESTBURY SHOOTING Aspiring soldier killed in gang crossfire days before 20th birthday 6 min 0 By Naledi Mashishi
VOTE WITH YOUR FEET Beyond potholes, Joburg needs permission to dream bigger 5 min 0 By Laurice Taitz-Buntman
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 ANC hero Marius Schoon’s son, Fritz, is a DA candidate for Joburg 4 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
GROUNDUP ‘Soul-crushing’ Master’s Office stuck in cycle of delays and dysfunction 3 min 0 By Seth Thorne
THE INTERVIEW Fresh face, bold policies — EFF’s Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng outlines her vision for Joburg 6 min 8 By Naledi Mashishi
‘KILLING US SOFTLY’ Melville residents have gone without water for over 20% of 2026 so far 6 min 0 By Reitumetse Pilane
UNKINDEST CUT Cold snap exposes the obvious — Joburg’s power grid can’t cope 4 min 0 By Reitumetse Pilane, Ferial Haffajee and Bheki C. Simelane
RANK IMPROVEMENT ‘Fixing taxis can shift Joburg’s trajectory’ — addressing taxi troubles 4 min 0 By Bridget Hilton-Barber
OUR CITY NEWS Pikitup spends R800m renting trucks due to unusable Joburg fleet 7 min 1 By Yvonne Grimbeek
FIRST IMPRESSIONS Street art can’t transform Joburg’s inner city, but it’s a start 5 min 0 By Ryan Enslin
RIDING LIFE Inclusive Joburg skateboarding school helps children to find balance 5 min 0 By Yanga Sibembe
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION ‘Release secret Metro Centre reports’ demand as Joburg planning collapse deepens 4 min 1 By Anna Cox
GROUNDUP What happens when a shack appears in an affluent gated community? 3 min 1 By Ihsaan Haffejee
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 New rule: DA will ringfence water, electricity revenue for services 6 min 0 By Reitumetse Pilane and Mabatho Marakalla
JOBURG GO-SLOW Wildcat protests down six Pikitup depots, residents pay for own bin collection 7 min 2 By Ferial Haffajee
AFTER THE BELL Of restaurants, memories and problems with the town council 4 min 0 By Stephen Grootes
