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Joburg MMC faces assault probe as ANC moves to discipline him over extortion allegations

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Joburg MMC faces assault probe as ANC moves to discipline him over extortion allegations

Johannesburg MMC Sithembiso Zungu is under police investigation after a community activist opened a case of assault against him following a violent confrontation in Vlakfontein. At the same time, the ANC has referred him to its disciplinary committee over extortion allegations.

By Ferial Haffajee

Water woes hit large parts of Joburg before planned maintenance schedule

By Yvonne Grimbeek

Water woes hit large parts of Joburg before planned maintenance schedule

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: How many Joburg executives does it take to fix a pothole?

By Stephen Grootes

After the Bell: How many Joburg executives does it take to fix a pothole?

BROKEN CITY OP-ED

Joburg’s unfunded budget is a ticking time bomb for essential services

Joburg’s unfunded budget is a ticking time bomb for essential services

Soweto sidewalk gallery brings South Africa’s visual history to the people

By Alet Pretorius

Soweto sidewalk gallery brings South Africa’s visual history to the people

Johannesburg and Eskom broker agreement to keep the lights on

Johannesburg and Eskom broker agreement to keep the lights on

By Naledi Mashishi

Joburg’s post-election coalition puzzle could make for intriguing future bedfellows

Joburg’s post-election coalition puzzle could make for intriguing future bedfellows

By Stephen Grootes

Swallowed by darkness — how a Joburg suburb’s vandalised streetlights empower criminals

Swallowed by darkness — how a Joburg suburb’s vandalised streetlights empower criminals

By Naledi Mashishi

Joburg women are anxious and fearful navigating nights without streetlights

DARK CITY ROUNDTABLE

Joburg women are anxious and fearful navigating nights without streetlights

By Naledi Mashishi and Aneesa Adams

Rise Mzansi’s Lukhona Mnguni enters Joburg mayoral race, warns of ‘gangster state’

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

Rise Mzansi’s Lukhona Mnguni enters Joburg mayoral race, warns of ‘gangster state’

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Cultural hub uses jazz and soul to bring us back together

Cultural hub uses jazz and soul to bring us back together

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Ten things to look out for at Joburg’s RMB Latitudes 2026

Ten things to look out for at Joburg’s RMB Latitudes 2026

By Ferial Haffajee

Yeoville, Bellevue residents call for compensation after Egoli Gas terminates supply

Yeoville, Bellevue residents call for compensation after Egoli Gas terminates supply

STATE OF THE CITY

Morero’s swan song — defiant jabs at Cape Town can’t hide Joburg’s R5.2bn debt

By Naledi Mashishi

Morero’s swan song — defiant jabs at Cape Town can’t hide Joburg’s R5.2bn debt

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Ramokgopa calls for Eskom to take over Joburg’s failing electricity revenue system

Ramokgopa calls for Eskom to take over Joburg’s failing electricity revenue system

TRANSPORT COSTS

SA commuters cut back on groceries as taxi fares rise, drivers plead for subsidies

By Ntokozo Kubeka and Bheki C Simelane

Joburg’s Keyes Art Mile 2.0: A vision finally takes shape after a decade of dreaming

By Laurice Taitz-Buntman

Cultural pioneer Maria McCloy was a model citizen who showed us Joburg can thrive

By Charl Blignaut

Glamour and ghosts: The time Marlene Dietrich fell in love with Joburg

By Hamilton Wende

Day one of water crisis hearings ‘arms’ SAHRC for a grilling of government

INSTITUTIONAL NEGLECT

Day one of water crisis hearings ‘arms’ SAHRC for a grilling of government

Gauteng residents and civil society organisations filled a conference room in the women’s jail at Constitution Hill, setting the tone for the South African Human Rights Commission’s investigative inquiry into the ongoing water crisis in Gauteng.

By Lerato Mutsila

Lower Houghton’s slide — weak municipal enforcement leaves residents to fight urban decline

Holy Trinity Catholic Church desecrated in attack with mixed messaging

By Diana Neille

Maria's final Gig Guide

Rest in peace, Maria McCloy

By Ferial Haffajee

Joburg gas shutdown leaves inner-city residents facing winter energy squeeze

Maria McCloy: Joburg loses a cultural heartbeat

Maria McCloy: Joburg loses a cultural heartbeat

By Ferial Haffajee

Anti-immigration marches raise questions over vigilantism, violence and police response

Anti-immigration marches raise questions over vigilantism, violence and police response

From varsity to IdolsSA, Jozi’s chapter in the book of ProVerb

From varsity to IdolsSA, Jozi’s chapter in the book of ProVerb

By Reitumetse Pilane

Analysis: Morero is right, Joburg is not legally insolvent — it is in crisis

READING BETWEEN THE LINES

Analysis: Morero is right, Joburg is not legally insolvent — it is in crisis

By Lindsey Schutters

‘Joburg is definitely not bankrupt’ — Morero takes on Godongwana over City’s finances

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

‘Joburg is definitely not bankrupt’ — Morero takes on Godongwana over City’s finances

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