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TikTok vigilante justice rises as Orange Farm police go AWOL
COMMUNITY JUSTICE

TikTok vigilante justice rises as Orange Farm police go AWOL

Many residents of Orange Farm, Johannesburg, have lost faith in the police. A local group has stepped in to fill the vacuum, taking ‘cases’, dishing out ‘discipline’, returning stolen property and posting coerced confessions on social media.

By Bheki C. Simelane
JOBURG NEWSLETTER

Global liveability index 2026: why Cape Town and Nairobi beat Europe

By Ferial Haffajee
Global liveability index 2026: why Cape Town and Nairobi beat Europe
SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION

Take a walk in downtown Joburg and see the impossible made possible

By Ferial Haffajee
Take a walk in downtown Joburg and see the impossible made possible
OUR CITY NEWS

Joburg’s water woes continue in 2026 with 22 major outages in two weeks

By Yvonne Grimbeek
Joburg’s water woes continue in 2026 with 22 major outages in two weeks
JOBURG GIG GUIDE

Things to do in Joburg this weekend: Immersive stargazing and Chester Missing

By Ferial Haffajee
Things to do in Joburg this weekend: Immersive stargazing and Chester Missing
Environmental watchdogs say ‘rotten egg’ smell over Joburg sign of air pollution crisis
TOXIC SKIES

Environmental watchdogs say ‘rotten egg’ smell over Joburg sign of air pollution crisis

By Naledi Mashishi
Joburg’s 188 hijacked buildings: Nine years, seven court orders, only one eviction
BROKEN PROMISES

Joburg’s 188 hijacked buildings: Nine years, seven court orders, only one eviction

By Anna Cox
After five years, Prasa moves to revive trains south of Johannesburg
GROUNDUP

After five years, Prasa moves to revive trains south of Johannesburg

By Ihsaan Haffajee for GroundUp
‘Getting water is like finding a job’ — Orange Farm residents frustrated after years of unreliable supply
WATER CRISIS

‘Getting water is like finding a job’ — Orange Farm residents frustrated after years of unreliable supply

By Naledi Mashishi
Joburg residents in the dark as streetlight repair time skyrockets
BIG TURN-OFF

Joburg residents in the dark as streetlight repair time skyrockets

By Naledi Mashishi
City Power backtracks on banning reporting faults through councillors, but only temporarily
ANYONE ANSWERING?

City Power backtracks on banning reporting faults through councillors, but only temporarily

By Anna Cox
‘Girls on Bikes' empowers women in Johannesburg from first ride to fearless
GROUNDUP

‘Girls on Bikes' empowers women in Johannesburg from first ride to fearless

By Ihsaan Haffajee for GroundUp
OUR CITY NEWS

Meet the Joburg councillor who turned his car into a tool for accountability

By Karabelo Phakoe
Meet the Joburg councillor who turned his car into a tool for accountability
JOBURG NEWSLETTER

Helen Zille moves to Joburg next week

By Ferial Haffajee
Helen Zille moves to Joburg next week
OUR CITY NEWS

Contentious traps, a human food addiction and the ‘daddy’ factor — why Joburg is losing its war on rats

By Shaun Smillie
Contentious traps, a human food addiction and the ‘daddy’ factor — why Joburg is losing its war on rats
SOWETO TRAGEDY

Relative tells of desperate struggle to rescue victims of deadly Doornkop house collapse

By Bheki C Simelane
PEDAL POWER

I ride what I like — the mountain bike trails of Johannesburg and surrounds

By Mark Heywood
URBAN INSPIRATION OP-ED

In a city that is failing, Ndawo Entle shows a community that refuses to follow suit

By Leah Marais
DRY TAPS

Joburg residents face limited water for a week as Phase Three maintenance begins

By Naledi Mashishi
Joburg has failed its informal traders: there is a solution, here’s what the City needs to do
THE CONVERSATION

Joburg has failed its informal traders: there is a solution, here’s what the City needs to do

The City has an opportunity to shift from reactive, enforcement-driven approaches to a proactive, developmental model that values informal trading as a central part of Johannesburg’s economy and identity.

By Mamokete Modiba, Claire Benit-Gbaffou, Sarah Charlton and Tanya Zack
DUMPING CRISIS

Kya Sands burning wasteland has residents living downwind of neglect after a decade of regulatory failure

By Keith Elliott
NEWSFLASH

Public Works Minister Macpherson orders probe after three killed in Soweto building collapse

By Lindsey Schutters
OUR CITY NEWS

How artist Ali Ntieche is preserving African heritage through creativity

By Karabelo Phakoe
DOWN TIME

The joys of gathering pine cones in Joburg over the quiet festive season

By Ed Stoddard
City Power wants to buy Kelvin Power Station and Egoli Gas
OUR CITY NEWS

City Power wants to buy Kelvin Power Station and Egoli Gas

By Yvonne Grimbeek
2025: A year of deepening the UK-SA Growth Partnership
GEOPOLITICS OP-ED

2025: A year of deepening the UK-SA Growth Partnership

By Antony Phillipson
Eskom awards contract to develop a virtual wheeling platform amid regulatory tension
ENERGY TRANSITION OP-ED

Eskom awards contract to develop a virtual wheeling platform amid regulatory tension

By Chris Yelland
Joburg residents brace for dry taps over festive season during major maintenance programme
WATER OUTAGES

Joburg residents brace for dry taps over festive season during major maintenance programme

By Naledi Mashishi and Lerato Mutsila
The chef who’s bringing heart and soulful food to a refreshed Jozi inner city
EAT, LOVE

The chef who’s bringing heart and soulful food to a refreshed Jozi inner city

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

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