Johannesburg | Daily Maverick

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Enter your email below and we'll send you a one-time pin to log in.

Get Support DM Shop Support DM

Johannesburg

Extortion claims, cop probe fail to stop ANC Joburg candidate’s clearance to run

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Extortion claims, cop probe fail to stop ANC Joburg candidate’s clearance to run

Sithembiso Zungu, the Joburg MMC implicated in three alleged extortion cases and facing a criminal assault investigation, has secured ANC renomination despite an Integrity Commission referral.

By Ferial Haffajee and Reitumetse Pilane

Five signs the ANC has given up on Joburg

By Ferial Haffajee

Five signs the ANC has given up on Joburg

Joburg’s public pool crisis: Safety excuse masks years of neglect

By Yvonne Grimbeek

Joburg’s public pool crisis: Safety excuse masks years of neglect

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Community members clean up sewage spill at old age home after City inaction

By Reitumetse Pilane

Community members clean up sewage spill at old age home after City inaction

BUREAUCRATIC GRIDLOCK

R44m Gauteng, Joburg billing dispute threatens 22 child-care NGOs

R44m Gauteng, Joburg billing dispute threatens 22 child-care NGOs

City demands R31m in accounts from Joburg Society for the Blind

‘FAILED THOSE IN NEED’

City demands R31m in accounts from Joburg Society for the Blind

City debt and procurement negligence paralyse Joburg’s driving licence centres

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

City debt and procurement negligence paralyse Joburg’s driving licence centres

SA’s crime rates fall, but do stats tell the whole story?

EXPERTS SCEPTICAL

SA’s crime rates fall, but do stats tell the whole story?

By Riaan Marais

Joburg ignores warnings and appoints ‘potential security risk’ to head Public Safety Department

Joburg ignores warnings and appoints ‘potential security risk’ to head Public Safety Department

Young people are Jozi’s new gold

Young people are Jozi’s new gold

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Joburg’s rentals face R1.5bn maintenance backlog, majority of residents don’t pay rent

Joburg’s rentals face R1.5bn maintenance backlog, majority of residents don’t pay rent

Soweto pensioner (97) finally gets RDP home after Daily Maverick report

A DREAM COME TRUE

Soweto pensioner (97) finally gets RDP home after Daily Maverick report

By Bheki C. Simelane

Hemp dreams — young South African pioneers create a new industry against all odds

By Diana Neille

Hemp dreams — young South African pioneers create a new industry against all odds

Learning centre brings digital and tech skills to Hillbrow’s youth

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Learning centre brings digital and tech skills to Hillbrow’s youth

Joburg’s Santarama Miniland ‘hijacked’ for private gain

Joburg’s Santarama Miniland ‘hijacked’ for private gain

WESTBURY SHOOTING

Aspiring soldier killed in gang crossfire days before 20th birthday

By Naledi Mashishi

While the city sleeps, this Joburg mother’s daily grind as a waste picker begins

By Felix Dlangamandla and Reitumetse Pilane

My City Power plan, from rechargeable lights to an inverter and now solar

By J Brooks Spector

Families living in Joburg stadium trapped among rubbish and rats

Beyond potholes, Joburg needs permission to dream bigger

VOTE WITH YOUR FEET

Beyond potholes, Joburg needs permission to dream bigger

Fix Joburg’s potholes, traffic lights and water supply. But give me something else too. Give me more reasons to believe.

By Laurice Taitz-Buntman

‘Soul-crushing’ Master’s Office stuck in cycle of delays and dysfunction

‘KILLING US SOFTLY’

Melville residents have gone without water for over 20% of 2026 so far

By Reitumetse Pilane

Cold snap exposes the obvious — Joburg’s power grid can’t cope

By Reitumetse Pilane, Ferial Haffajee and Bheki C. Simelane

Pikitup spends R800m renting trucks due to unusable Joburg fleet

By Yvonne Grimbeek

‘Fixing taxis can shift Joburg’s trajectory’ — addressing taxi troubles

RANK IMPROVEMENT

‘Fixing taxis can shift Joburg’s trajectory’ — addressing taxi troubles

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

‘Release secret Metro Centre reports’ demand as Joburg planning collapse deepens

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

‘Release secret Metro Centre reports’ demand as Joburg planning collapse deepens

Watch – More than 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling

Watch – More than 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling

Inclusive Joburg skateboarding school helps children to find balance

Inclusive Joburg skateboarding school helps children to find balance

By Yanga Sibembe

Street art can’t transform Joburg’s inner city, but it’s a start

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Street art can’t transform Joburg’s inner city, but it’s a start

SCORPIO

AMABHUNGANE

MAVERICK NEWS

BEST READ THIS WEEK

ZAPIRO