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Power back on at Joburg child welfare hub despite Gauteng’s R159m debt

20-day blackout

Power back on at Joburg child welfare hub despite Gauteng’s R159m debt

Electricity has been restored to Johannesburg’s Children’s Memorial Institute after a 20-day blackout caused by a R159m Gauteng government debt dispute. While the reconnection brings relief, child-welfare organisations remain concerned that without a formal agreement, the site could face another cutoff.

R10bn urgently needed to fix Joburg’s crumbling roads

By Yvonne Grimbeek

R10bn urgently needed to fix Joburg’s crumbling roads

Joburg breathes new life into the history on its streets

Joburg breathes new life into the history on its streets

Orange Grove sinkhole victim (81) languishes as Joburg defaults on court orders

Orange Grove sinkhole victim (81) languishes as Joburg defaults on court orders

Despite Joburg mayor’s promise, 22 child-welfare NPOs still without power after 19 days

Despite Joburg mayor’s promise, 22 child-welfare NPOs still without power after 19 days

Kenny Kunene tells Joburg, ‘God gives light during the day; I will at night’

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Kenny Kunene tells Joburg, ‘God gives light during the day; I will at night’

By Bheki C. Simelane

City defends R230m Lilian Ngoyi Street rehab as reopening is pushed to late October

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City defends R230m Lilian Ngoyi Street rehab as reopening is pushed to late October

How a humble Soweto parkrun cultivates joy and community in a neglected park

How a humble Soweto parkrun cultivates joy and community in a neglected park

By Mark Heywood

R185m, two contractors and a trail of shifting deadlines on Joburg’s Lilian Ngoyi Street

R185m, two contractors and a trail of shifting deadlines on Joburg’s Lilian Ngoyi Street

Two more killed in Westbury as gang violence escalates sharply

Two more killed in Westbury as gang violence escalates sharply

By Jan Bornman and James Oatway

If the ANC has given up on Joburg, why should business act any differently?

If the ANC has given up on Joburg, why should business act any differently?

By Stephen Grootes

City Power disconnects NGOs helping thousands of vulnerable children

City Power disconnects NGOs helping thousands of vulnerable children

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Bosa’s Joburg mayoral candidate defends ‘new’ parties

By Naledi Mashishi

Bosa’s Joburg mayoral candidate defends ‘new’ parties

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

By Ferial Haffajee and Reitumetse Pilane

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

Five signs the ANC has given up on Joburg

By Ferial Haffajee

Five signs the ANC has given up on Joburg

Joburg mom’s R2.6-million water bill reversed after meter confirmed as faulty

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

By Yvonne Grimbeek

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

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

By Reitumetse Pilane

BUREAUCRATIC GRIDLOCK

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

The City of Johannesburg has wiped off R8m in phantom water and power charges but is still demanding R31.5m from the Johannesburg Society for the Blind, leading to severe disruptions at the institution.

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

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

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

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

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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

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

By Diana Neille

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

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

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Joburg’s Santarama Miniland ‘hijacked’ for private gain

Joburg’s Santarama Miniland ‘hijacked’ for private gain

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