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Joburg faces infrastructure collapse as illegal miners strip underground foundations
CITY OF GOLD

Joburg faces infrastructure collapse as illegal miners strip underground foundations

With at least 100 years’ worth of gold still buried beneath Johannesburg, the City’s illegal mining crisis isn’t going away any time soon, and it threatens far more than just collapsing roads, sinkholes, and bridges.

By Anna Cox
ANALYSIS

Morero chose denial over transparency about Joburg’s fiscal crisis

By Lindsey Schutters
Morero chose denial over transparency about Joburg’s fiscal crisis
‘JOBURG RESCUE’

Joburg, Treasury agree on plans to save City’s finances ahead of Parliamentary deadline

By Anna Cox
Joburg, Treasury agree on plans to save City’s finances ahead of Parliamentary deadline
NO MORE

‘Buck stops here’: Parliament draws line on municipal impunity as municipalities face funding freeze

By Anna Cox
‘Buck stops here’: Parliament draws line on municipal impunity as municipalities face funding freeze
POWER CORRUPTION

City Power ‘representative’ pressured Joburg couple to go post-paid, then ‘unlawfully’ reallocated prepaid meter

By Diana Neille
City Power ‘representative’ pressured Joburg couple to go post-paid, then ‘unlawfully’ reallocated prepaid meter
Let down by the police, these Meadowlands residents patrol their own streets
SOWETO SAFETY

Let down by the police, these Meadowlands residents patrol their own streets

By Salim Nkosi
A walkabout in Fordsburg brings a sensory overload of exotic scents, sounds and tastes
INSPIRE

A walkabout in Fordsburg brings a sensory overload of exotic scents, sounds and tastes

By Bridget Hilton-Barber
Zweli Mkhize says blocking municipal funds a ‘last resort’ as Parliament urgently intervenes
TREASURY CHOKEHOLD

Zweli Mkhize says blocking municipal funds a ‘last resort’ as Parliament urgently intervenes

By Anna Cox
See which Joburg areas are worst affected by power cuts
POWER CRISIS

See which Joburg areas are worst affected by power cuts

By Anna Cox, Mabatho Marakalla and Bheki C. Simelane
Joburg’s power crisis slides out of control
BROKEN CITY

Joburg’s power crisis slides out of control

By Anna Cox
Power trips
CARTOON

Power trips

By Rico
Over 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling
POWER CRISIS

Over 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling

By Anna Cox
BUDGET BUST

Pikitup left in lurch, refuse uncollected as Joburg’s funding woes grow

By Anna Cox
Pikitup left in lurch, refuse uncollected as Joburg’s funding woes grow
JOBURG SHOOTOUT

One dead after suspected illegal miners open fire on police in Cleveland

By Anna Cox
One dead after suspected illegal miners open fire on police in Cleveland
CASH CRUNCH

National Treasury intervenes as uncollected rubbish piles up across Joburg

By Reitumetse Pilane
National Treasury intervenes as uncollected rubbish piles up across Joburg
ESCAPE

A user’s guide to most of Gauteng’s parkruns: Revised edition

By Mark Heywood
GOING NOWHERE

Grounded buses, idle stations, unpaid bills — inside the collapse of Joburg’s transport system

By Anna Cox
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

‘Mayor Yama2k’ — Ntsiki Mazwai trades armchair criticism for a shot as Joburg mayor

By Naledi Mashishi
EMPTY POCKETS

Sheriff seizes Joburg assets as City admits late payment forced closure of service centre

By Anna Cox
Pikitup’s growing crisis: Broken trucks, contractor protests, months of missed collections
MUNICIPAL BREAKDOWN

Pikitup’s growing crisis: Broken trucks, contractor protests, months of missed collections

Johannesburg’s waste management utility Pikitup is facing mounting scrutiny amid collapsing refuse collection services, with hundreds of trucks out of operation and persistent delays leaving bins overflowing across the city. Despite a reported R2.15-billion cash balance, the entity owes over R1.33-billion to suppliers and relies heavily on contractors, raising serious questions about financial and operational mismanagement.

By Anna Cox
READERS’ STORIES

Joburg’s Electricity Extortion Watch: ‘Nothing can compensate for the trauma’

By Diana Neille
JOBURG GIG GUIDE

Your Joburg guide: School holidays, vinyl and comedy

By Ferial Haffajee
ACTS OF FAITH

The birth of the Market Theatre: Exactly how did it happen?

By J Brooks Spector
BROKE AND BROKEN CITY

Joburg’s ‘grounded’ metro police fleet raises fresh fears over deepening cash crisis

By Anna Cox
Joburg’s boomtown at the bottom of the pyramid — a guided walk
CITY ‘LOVE AFFAIR’

Joburg’s boomtown at the bottom of the pyramid — a guided walk

By Ferial Haffajee
In Joburg, art is made with urgency, worlds collide and status can shift
GUEST ESSAY

In Joburg, art is made with urgency, worlds collide and status can shift

By Laurice Taitz-Buntman
The Maria McCloy gig guide returns
JOBURG WEEKEND

The Maria McCloy gig guide returns

By Ferial Haffajee
City Power and Eskom terrorising your neighbourhood? Introducing Electricity Extortion Watch
READER INVESTIGATION

City Power and Eskom terrorising your neighbourhood? Introducing Electricity Extortion Watch

By Diana Neille
Joburg silent on extent of fuel crisis after Kenny Kunene reveals JRA fleet grounded
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Joburg silent on extent of fuel crisis after Kenny Kunene reveals JRA fleet grounded

By Anna Cox

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