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Joburg pools to close in searing heat as City runs out of chlorine

Joburg pools to close in searing heat as City runs out of chlorine

All Johannesburg municipal swimming pools will close by Monday after the City ran out of chlorine, raising fresh questions about procurement and service delivery. The closure comes just weeks after a delayed start to the swimming season, leaving residents without public pools during the summer heat.

By Yvonne Grimbeek

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Joburg after the vote: four things to watch as coalition talks begin

By Ferial Haffajee

Joburg after the vote: four things to watch as coalition talks begin

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Polls hint Joburg could steady or topple coalitions from Tshwane to Nelson Mandela Bay

By Paul Berkowitz

Polls hint Joburg could steady or topple coalitions from Tshwane to Nelson Mandela Bay

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Joburg accused of using workers as ‘political pawns’ in last-minute wage deal

Joburg accused of using workers as ‘political pawns’ in last-minute wage deal

Bosa mayoral candidate puts municipal accountability at the heart of Joburg’s renewal

Bosa mayoral candidate puts municipal accountability at the heart of Joburg’s renewal

Mayor Morero reopens Lilian Ngoyi Street, but the project is still unfinished

PROJECT INCOMPLETE

Mayor Morero reopens Lilian Ngoyi Street, but the project is still unfinished

Despite a turbulent past, Al Jama-ah eyes a third shot at Joburg mayoralty

Despite a turbulent past, Al Jama-ah eyes a third shot at Joburg mayoralty

‘Are we not important enough?’ — Joburg residents protest water cuts before elections

‘Are we not important enough?’ — Joburg residents protest water cuts before elections

By Jamie Ho and Sikelelekile Pahlana

IFP’s Mlungisi Mabaso claims to know Joburg inside out, but can he fix it?

IFP’s Mlungisi Mabaso claims to know Joburg inside out, but can he fix it?

In Joburg, 83 parties are contesting elections, many you’ve never heard of

In Joburg, 83 parties are contesting elections, many you’ve never heard of

By Reatlehile Mashamba and Yvonne Grimbeek

Before Joburg’s new mayor cuts the ribbon, meet the people who cleared the site

Before Joburg’s new mayor cuts the ribbon, meet the people who cleared the site

By Laurice Taitz-Buntman

Developing creator-led micro-dramas for African audiences

CRÉATION AFRICA

Developing creator-led micro-dramas for African audiences

By Reitumetse Pilane

Four days, four protests — Desperate Joburg residents hit the streets over water cuts

Four days, four protests — Desperate Joburg residents hit the streets over water cuts

How migrants survive xenophobia and the shadowy ‘volunteers’ who target them

By Tebadi Mmotla and Charles Leonard

How migrants survive xenophobia and the shadowy ‘volunteers’ who target them

CRÉATION AFRICA

Turning SA’s music hits into successful businesses and generational wealth

By Ferial Haffajee

Turning SA’s music hits into successful businesses and generational wealth

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Promised services in Slovo Park never arrived, now residents have lost hope in elections

Why the best-laid plans to fix Joburg won’t work — and what will

Joburg power, water outages put medically vulnerable residents at risk

By Irene Chirobo

Foul water scares hit Joburg suburbs — councillors blame ‘cowboy’ contractors

Queer Fest kicks off: ‘Shockwave’ celebrates transformation over despair

Queer Fest kicks off: ‘Shockwave’ celebrates transformation over despair

Artistic director Greg Homann says The Market Theatre is about ‘the diversity of the South African voice’. It honours that tradition with its inaugural Queer Fest.

By Wendy Thembinkosi Ndlovu

CRÉATION AFRICA

The inner-city Joburg bookseller who is breaking barriers

By Ferial Haffajee

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

This new Soweto party uses Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s face to win votes

By Bheki C. Simelane

A 100-day plan to keep Joburg’s lights on

By Ann Bernstein

ANC campaigner suffers electric shock and broken leg during poster drive

Joburg’s public pools crisis — delays, neglect and empty promises during the summer heatwave

Joburg’s public pools crisis — delays, neglect and empty promises during the summer heatwave

By Yvonne Grimbeek

Underground tour reveals scale of problems plaguing Joburg’s power infrastructure

Underground tour reveals scale of problems plaguing Joburg’s power infrastructure

Joburg mayoral candidate Tlaleng Mofokeng on balancing grief and her political vision

Joburg mayoral candidate Tlaleng Mofokeng on balancing grief and her political vision

Herman Mashaba targets illegal immigration in bid for Joburg mayoralty

Herman Mashaba targets illegal immigration in bid for Joburg mayoralty

Joburg pensioner gets R437,000 in credits, write-offs after seven-year billing battle

Joburg pensioner gets R437,000 in credits, write-offs after seven-year billing battle

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