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

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

City Power’s customer calls averaged between 2,000 and 3,700 in July. They hit 6,000 this week as Joburg experienced some of its coldest temperatures of the year.

By Reitumetse Pilane, Ferial Haffajee and Bheki C. Simelane

Pikitup spends R800m renting trucks due to unusable Joburg fleet

By Yvonne Grimbeek

Pikitup spends R800m renting trucks due to unusable Joburg fleet

RANK IMPROVEMENT

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

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

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

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

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

‘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

Sewage leaks choke Soweto as infrastructure crumbles

Sewage leaks choke Soweto as infrastructure crumbles

By Bheki C. Simelane

Wildcat protests down six Pikitup depots, residents pay for own bin collection

Wildcat protests down six Pikitup depots, residents pay for own bin collection

By Ferial Haffajee

Unfunded municipal budgets: Councils promise, residents pay dearly

Unfunded municipal budgets: Councils promise, residents pay dearly

By Themba Dlamini

Joburg admits R4.8m Telkom debt as City websites crash

Telecoms crisis

Joburg admits R4.8m Telkom debt as City websites crash

Bree Street Taxi Rank in ruins as nearby R516m transport hub lies empty

JOBURG DISGRACE

Bree Street Taxi Rank in ruins as nearby R516m transport hub lies empty

By Bheki C. Simelane

LINE IN THE SAND

Treasury again cracks transfers whip over errant municipalities

Treasury again cracks transfers whip over errant municipalities

Fresh blow to vulnerable neurodiverse kids in battle with Joburg, Gauteng over unpaid bills

Fresh blow to vulnerable neurodiverse kids in battle with Joburg, Gauteng over unpaid bills

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

Joburg’s electoral map rewritten as population shifts reshape wards

Joburg’s electoral map rewritten as population shifts reshape wards

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Joburg blames ‘service provider migration’ for Telkom mobile and landline cutoffs fiasco

Telkom cuts City of Joburg landlines over unpaid bills

City of Chaos and the fight for Jozi’s mayoral chain

By Thando Nzimande

City drains R3.4bn from Johannesburg Water, leaving entity stranded and projects stalled

By Yvonne Grimbeek

‘Get out and push’ — commuters dice with danger in Joburg’s dilapidated minibus taxis

‘Get out and push’ — commuters dice with danger in Joburg’s dilapidated minibus taxis

From missing brakes to pushing broken vehicles, Joburg commuters face daily terror in dilapidated minibus taxis — while struggling operators blame rising costs and a lack of state support.

By Bheki C. Simelane and Mabatho Marakalla

Joburg’s inner-city ‘clean-up’: residents split on whether Morero’s campaign has worked

By Bheki C. Simelane

ENTERPRISING VISION

How Hector Dibakoane is reshaping Joburg’s Makers Valley into a creative powerhouse

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Joburg faces infrastructure collapse as illegal miners strip underground foundations

How to survive a big night out in Joburg with no running water

By Naledi Mashishi

Sold your Joburg home? Why utility bills may still arrive months later

POST-TRANSFER HEADACHES

Sold your Joburg home? Why utility bills may still arrive months later

By Naledi Mashishi

Morero chose denial over transparency about Joburg’s fiscal crisis

Morero chose denial over transparency about Joburg’s fiscal crisis

By Lindsey Schutters

South African MMA star Nkosi Ndebele set for PFL Global debut

KING OF MANY NATIONS

South African MMA star Nkosi Ndebele set for PFL Global debut

By Yanga Sibembe

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

‘JOBURG RESCUE’

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

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

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

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