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Seven of Joburg’s 22 top managers failing — but City won’t say who

OVERPAID, UNDERSERVED

Seven of Joburg’s 22 top managers failing — but City won’t say who

The City of Joburg’s top 22 managers are paid between R3.38m and R1.3m a year. Seven of them failed to meet their 2023/24 performance targets, while last year’s reviews haven’t been completed yet.

NO WATER, NO COVER

Joburg’s inner-city buildings lose insurance cover due to water crisis

Joburg’s inner-city buildings lose insurance cover due to water crisis

Jozi’s Main Street Sundays — what you need to know

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Jozi’s Main Street Sundays — what you need to know

Challenge to the Joburg City Council: Find an interim mayor with integrity and honesty

Challenge to the Joburg City Council: Find an interim mayor with integrity and honesty

GUARDIANS OF THE DEPARTED

Unemployed Soweto men find dignity and an income caring for Avalon gravesites

By Bheki C. Simelane

Unemployed Soweto men find dignity and an income caring for Avalon gravesites

Joburg’s wastewater system rating drops from 91% to 48% in 14 years

Joburg’s wastewater system rating drops from 91% to 48% in 14 years

Education becomes the new gold in Joburg’s old mining hub

INSPIRED LEARNING

Education becomes the new gold in Joburg’s old mining hub

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Easter Friday baptisms draw congregants to Kliprivier, south of Johannesburg

Easter Friday baptisms draw congregants to Kliprivier, south of Johannesburg

By Felix Dlangamandla

Rooftop ballet — How Joburg Ballet is challenging elitist perceptions

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Rooftop ballet — How Joburg Ballet is challenging elitist perceptions

By Naledi Mashishi

Steven Gruzd’s murder highlights ‘express kidnapping’ spike as suspects appear in court

Steven Gruzd’s murder highlights ‘express kidnapping’ spike as suspects appear in court

By Naledi Mashishi and Bheki C. Simelane

9 Joburg heritage and cultural sites to visit this long weekend

9 Joburg heritage and cultural sites to visit this long weekend

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Joburg’s Upper Houghton mansions ‘now slumlord dumps’ — government admits failure

Joburg’s Upper Houghton mansions ‘now slumlord dumps’ — government admits failure

Joburg’s western CBD is quietly becoming ‘Education Town — and it’s changing the city’s future

Joburg’s western CBD is quietly becoming ‘Education Town — and it’s changing the city’s future

Skateistan gives Joburg’s young people a safe place and a ‘sense of belonging’

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Skateistan gives Joburg’s young people a safe place and a ‘sense of belonging’

From polluted waterway to community asset along the Jukskei River

By Mandisa Ndlovu

From polluted waterway to community asset along the Jukskei River

Jazz in a pink church and sunset rooftop ballet: The ultimate Joburg weekend guide

By Ferial Haffajee

Main Street Sundays comes to Marshalltown and puts people before cars

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

HOMECOMING BATTLE

From Diepsloot to the world, MMA star Nkosi Ndebele fights for a better life

By Yanga Sibembe

GRASSROOTS GUARDIAN

‘Malo’: The woman who became a mother to Soweto’s lost children

By Oliver Roberts

Joburg spends R23.6m relocating City’s most valuable art to location with security concerns

Joburg spends R23.6m relocating City’s most valuable art to location with security concerns

Mayor Dada Morero’s commitment to spending R50m on restoring the Johannesburg Art Gallery was welcomed by residents and art lovers. Almost half, however, will be spent on preparing to relocate the artworks.

How the Apartheid Museum is confronting modern ignorance

By Mandisa Ndlovu

JOBURG NEWSLETTER

Doja Cat to Jazz in the Lights – your Joburg weekend gig guide

By Ferial Haffajee

‘I found my husband through running’ — the Joburg running clubs building community

By Reitumetse Pilane

The hole story: The facts and figures of Joburg’s pothole problem

By Yvonne Grimbeek

Meet the Joburg team saving lives, one pothole at a time

Meet the Joburg team saving lives, one pothole at a time

By Yvonne Grimbeek

Mountain high, mine dump deep — the soulful collision of SA’s two hearts

Mountain high, mine dump deep — the soulful collision of SA’s two hearts

By Laurice Taitz-Buntman

Ignore the misinformation, ActionSA does have a plan for affordable housing in Joburg

Ignore the misinformation, ActionSA does have a plan for affordable housing in Joburg

By Herman Mashaba

Joburg migration politics shows failure of real leadership amid battle for city in run-up to polls

Joburg migration politics shows failure of real leadership amid battle for city in run-up to polls

Gloves, grit and laughter — Alexandra’s elders box their way to better health

Gloves, grit and laughter — Alexandra’s elders box their way to better health

By Felix Dlangamandla

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