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Joburg suburbs suffer 16 pipe bursts in six days

Joburg suburbs suffer 16 pipe bursts in six days

Johannesburg’s ageing water infrastructure is once again on full display, after 16 water-pipe bursts in six days

By Yvonne Grimbeek

JOBURG REVITALISATION

Beyond the Jeppe Boys gates — A community effort to revive historic Kensington

Beyond the Jeppe Boys gates — A community effort to revive historic Kensington

Joburg leaders grilled for failing to question JDA boss arrested with R321,000 cash

Joburg leaders grilled for failing to question JDA boss arrested with R321,000 cash

JUNE 16, 50 YEARS LATER

At a school where the uprising was born, a new generation reckons with 1976

By Salim Nkosi and Mabatho Marakalla

At a school where the uprising was born, a new generation reckons with 1976

Empty promises and zero accountability — inside Johannesburg’s deepening water crisis

Empty promises and zero accountability — inside Johannesburg’s deepening water crisis

Fingers pointed at illegal miners as police hunt Cleveland mass shooters

JOBURG MASSACRE

Fingers pointed at illegal miners as police hunt Cleveland mass shooters

By Lerato Mutsila

Your must-do June 16 guide

Youth Day in Soweto

Your must-do June 16 guide

By Ferial Haffajee

City manager insists Joburg is financially sound during grilling in Parliament

BUDGET UNDER SCRUTINY

City manager insists Joburg is financially sound during grilling in Parliament

By Naledi Mashishi

Joburg residents go 12 days without water after maintenance programme

Joburg residents go 12 days without water after maintenance programme

By Yvonne Grimbeek

Joburg won’t name its water tanker suppliers despite spending R650m in five years

Joburg won’t name its water tanker suppliers despite spending R650m in five years

Tipping point — gatvol business leaders condemn Joburg’s decline and fall

TARNISHED CITY OF GOLD

Tipping point — gatvol business leaders condemn Joburg’s decline and fall

If Joburg fails, SA pays: Business leaders issue call to rebuild City

ECONOMIC EMERGENCY OP-ED

If Joburg fails, SA pays: Business leaders issue call to rebuild City

By Mxolisi Mgojo and Adrian Gore and Martin Kingston

Struck from the roll: What the Mathibe case reveals about due process

Struck from the roll: What the Mathibe case reveals about due process

Doctors use their own money to make Mayfair’s roads safer after ‘atrocious neglect’

By Yvonne Grimbeek

Doctors use their own money to make Mayfair’s roads safer after ‘atrocious neglect’

STACKS OF LIFE OP-ED

Joburg: A city that’s terrible to visit but wonderful to call home

By Hannah Botsis

Joburg: A city that’s terrible to visit but wonderful to call home

The Rocky Horror Joburg Show

Joburg’s ‘unrealistic revenue targets’ led to R2bn unauthorised expenditure, Auditor-General finds

By Naledi Mashishi

UNSTABLE GROUND

Roads, shops, factories and homes threatened by sinkholes as illegal mining hollows out Joburg

RIGHT OF REPLY OP-ED

Young Avenue, Upper Houghton: The story that wasn’t told

By Upper Houghton Residents

Joburg MMC faces assault probe as ANC moves to discipline him over extortion allegations

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Joburg MMC faces assault probe as ANC moves to discipline him over extortion allegations

Johannesburg MMC Sithembiso Zungu is under police investigation after a community activist opened a case of assault against him following a violent confrontation in Vlakfontein. At the same time, the ANC has referred him to its disciplinary committee over extortion allegations.

By Ferial Haffajee

CITY REFORM OP-ED

As a financial fix for Joburg’s water problems, honeycombs hit the sweet spot

Water woes hit large parts of Joburg before planned maintenance schedule

By Yvonne Grimbeek

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: How many Joburg executives does it take to fix a pothole?

By Stephen Grootes

BROKEN CITY OP-ED

Joburg’s unfunded budget is a ticking time bomb for essential services

Soweto sidewalk gallery brings South Africa’s visual history to the people

Soweto sidewalk gallery brings South Africa’s visual history to the people

By Alet Pretorius

Johannesburg and Eskom broker agreement to keep the lights on

Johannesburg and Eskom broker agreement to keep the lights on

By Naledi Mashishi

Joburg’s post-election coalition puzzle could make for intriguing future bedfellows

Joburg’s post-election coalition puzzle could make for intriguing future bedfellows

By Stephen Grootes

Swallowed by darkness — how a Joburg suburb’s vandalised streetlights empower criminals

Swallowed by darkness — how a Joburg suburb’s vandalised streetlights empower criminals

By Naledi Mashishi

Joburg women are anxious and fearful navigating nights without streetlights

DARK CITY ROUNDTABLE

Joburg women are anxious and fearful navigating nights without streetlights

By Naledi Mashishi and Aneesa Adams

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