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

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.

By Anna Cox
OUR CITY NEWS

How the Apartheid Museum is confronting modern ignorance

By Mandisa Ndlovu
How the Apartheid Museum is confronting modern ignorance
JOBURG NEWSLETTER

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

By Ferial Haffajee
Doja Cat to Jazz in the Lights – your Joburg weekend gig guide
SOLE MATES

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

By Reitumetse Pilane
‘I found my husband through running’ — the Joburg running clubs building community
OUR CITY NEWS

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

By Yvonne Grimbeek
The hole story: The facts and figures of Joburg’s pothole problem
Meet the Joburg team saving lives, one pothole at a time
OUR CITY NEWS

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
GUEST ESSAY

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

By Laurice Taitz-Buntman
Gloves, grit and laughter — Alexandra’s elders box their way to better health
PHOTO ESSAY

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

By Felix Dlangamandla
Blind brothers turn passion for soccer into commentary and bring the game to life
NARRATING A DREAM

Blind brothers turn passion for soccer into commentary and bring the game to life

By Annemieke Thomaidis
Raid to nowhere — my unlikely night with police on Queen Street, Kensington
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

Raid to nowhere — my unlikely night with police on Queen Street, Kensington

By Anna Cox
How CLAW navigates ruins and rituals to save Joburg’s pets
OUR CITY NEWS

How CLAW navigates ruins and rituals to save Joburg’s pets

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Joburg’s ‘silver men’ on the politics and paint of street performing
LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU

Joburg’s ‘silver men’ on the politics and paint of street performing

By Bheki C. Simelane
BOOTS ON THE GROUND

The SANDF arrives in Joburg as communities call for ‘permanent’ deployment

By Bheki C. Simelane
The SANDF arrives in Joburg as communities call for ‘permanent’ deployment
JOBURG NEWSLETTER

Women’s Power, jazz at Hugh’s and honouring Ufrieda Ho

By Ferial Haffajee
Women’s Power, jazz at Hugh’s and honouring Ufrieda Ho
WHAT’S THAT SMELL?

Joburg’s sulphur smell returns, as do questions over who’s polluting the air

By Lerato Mutsila
Joburg’s sulphur smell returns, as do questions over who’s polluting the air
OUR CITY NEWS

Joburg artist’s stroke of inspiration immortalises Delta Park’s storm-battered Blue Bridge

By James Oatway
MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Joburg’s infrastructure crisis worsens as City spends just 26% of capital budget

By Anna Cox
SERVICE (NON-)DELIVERY

Joburg waste collection crisis deepens, with Pikitup and DA at odds over cause

By Naledi Mashishi
APPLICATION ABANDONED

Attempted murder accused Bellarmine Mugabe drops bail bid, wants plea deal

By Naledi Mashishi
Joburg residents dispute massive electricity bills as City Power tackles broken billing system
GROUNDUP

Joburg residents dispute massive electricity bills as City Power tackles broken billing system

What started as a switch to solar to cut electricity costs ended with a R60,000 bill for one Johannesburg resident. Many others across the city say they are facing unexplained charges and disconnections while disputing their accounts.

By Seth Thorne and Kimberly Mutandiro
DRIVEN UP A POLE

‘We want houses, not Wi-Fi,’ say Soweto informal settlement residents

By Bheki C. Simelane
OUR CITY NEWS

City moves to appoint managing agent for the Johannesburg Transport Interchange Centre

By Karabelo Phakoe
JOBURG POWER

‘Stealing cables is easy’ — City Power records 652 incidents in seven months

By Bheki C. Simelane
JOBURG NEWSLETTER

Your Joburg gig guide — Film festival highlights and weekend events

By Ferial Haffajee
Wits walkabout: A look inside the university’s treasures, spaces and places
HIGHER LEARNING

Wits walkabout: A look inside the university’s treasures, spaces and places

By Bridget Hilton-Barber
Mugabe case postponed due to court power outage, no fuel for generator
JUSTICE DELAYED

Mugabe case postponed due to court power outage, no fuel for generator

By Naledi Mashishi and Reitumetse Pilane
MMC and journalists held hostage in Alexandra ‘brothel’ during cleanup operation
OUR CITY NEWS

MMC and journalists held hostage in Alexandra ‘brothel’ during cleanup operation

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Nine dead in Joburg building collapse as City says construction was illegal
STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND

Nine dead in Joburg building collapse as City says construction was illegal

By Bheki C. Simelane
Johannesburg’s dry taps threaten to unravel Africa’s most ambitious water plans
ISS TODAY

Johannesburg’s dry taps threaten to unravel Africa’s most ambitious water plans

By Dhesigen Naidoo

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