[Video] Race and gay pride: Where to next?
VIDEO The Jo'burg Pride committee dissolved in 2012 over a protest that turned into an ugly racial spat. We report on the fall-out and plans for Pride 2013.
[Video] Reclaiming Pride
Following the dissolution of the Jo'burg Pride committee last year, the M&G follows up on what Pride 2013 might look like.
Jozi tunes into the street beat
Downtown Jo’burg goes ‘uptown’ for a week, with an inner-city festival designed to draw the locals
[Video] Satawu calls for bus driver wage increase
Satawu union members marched through the streets of Jo’burg to demand a wage increase for bus drivers.
Doctors give NHI a qualified thumbs up
Ina Skosana, Amy Green, Mia Malan
GPs with their own practices are interested in working for the NHI scheme – with caveats.
[Slideshow] We Are One: Colourful chaos
The We Are One festival hit Jo'burg, eliciting excitement from some and criticism from others. Whatever your view, it made for phenomenal photographs.
'Afropolis': Cities of Africa stake a claim on the future
A new book titled "Afropolis" explores the notion that the city of the “third” world is going to be the prototypical city of the future.
Slick visions of a vintage Jo’burg
Photographer Patrick de Mervelec’s new book is a quest to reveal his adopted city of Johannesburg in a positive light to its own inhabitants.
Ticket to ride for Jozi tourists
Touring Johannesburg on top of a bus will give you a completely different view of the bustling metropolis.
Jo'burg's de facto ambassador
Fed up with people not knowing how incredible the City of Gold is, a keen resident decided to show them.
[Slideshow] Ethiopians in Jo'burg celebrate
Members of the Ethiopian community in Jo'burg celebrated Timkat, the baptism of Christ in a procession of colour and sound.
The City Round-up
Cavendish Square in Claremont is the greatest mall in the history of the world because Cousin Harry said that Cavendish Square is amazing
[Slideshow] Instagram: Filtering the city
Mobile photography and Instagram has taken off in South Africa, particularly in Johannesburg. See our photos as amateur photographers capture their cities.
Mining and dining in the CBD
An unpretentious new cafe with retro decor doffs its hard hat to Johannesburg's gold rush history.
[Video] Traversing the city's spine through art
From minibus taxis to the Gautrain, the Goethe Institute's SPINES festival explores public and private spaces in Jo'burg.
Champion tree at Wits is over 100 years old
It comes as no surprise that Johannesburg holds the title for the biggest man-made forest in the world.
Towards sustainable human settlements
Spatial planning underpins development.
Greening Soweto one park at a time
The divide between green and dusty suburbs is narrowing with a renewed focus on bringing parks to previously disadvantaged areas.
Reducing waste to landfill
Pikitup's waste minimisation and recycling initiatives aimed at fulfilling Joburg 2040 priority and promoting a cleaner Johannesburg
Food gardens bring relief
The acting managing director of Johannesburg City Parks, Bryne Maduka, urged residents to start their own food gardens in the city.
