Joburg libraries are a place where books go to die
/ 8 September 2024

Joburg libraries are a place where books go to die

The closure of the city’s biggest library is a loss to the public, and some of the other libraries are also battling to keep the culture of books alive

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Garbage plan: Johannesburg’s planned waste incinerator sparks outrage
/ 24 August 2024

Garbage plan: Johannesburg’s planned waste incinerator sparks outrage

Environmental justice organisations and waste pickers say that burning rubbish will cause air pollution and take away livelihoods

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Joburg gave R200m tender to firm facing fraud charges of R94m
/ 21 August 2024

Joburg gave R200m tender to firm facing fraud charges of R94m

The city confirmed that repairs to Lilian Ngoyi Street, formerly Bree, will now be completed in May 2025 instead of December this year

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ANC ‘lies’ exposed in R1.3 billion corruption cover-up
/ 16 August 2024

ANC ‘lies’ exposed in R1.3 billion corruption cover-up

Evidence suggests that the ANC in Joburg knew about leaders’ ‘capture’ of the city’s entities

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Johannesburg’s landfills have less than three years of capacity left
/ 23 June 2024

Johannesburg’s landfills have less than three years of capacity left

Some are expected to reach capacity earlier because solid waste like garden debris and industrial rubble are taking up space

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Trade union accuses ActionSA of inciting striking Pikitup workers
/ 20 May 2024

Trade union accuses ActionSA of inciting striking Pikitup workers

The waste management company’s services are not operational in 10 of the 12 depots around Johannesburg because of protest action

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Transnet’s decline tears at tight municipal budgets
/ 26 October 2022

Transnet’s decline tears at tight municipal budgets

Inadequate rail capacity has pushed more trucks, and costs, onto municipal roads, which are steadily deteriorating

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How to build a solid coalition
/ 2 October 2022

How to build a solid coalition

What lessons can be learnt from the ongoing coalition instability in Nelson Mandela Bay and City of Johannesburg?

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Rights group Seri closes over online threats after it prevented the eviction of street traders
/ 2 August 2022

Rights group Seri closes over online threats after it prevented the eviction of street traders

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute alleges the threats came after public statements by ActionSA city councillor Nkululeko Mbundu

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The elderly hardest-hit as Johannesburg residents grapple with council bills
/ 31 July 2022

The elderly hardest-hit as Johannesburg residents grapple with council bills

For years the city council has come under fire over its billing system, with accusations ranging from overbilling to not sending account statements to ratepayers on time

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Photographing past and present newsmakers
/ 21 June 2022

Photographing past and present newsmakers

As I enter the exhibition titled Names in Uphill Letters — A historiography of the newsmakers who tread(ed) South Africa’s soil, at the Workers Museum in Newtown, I encounter a photography lecturer, reflecting with a group of students on the picture frames by freelance photojournalist Jacob Mawela.  The museum itself has a chequered history starting […]

‘Terribly scary’: Dysfunctional municipalities are a threat to South Africa’s economy
/ 25 October 2021

‘Terribly scary’: Dysfunctional municipalities are a threat to South Africa’s economy

The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk

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