Once seen as part of Newtown’s revival, City Lodge’s closure points to deeper concerns about Johannesburg CBD’s viability for investors, visitors and hotel operators
Labour lawyer Chinette Gallichan was fatally shot outside the CCMA offices in Johannesburg CBD. Civil society groups say the attack represents a threat to South Africa’s rule of law, highlighting rising risks faced by legal professionals in the justice system
The Johannesburg suburb remains one of those rare ones that feel historic and perfectly ahead of the curve
However, the Gauteng premier praised the coalition government’s achievements in addressing socio-economic challenges
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A witness testified to covering up a murder that resulted in one of South Africa’s deadliest fires
The commission of inquiry into the fire at the Usindiso building heard that a witness was trying to conceal a murder when he set the building alight
A ‘domestic dispute’ is said to have been behind the blaze which destroyed a residential building in the city centre on Sunday
The council seems blind to the decay of the CBD, or simply doesn’t care, but a new project aims to create hope and rekindle the area’s golden glow
The damage from the devastating explosion is expected to amount to around R178 million