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Axed from party lists, Joburg councillors threaten to skip final council sitting

Several City of Johannesburg councillors excluded from candidate lists ahead of the local government elections are planning to boycott the final council sitting.

A love letter: Salt X Ceremony is about more than dinner. It is an attempt to create a different relationship with a city that has become increasingly difficult to navigate.

Salt X Ceremony and the Johannesburg worth rediscovering

As Johannesburg grapples with decline and fear, Leah Houston and Nali Shayi are using rooftop dining, creativity, and the power of connection through Salt X Ceremony to help…

Brown Mogotsi Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Brown Mogotsi back in court as State continues to oppose bail

Businessman Brown Mogotsi remains in custody as the State continues cross-examining him in the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court during his latest bid for bail on new facts.

Eye-catching: The entrance did its job. Brazilian artist Paulo Nazareth’s Indlela, featuring a car filled with amadumbe, is unmissable. Photos: Supplied

FNB Art Joburg needed a little more fair

Despite strong works and standout galleries, the 19th edition of FNB Art Joburg felt oddly underwhelming. A look at what worked, what fell flat, and why the fair missed the mark.

ANC’s Dada Morero

Battle for Joburg heats up

Johannesburg's mayoral race is heating up as political veterans and rising contenders clash over solutions for failing infrastructure, service delivery, and coalition control…

Imbali Market at Bus Factory Photo: The Imbali Visual Literacy Project

Inside Contra.Joburg’s city-wide art weekend

Contra.Joburg transformed inner-city Johannesburg into an open-access cultural hub, connecting over 170 artists across 16 creative spaces with new audiences, collectors, and…

The landlord has arrived’: MK’s Baloyi vows to shake up Joburg election

MK Party Johannesburg mayoral candidate Bongani Baloyi promises municipal stability and aims to disrupt the upcoming local government elections across township and suburban…

Editorial: The killing fields of Westbury

Gang turf wars and illicit firearms are devastating Westbury and surrounding areas in Johannesburg, prompting urgent community and city action against escalating gun violence.

Mikhael Subotzky’s relationship with photography is as complex as that to Johannesburg, a city he first experienced at 27. Photos: courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery.

The road that brought Subotzky to Johannesburg

Artist Mikhael Subotzky's new exhibition in Johannesburg explores his family's multigenerational journey, from Nazi Germany to South Africa, intertwining personal history with…

Poet, provocateur, now mayoral hopeful

South African poet, musician, and social activist Ntsiki Mazwai, known for her outspoken views, is now the Land Party's mayoral candidate for Johannesburg. She aims to bring…

Openserve SASMA Awards to Reveal 2026 Nominees

South Africa's digital creator community gathers in Rosebank, Johannesburg, for the exclusive Nominee Announcement Ceremony of the Openserve South African Social Media Awards…

Palesa Mnyaka

At 34, Palesa Mnyaka is changing how Johannesburg remembers itself. As a cultural policy specialist and public heritage practitioner, she is using innovation to bring history out…

Dr Ockert Pretorius

For Dr Ockert Pretorius, cities are more than places where people live—they are living systems that shape opportunity, sustainability and quality of life. As a senior lecturer at…

‘ANC is not my property’ – Morero

Former ANC Johannesburg regional chair and current City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero discusses his defeat at the December 2025 regional conference, stating he has…

As Hey Hillbrow! Let's Dlala! returns for its seventh edition, hundreds of young people will transform the inner city's streets into a celebration of freedom, reimagining Hillbrow through art, play and the enduring legacy of the 1956 Women's March

Hillbrow's streets become a stage for freedom before Women's Day

As debates around urban belonging continue, a Johannesburg arts project, Hey Hillbrow! Let's Dlala!, responds with song, costume, and collective imagination. On 8 August, over…