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Johannesburg

#JoburgsBravest: ‘Firefighters had to use their hands to put out fire’
Article
/ 12 September 2018

#JoburgsBravest: ‘Firefighters had to use their hands to put out fire’

As the city remembered the lives of three firefighters, the government has been blamed for their deaths

By Gemma Ritchie
Editorial: From the embers of fire, stoke hope
Article
/ 7 September 2018

Editorial: From the embers of fire, stoke hope

It is the likes of emergency services —the firemen and the paramedics —who bear the brunt for shortfalls in the public purse

By Editorial
#JoburgFire: Neighbouring buildings asked to evaluate
Article
/ 6 September 2018

#JoburgFire: Neighbouring buildings asked to evaluate

The fire began burning again on Thursday, and the City of Johannesburg has called for reinforcements

By Gemma Ritchie
Fatal Johannesburg building fire reignites
Article
/ 6 September 2018

Fatal Johannesburg building fire reignites

The building is shared by the departments of health, human settlements and cooperative governance

By Jenna Etheridge
#JoburgFire: ‘This is what we warned would happen’ – unions
Article
/ 5 September 2018

#JoburgFire: ‘This is what we warned would happen’ – unions

The fire comes after the unions were told just last Friday that the department would not be moving offices despite their complaints about safety

By Sarah Smit
Good news for Africa’s queers
Africa
/ 17 August 2018

Good news for Africa’s queers

A new podcast series is looking at the beautiful stories coming out of the continent

By Carl Collison
Uber: It’s drivers vs the corporate machine
Article
/ 4 July 2018

Uber: It’s drivers vs the corporate machine

A group of drivers have asked that the ride-hailing company reduce its service fee in light of the fuel price hike

By Julian Yeates and Gemma Ritchie
Uber, Taxify: Drivers v corporate
Article
/ 18 June 2018

Uber, Taxify: Drivers v corporate

Drivers for the ride-hailing apps want in on policy discussions as the cost of living and expenses to run their vehicles hamper their income

By Gemma Ritchie
Jo’burg cash flow under a microscope
Article
/ 15 June 2018

Jo’burg cash flow under a microscope

The mayor has denied reports of the city’s financial woes, but audits hint at vulnerabilities

By Tebogo Tshwane
Death toll at Sibanye-Stillwater mine rises to four, one miner still missing
Article
/ 12 June 2018

Death toll at Sibanye-Stillwater mine rises to four, one miner still missing

​A fourth miner has been found dead at an abandoned working area of a mine owned by Sibanye-Stillwater while a fifth miner remains unaccounted for

By Marelise Van Der Merwe and Jan Bornman
Parks Tau positions himself to capture Gauteng
Article
/ 12 June 2018

Parks Tau positions himself to capture Gauteng

The ex-mayor’s supporters believe he will take the post of deputy ANC chairperson and premier.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Activist murder reveals Joburg street cameras are “turned off”
Article
/ 10 May 2018

Activist murder reveals Joburg street cameras are “turned off”

CCTV footage from the day an Ethiopian activist was gunned down in Johannesburg appears to not exist

By Heidi Swart
Mashaba concludes investigation into Jo’burg storm
Article
/ 22 March 2018

Mashaba concludes investigation into Jo’burg storm

On December 30 last year, a violent storm caused extensive damage to some 1 326 properties

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Cost of living spiralling in Joburg and Pretoria
Article
/ 15 March 2018

Cost of living spiralling in Joburg and Pretoria

The two cities are included in the top 10 list of cities where the cost of living had increased the most over the past year.

By Simon Allison
Makhura plans Gauteng’s facelift
Article
/ 2 March 2018

Makhura plans Gauteng’s facelift

The premier wants to give township enterprises a boost and will name and shame public servants who don’t do their jobs well

By Dineo Bendile
A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa’s trees
Article
/ 1 March 2018

A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa’s trees

The beetle and the fungus have devastated trees in California in the US as well as in Israel. Now they’re in South Africa

By Staff Reporter
Our favourite further mucker
Article
/ 2 February 2018

Our favourite further mucker

The ‘man boy of all ages’ was one of the very best that South Africa – and the world – had to offer

By Bongani Madondo
Taking the high road in the face of subtle racism
Article
/ 3 November 2017

Taking the high road in the face of subtle racism

"I want to believe we’ve moved to greener grass. I know, we haven’t, and racists thrive among us daily".

By Sarah Koopman
Kgomotso Neto Tleane: Capturing the beauty of and in us
Article
/ 13 October 2017

Kgomotso Neto Tleane: Capturing the beauty of and in us

Kgomotso Neto Tleane’s photographs carve a revisionist path of his experience of Johannesburg.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Police Minister’s request that SANDF help fight crime has implications on many levels
Article
/ 11 October 2017

Police Minister’s request that SANDF help fight crime has implications on many levels

Dr Johan Burger, senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, explains the legality and risks of deploying the SANDF to fight crime.

By News 24
Between art and memory
Article
/ 8 September 2017

Between art and memory

Lebohang Kganye immerses herself in her family’s past, creating moving tableaux of their stories

By Zara Julius
Poets’ society revolution
Article
/ 1 September 2017

Poets’ society revolution

The recognition garnered by young poets’ collections should make the publishing industry reflect on the state of South Africans’ poetic landscape

By Faye Kabali-Kagwa
1 dead, 7 injured after man opens fire on Jo’burg concert audience
Article
/ 27 August 2017

1 dead, 7 injured after man opens fire on Jo’burg concert audience

Stolen cellphone said to be at root of shooting incident

By Staff Reporter
Africa’s airports are busier than ever before
Article
/ 18 August 2017

Africa’s airports are busier than ever before

More tourists are choosing to holiday on the continent according to data.

By Simon Allison
JHB’s nationalistic attitude rears its head in Fattis Mansions, Cape York incidents
Article
/ 26 July 2017

JHB’s nationalistic attitude rears its head in Fattis Mansions, Cape York incidents

Residents from both buildings were relocated to the fields of Wembley Stadium in Johannesburg South after losing their homes.

By Staff Reporter
Ahmed Timol inquest unravels apartheid cover ups that protected security police
Article
/ 24 July 2017

Ahmed Timol inquest unravels apartheid cover ups that protected security police

The second sitting of the inquest into apartheid activist Ahmed Timol’s death began at the Pretoria high court on Monday.

By Raeesa Pather
Riek Machar’s lonely  ’exile’ in SA
Africa
/ 21 July 2017

Riek Machar’s lonely  ’exile’ in SA

The South Sudanese leader is stateless and cut off from friends and family

By Simon Allison
What do young Jo’burgers think of the state of their city?
Article
/ 4 May 2017

What do young Jo’burgers think of the state of their city?

The Daily Vox asked young people whether they believed mayor Mashaba is performing well after he delivered his first State of the City address.

By Staff Reporter
A thousand tales span 100 years in Jozi epic
Article
/ 24 February 2017

A thousand tales span 100 years in Jozi epic

Our interview with acclaimed novelist and playwright Harry Kalmer.

By Arts Desk
Gigaba prioritises policing as fears of xenophobic tensions rise
Article
/ 23 February 2017

Gigaba prioritises policing as fears of xenophobic tensions rise

Three people were arrested after more than 20 shops in the Pretoria suburb of Atteridgeville were looted.

By Staff Reporter
Ex-cons sjambok Jo’burg street clean
Article
/ 14 February 2017

Ex-cons sjambok Jo’burg street clean

The brainchild of convicts has developed into property companies and former criminals working together to eliminate petty crime.

By Given Sigauqwe
​Final dominos in place for developers to seize Jo’burg’s last green space
Article
/ 17 January 2017

​Final dominos in place for developers to seize Jo’burg’s last green space

Their practice of paying for infrastructure all but ensures the city will pass their plan in Kyalami.

By Sipho Kings
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