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Johannesburg

​Art, consumerism and ‘curated’ gentrification meet at Keyes Art Mile
Article
/ 10 October 2016

​Art, consumerism and ‘curated’ gentrification meet at Keyes Art Mile

A new "curated neighbourhood" in Rosebank, Johannesburg, is on the block but this "safe space" is certainly not inclusive.

By Kwanele Sosibo
​Third Culture Experiment’s tripe and ginger beer debuts at SA’s street food festival
Article
/ 12 September 2016

​Third Culture Experiment’s tripe and ginger beer debuts at SA’s street food festival

Murphy’s law struck when, in year three of the street food fest, Nobhongo Gxolo upped the ante and set up a stall.

By Nobhongo Gxolo
Letters to the editor: September 9 to 15 2016
Article
/ 9 September 2016

Letters to the editor: September 9 to 15 2016

Readers write in about Jo’burgs new mayoral team, Naspers, and Sascoc.

By Letters
Johannesburg Water implements heavy water restrictions, urges residents to be frugal
Article
/ 5 September 2016

Johannesburg Water implements heavy water restrictions, urges residents to be frugal

Under Level 2 restrictions, homes that use between 20 000 and 30 000-litres of water a month will pay 10% more on their water bills.

By Sipho Kings
Herman Mashaba’s A-team: Controversial backgrounds of Jo’burg mayor’s committee
Article
/ 2 September 2016

Herman Mashaba’s A-team: Controversial backgrounds of Jo’burg mayor’s committee

Members of Jo’burg’s new mayoral committee have raised eyebrows with their curious antics.

By Athandiwe Saba
Salary cuts may await Gauteng’s new city managers as Cosatu braces for a ‘purge’
Article
/ 1 September 2016

Salary cuts may await Gauteng’s new city managers as Cosatu braces for a ‘purge’

The DA says there will be no cadre deployment in Tshwane and Johannesburg, but wants blue-chip candidates to control the cities’ immense budgets.

By Govan Whittles
Dear Best Whites of Jo’burg: Please don’t panic now that the city has turned blue
Article
/ 1 September 2016

Dear Best Whites of Jo’burg: Please don’t panic now that the city has turned blue

Now that the DA’s in charge, Egoli’s woke white liberals can feel free to bitch about the potholes.

By Staff Reporter
#LGE2016: Cyril Ramaphosa leads the ANC’s attempt to restore confidence in supporters
Article
/ 5 August 2016

#LGE2016: Cyril Ramaphosa leads the ANC’s attempt to restore confidence in supporters

The deputy president has disputed claims that the party’s leaders are ‘arrogant and self-centred’.

By Raeesa Pather
Eldorado Park was built on dreams, many of them shattered by government ineptitude
Article
/ 25 July 2016

Eldorado Park was built on dreams, many of them shattered by government ineptitude

Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, is a place where buildings like Hillbrow Flats once reflected people’s hopes. But that was a long time ago.

By Oupa Nkosi
Reading Naked Girls Reading: Are we dismantling or reinforcing gendered expression?
Article
/ 22 July 2016

Reading Naked Girls Reading: Are we dismantling or reinforcing gendered expression?

Adhering to normative aesthetics should be avoided when attempting to empower the natural.

By Jessie Cohen
North, south, east and west, throw your hands up: Jo’burg residents despair of crime
Article
/ 21 July 2016

North, south, east and west, throw your hands up: Jo’burg residents despair of crime

Locals complain about being attacked and robbed and are dissatisfied about the lack of attention paid to their problems.

By Lloyd Gedye
Jo’burg’s Mai Mai muthi market is more than a place of trading, it’s home to many
Article
/ 13 July 2016

Jo’burg’s Mai Mai muthi market is more than a place of trading, it’s home to many

For decades the people who live and work at the bazaar have been part of the migrant system that separates families.

By Pontsho Pilane
SA’s metros: Stars and stragglers
Article
/ 4 July 2016

SA’s metros: Stars and stragglers

Tshwane residents are richer, Cape Town’s shack dwellers are up and Jo’burg is tops at services.

By Pontsho Pilane
Gauteng mayor battle sparks ANC rift
Article
/ 17 June 2016

Gauteng mayor battle sparks ANC rift

The party’s provincial and city structures are squabbling over prospective mayoral candidates in Gauteng.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
The tales behind Johannesburg’s skyscrapers
Article
/ 23 May 2016

The tales behind Johannesburg’s skyscrapers

‘Up Up’ looks through the lens of history at grand city centre architecture and tells the stories of those who’ve lived and worked in the buildings.

By Katlego Mkhwanazi
DA’s Mashaba ready to take Jo’burg
Article
/ 27 April 2016

DA’s Mashaba ready to take Jo’burg

Businessman and DA mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba said this week that he couldn’t wait to win the Jo’burg mayor’s office and transform the city.

By Staff Reporter
The DA’s election promises in nine steps
Article
/ 24 April 2016

The DA’s election promises in nine steps

On Saturday the Democratic Alliance held its Manifesto Launch at the Rand Stadium in Jo’burg, and focused on ‘change that moves South Africa forward’.

By Staff Reporter
Used clothing industry oils the informal economy
Article
/ 14 April 2016

Used clothing industry oils the informal economy

Johannesburg’s hub of second-hand garment traders – run under the leadership of the African Traders Organisation – woos trendy and indigent customers.

By Pontsho Pilane
No escape from streets of despair
Article
/ 7 April 2016

No escape from streets of despair

She has been a spectator long enough to have heard how the world should be, and the reasons it is not, and the excuses of why it cannot be made so.

By Mosibudi Ratlebjane
Pikitup approaches private security for protection
Article
/ 6 April 2016

Pikitup approaches private security for protection

Pikitup has enlisted the help of security guards to protect contract workers who are clearing a backlog of refuse as the four-week strike continues.

By Staff Reporter
Cycling is still an uphill battle
Analysis
/ 10 March 2016

Cycling is still an uphill battle

Many obstacles stand in the way of Jo’burg’s nonmotorised project, but it’s a good start.

By Marie Huchzermeyer
Beyond the inferno: How SA cities must green up or burn out
Article
/ 16 January 2016

Beyond the inferno: How SA cities must green up or burn out

Our metros are killing us. Poor planning means that the heat islands trap air pollution – but SA’s cities think about ways to bring temperatures down.

By Sipho Kings
Wake up, South Africa: Winter is coming
Analysis
/ 6 November 2015

Wake up, South Africa: Winter is coming

People should not be drawing together just out of fear but to fight against real threats to their future.

By Derek Davey
A City Refracted: Graeme Williams shoot the city’s innards
Article
/ 29 October 2015

A City Refracted: Graeme Williams shoot the city’s innards

Graeme Williams returns to track changes in the city in colour.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Activists, academics explore Jo’burg’s myriad textures
Article
/ 18 September 2015

Activists, academics explore Jo’burg’s myriad textures

Not even Google can agree which are the world’s top cities: New York? London? Barcelona? Jo’burg? Berlin? São Paulo?

By Staff Reporter
Look to owners and state for ‘bad buildings’
Article
/ 30 July 2015

Look to owners and state for ‘bad buildings’

The government has left housing in Jo’burg’s inner city in the hands of the private sector.

By Dennis Webster
Meet the City of Joburg’s social media ninja
Article
/ 16 July 2015

Meet the City of Joburg’s social media ninja

Tumelo Komape, known to the Twittersphere as TK, has the unenviable task of responding to an entire city’s complaints and frustrations.

By Sarah Wild
African conflicts set to dominate agenda at AU summit
Africa
/ 9 June 2015

African conflicts set to dominate agenda at AU summit

The upcoming AU summit in South Africa will likely see issues such as Boko Haram and the Burundi protests steal attention away from development talks.

By Staff Reporter
Today’s Ponte: Drugs and gangsters, but mainly on TV screens
Article
/ 27 May 2015

Today’s Ponte: Drugs and gangsters, but mainly on TV screens

A series of images capturing the warts and warmth of Africa’s tallest housing block is up for a 2015 Deutsche Börse Photography prize.

By Jeremy Kuper
Jolt the city into self-reliance
Article
/ 8 May 2015

Jolt the city into self-reliance

Mayor Parks Tau’s greatest success is an electricity plan that makes Johannesburg less dependent on Eskom.

By Phillip De Wet
Johannesburg: One metropolis, two lives
Article
/ 7 May 2015

Johannesburg: One metropolis, two lives

SA’s de facto capital has announced bold plans to change the lives of its citizens. But not everyone is on board, as events on the same day showed.

By Phillip De Wet
Incendiary SMS targets foreign nationals in Jo’burg
Article
/ 15 April 2015

Incendiary SMS targets foreign nationals in Jo’burg

Foreign nationals are pleading with the government to do something after they received smses that "Zulus are coming to kill foreigners".

By Mpho Raborife
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