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Johannesburg Water: Maintenance project ‘not a crisis’ for city’s supply
Utility advises customers to start stocking up on water ahead of the weekend
Kobby Ben Ben on breaking the queer ceiling
Novel writes queerness into a space where it’s forbidden and meanders through the unforgiving politics of Ghana, past and present
Diary: Kentridge auction, Africa Rising in Jozi, and Stogie T’s Shallow
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A loud, proud and passionate farewell to Kitchener’s
Happiness mixed with woe was the order of the day as the cultural landmark closed down
Long after tonight is all over …
I play my final set at Kitchener’s in Joburg, where musical taste buds were tickled
Artivist: Brunch is music to the palate
Joburg’s arty gather in Braamfontein for Artivist’s new event with renowned chef Katlego Mlambo
Africans can solve TB, the disease that haunts us. Here’s how
Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent
Laura Lima’s work taps into time and change
Brazilian artist’s first solo exhibition in Africa invites viewers to slow down and reflect
Black industrialists tripped up by market stumbling blocks
Delegates at the Black Industrialist and Exporters Conference complained of bureaucratic processes keeping them from accessing markets
Mchunu calls on private sector to invest in water infrastructure
Government is investigating legislative reforms to strengthen enforcement when municipalities don’t provide clean water to residents
Urban farms in Joburg are a jolly good idea
Anyone can grow their own food. It may be hard work, but you learn as you go and it is rewarding
Joburg water cuts are playing with fire
We have learned to live with sporadic electricity supply but South Africans will not be as kind to the government if our taps run dry
Living in Joburg in a time of crisis
This is an edited extract from SA writer Ivan Vladislavic’s new book The Near North
Illegal miners arrested this week have not been linked to M1 highway robbery, police say
On Tuesday, motorists were robbed at gunpoint at the Crown Interchange during peak Johannesburg traffic
Gauteng’s treated water availability is tight, says water and sanitation department
Extracting too much water from the Vaal River system will result in a worse crisis
Joburg water outages: ‘Nobody should be living like this’
Rand Water, Johannesburg Water and the department of water and sanitation are to meet civil society groups on Saturday
Cold, cloudy and wet Gauteng on Monday and Tuesday
By Wednesday, it will start to warm up, according to the South African Weather Service
‘We need honest answers to Joburg’s water crisis’
Civic groups have started an online petition for immediate action from Rand Water, Johannesburg Water
The Brixton light festival is at a juncture
Can the lights shine as bright when Joburg is crumbling around it?
IN PICTURES: Joburg’s bad policies and burnt buildings
Inside the city’s housing disaster with Delwyn Verasamy
Why I chose but now question living in downtown Johannesburg
My choice of residence has always been out in the bush, or skyscrapers. My work required the skyscrapers
Joburg decline is symptom of floundering public sector
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
Joburg CBD: How politics brought the city to its knees
Two former mayors tell of Johannesburg’s challenges, which led to last week’s fatal blaze
80 Albert Street: ‘It was a place for poor people, it’s not like we wanted to stay there’
The 80 Albert Street blaze was a tragedy waiting to happen – as are many other buildings in the city
Death stalked 80 Albert Street in downtown Joburg
As the ashes cool and xenophobia licks at our shared humanity, it is time for a reckoning with who we have become
Open a commission of inquiry into Joburg inferno
At least 73 people have died and scores injured when the building they lived in burnt down
Stories of hope, horror from Joburg’s inner city
Book written to draw attention to the area’s decay is part memoir, part photo album
Complicated political minefield on how to approach coalition-forming
The instability of hung local governments is driving the ANC’s new-found need to get to grips with coalition politics
Let colour be your guide at Turbine Art Fair 2023
This year’s Turbine Art Fair will see fashion and art brought together at a shopping mall
Panyaza Lesufi: Cause of Joburg blast still unknown
The department of labour is investigating eGoli Gas, Sasol and Telkom as well as water and sewer entities that had pipelines underground