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Johannesburg

Don’t miss this year’s bright, colourful light festivals
Friday
/ 16 December 2022

Don’t miss this year’s bright, colourful light festivals

It’s beginning to look a ‘light’ Christmas with these festive events

By Kimberley Schoeman
Gritty photographer’s work ‘speaks to the stamina and resilience of ordinary people’
Opinion
/ 12 November 2022

Gritty photographer’s work ‘speaks to the stamina and resilience of ordinary people’

David Edwards captures the soul of inner-city Johannesburg – the beauty and the harsh realities

By Derek Davey
Joburgers flee the purple paradise
Opinion
/ 2 November 2022

Joburgers flee the purple paradise

Just as the fragile jacaranda flowers drop, so too does the city’s water and electricity supply

By Charmain Naidoo
Opening eyes to Jozi’s inner city
Friday
/ 30 October 2022

Opening eyes to Jozi’s inner city

Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon’s new book explores the abandoned buildings of Johannesburg and their inhabitants

By Jo Buitendach
5 000 “cotton eaters” expected to attend Cape Town’s first Cotton Fest
Friday
/ 28 October 2022

5 000 “cotton eaters” expected to attend Cape Town’s first Cotton Fest

The music festival’s founder, the late Riky Rick, had talked about expanding it on a national scale

By Sonri Naidoo
Friday Note: Joburg – evolving, imperfect, home
Friday
/ 28 October 2022

Friday Note: Joburg – evolving, imperfect, home

I’m a product of my country and the city that made me

By Lerato Tshabalala
Complacency is the enemy in waste recycling
Opinion
/ 12 October 2022

Complacency is the enemy in waste recycling

South Africa is running out of landfill space for our solid waste, which also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions – but the good news is we can easily be part of the solution

By Carmen Jordaan
Blackout: Municipalities brace for the worst
National
/ 23 September 2022

Blackout: Municipalities brace for the worst

A total blackout is unlikely, but South Africa’s municipalities say they won’t be caught off guard

By Sarah Smit and Mandisa Nyathi
Ballenesque: The Organised Chaos of Roger Ballen
Friday
/ 12 September 2022

Ballenesque: The Organised Chaos of Roger Ballen

Visual artist Roger Ballen has a distinctive style that has evolved over a 50-year period

By Kimberley Schoeman
This is how xenophobia damages the economy
Opinion
/ 22 August 2022

This is how xenophobia damages the economy

The market, allowed to flourish and create jobs, is the solution, not violent nationalism

By Sindile Vabaza
More than just luxurious sleepwear
Friday
/ 9 August 2022

More than just luxurious sleepwear

Diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases, Carla Frankel found own business through adversity

By Dimpho Masopha
Ramaphosa’s energy plan does not mean cheaper electricity
National
/ 4 August 2022

Ramaphosa’s energy plan does not mean cheaper electricity

Experts warn that if Eskom and government does not come to grips with the tariff problem, continued social unrest is inevitable

By Sarah Smit
Farewell to Azania’s everyman literary icon Don Mattera
Opinion
/ 21 July 2022

Farewell to Azania’s everyman literary icon Don Mattera

The poet, writer, artist and activist, who made rubbish of race, left his mark on all aspects of our lives

By Hugo ka Canham
There is something in a name: From Peeping Tom to Morning Glory
Friday
/ 16 July 2022

There is something in a name: From Peeping Tom to Morning Glory

From Peeping Tom to Morning Glory

By Kimberley Schoeman
Turbine Art Fair reaches new heights — underground
Friday
/ 16 July 2022

Turbine Art Fair reaches new heights — underground

Now in its 10th year, Joburg’s Turbine Art Fair moves to the Rosebank Oxford Park precinct to continue its commitment to showcasing new artists

By Kimberley Schoeman
The best booze and chocolate pairings
Friday
/ 6 July 2022

The best booze and chocolate pairings

On World Chocolate Day on 7 July, experience chocolate like never before, paired with your favourite adult drink

By Dimpho Masopha
Hawkers struggle after Soweto mall looted, vandalised
Business
/ 1 July 2022

Hawkers struggle after Soweto mall looted, vandalised

Informal traders selling their wares outside Jabulani Mall are worried about further unrest as unemployment and the rising cost of living fuel public anger

By Anathi Madubela
Gauteng regions to call for a review of ANC step-aside rule at this weekend’s conference
Politics
/ 24 June 2022

Gauteng regions to call for a review of ANC step-aside rule at this weekend’s conference

The party’s branches in the province are unhappy with what they perceive as the selective application of the rule.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Yoga: Connecting body, mind and soul
Friday
/ 21 June 2022

Yoga: Connecting body, mind and soul

Today is World Yoga Day, here are different types of yoga practices that work for different people

By Dimpho Masopha
South Africa ranks 118 out of 163 in the 2022 Global Peace Index
Opinion
/ 17 June 2022

South Africa ranks 118 out of 163 in the 2022 Global Peace Index

It is a marginal improvement, according to the study, but while the country is progressively more peaceful, it is tarnished with violent outbreaks of crime and protests

By Sonri Naidoo
Night Embassy Joburg is back: The city that never sleeps resumes the nightlife
Friday
/ 14 June 2022

Night Embassy Joburg is back: The city that never sleeps resumes the nightlife

DBN Gogo, Blxckie and ByLwansta are headliners at the return of this iconic event

By Dimpho Masopha
Italian Republic Day brings the Rome Opera Ensemble to SA
Friday
/ 31 May 2022

Italian Republic Day brings the Rome Opera Ensemble to SA

South Africa’s Embassy in Italy hosts Rome Opera Ensemble concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town to celebrate Italian Republic Day.

By Dimpho Masopha
Shutterland: photographers’ journeys through everyday life in South Africa
Friday
/ 20 May 2022

Shutterland: photographers’ journeys through everyday life in South Africa

Through their lenses, 22 South African photographers tell personal stories that show how life in South Africa is built on duality

By Kimberley Schoeman
From Joburg to Nairobi, soaring food prices are biting hard
Africa
/ 14 May 2022

From Joburg to Nairobi, soaring food prices are biting hard

African governments face civil unrest from people who are hungrier and poorer because of the pandemic, war in Ukraine, climate pressures on food systems and poor policy decisions

By Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi & Colleta Dewa in Johannesburg, The Continent
Artist Amber-Jade Geldenhuys turns the table on design
Friday
/ 3 May 2022

Artist Amber-Jade Geldenhuys turns the table on design

Her exhibition, ‘I Give Rocks’, rejects clean lines, is striking in its austerity and functional objects are rendered dysfunctional

By Ashraf Jamal
Flight of the mining bosses: Joburg adapts amid corporate exodus
Business
/ 21 April 2022

Flight of the mining bosses: Joburg adapts amid corporate exodus

The city once traversed by mining prospectors has recently lost some of its most esteemed tenants, including Anglo American and the Minerals Council

By Sarah Smit
Johannesburg’s electricity infrastructure under siege from murderous criminals
National
/ 7 April 2022

Johannesburg’s electricity infrastructure under siege from murderous criminals

South Africa must deal with the economic sabotage that is keeping the country in the dark

By Michael Sun
Johannesburg needn’t be Fear City
Opinion
/ 25 January 2022

Johannesburg needn’t be Fear City

The crisis in which the city finds itself reflects the failings of capitalism, but there is an antidote to dystopian urbanism.

By Christopher McMichael
Nine dead: Police descend on lawless ‘Lapland’ at Goudkoppies landfill
National
/ 20 January 2022

Nine dead: Police descend on lawless ‘Lapland’ at Goudkoppies landfill

The police operation coincided with the discovery of another four bodies near the site on Johannesburg’s Golden Highway on Wednesday morning

By Tunicia Phillips
Gauteng’s property market lags other metros
Business
/ 13 January 2022

Gauteng’s property market lags other metros

Broker survey shows bleak prospects for Gauteng in 2022 as coastal areas lead in commercial, retail and industrial property

By Anathi Madubela
Multimillion-rand hostage drama spawns alleged murder ‘cover-up’
National
/ 10 December 2021

Multimillion-rand hostage drama spawns alleged murder ‘cover-up’

Investigation: Inside a kidnapping rescue mission gone wrong. The result? The alleged shooting of a Somali civilian

By Khaya Koko and Athandiwe Saba
Get people involved in development
Opinion
/ 9 December 2021

Get people involved in development

Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises

By Hloniphile Simelane
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