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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (Photo: David Harrison)

Treasury cuts Johannesburg's July transfer over compliance failures

The National Treasury has withheld a portion of the City of Johannesburg's July 2026 equitable share, citing serious concerns over the metro's financial management, governance,…

Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. (Lubabalo Lesolle/Gallo Images)

Masuku, Morero, Chikane, Mnisi and Moleketi make ANC's final cut for Joburg mayor

The ANC has narrowed down its list of candidates for the Johannesburg mayoral position to five prominent figures: Dada Morero, Loyiso Masuku, Frank Chikane, Nomoya Mnisi, and…

Yinka Shonibare’s Refugee Astronaut.

‘Reverse Futures’ asks us to imagine tomorrow through the eyes of the Global South

The Johannesburg Contemporary Art Foundation's 'Reverse Futures' exhibition challenges conventional Western ideas of the future, inviting visitors to experience space, time, and…

Umzulu Phaqa champions accessible live music with upcoming Johannesburg show

Singer-songwriter Umzulu Phaqa is set to host a multi-genre live show, "For You & Everybody," in Newtown, Johannesburg, on July 4. The event aims to make live music more…

Uncompromising: Herman Mashaba said he would collapse entities such as City Power and Johannesburg Water, arguing that they were unnecessary and costly. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mashaba plans special unit to arrest illegal immigrants

ActionSA president and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba has pledged to establish a dedicated police unit to arrest undocumented foreign nationals in the city if…

‘Gliding Through The Gallery’: Mpumi Mayisa's mission to democratise art

Gliding Through The Gallery, founded by Mpumi Mayisa, is transforming the art scene in Johannesburg by making galleries accessible and welcoming to everyone. What started as…

Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. (X)

Morero out; ANC Joburg submits only three names for mayoral candidacy

The ANC Johannesburg regional executive committee (REC) has submitted the names of Loyiso Masuku, Makhosi Ndlela, and Jabu Moleketi as its preferred mayoral candidates to the…

African Transformation Movement (ATM) president
Vuyo Zungula Photo: X

Vuyo Zungula set to be announced as ATM's Johannesburg mayoral candidate

The parliamentary leader of the African Transformation Movement (ATM), Vuyo Zungula, is poised to become the party’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate, a decision reportedly made by…

Non-racial: Market Theatre co-founders Mannie Manim and Barney Simon in 1976. Photo: Gisèle Wulfsohn

Nearly 50 years on, the Market Theatre is still holding up a mirror to South Africa

Three days after the historic Soweto Uprising in 1976, the Market Theatre opened its doors in Johannesburg, becoming a vital space for artistic expression and resistance against…

In Johannesburg, the regional executive committee (REC) is understood to have identified regional chairperson Loyiso Masuku as its preferred candidate for the City of Johannesburg’s mayoral position, party insiders familiar with the process say. (X)

Joburg ANC mayoral process faces scrutiny amid claims of flawed nomination process

Party insiders say concerns over compliance with ANC guidelines could result in the process being challenged or restarted, while similar disputes have emerged in other Gauteng…

Through interviews and behind-the-scenes discussions, Spotlight Theatre Talk explores the people and processes that bring productions to life

Joburg Theatre launches podcast to take audiences behind the curtain

Through interviews and behind-the-scenes discussions, Spotlight Theatre Talk explores the people and processes that bring productions to life

At the centre of it all: Caterina Bollini, whose relationship with food is
deeply intertwined with family, history and community.

More than a restaurant, Tortellino d’Oro is a story about belonging

From fresh handmade pasta and honest Italian cooking to generations of family history, Tortellino d’Oro’s new Oaklands home proves that the best meals are the ones shared

Migrating Homes — Gateways of Our Conventional World by Kibera Arts District. Photo: Anthea Pokroy

‘Atlas of Uncertainty’ reimagines the African city through art and flux

A sprawling exhibition at the Origins Centre challenges colonial narratives and reframes African cities as spaces of resilience, creativity and constant transformation

Nostalgia: The fair itself carried that familiar warmth, such as readers walking slowly between stalls. Photos: Supplied

In a world built for scrolling, can book fairs still survive?

A quiet conversation at the Kingsmead Book Fair became a reflection on shrinking attention spans, digital culture and the fragile future of reading

Nine Yards is not trying to reinvent Rosebank. If anything, it understands exactly what makes the area seductive.

Nine Yards is reimagining slow living in Joburg

A lush, all-in-one Rosebank precinct where food, art, fashion and green space come together to turn everyday city life into a slow, walkable experience

There will not be another Maria McCloy

Those who loved her remember a woman who gave everything — to her art, to her city, and to every person lucky enough to have her in their corner

Loving memory: Maria McCloy was someone who made
Johannesburg feel possible. Someone who gathered people across
class, art, music, fashion and politics and convinced them that
beauty, style and radical care belonged together.

Maria McCloy made Johannesburg feel possible

Friends, creatives and a city in mourning gathered to celebrate the woman who helped shape how Johannesburg saw itself after 1994.

Reflection: At the Kingsmead Book Fair readers, writers, thinkers and
the curious gather around stories. Photo: Supplied

Kingsmead Book Fair returns with conversations SA needs right now

As the 14th annual Kingsmead Book Fair returns to Johannesburg, the beloved literary gathering once again creates space for difficult conversations, thoughtful reflection and the…

Human dignity: As Africa reflects on unity and solidarity, migration continues to expose the continent’s unresolved struggles around governance,
opportunity, sovereignty and economic survival. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy Picture: Delwyn Verasamy

‘For South Africa, Africa Day carries an even deeper meaning’

SA citizens are not xenophobic for demanding lawful migration, secure borders and fair access to limited opportunities

Boemo Diale’s Sitting on a hammock.

Kumalo | Turpin opens its doors with warmth, multiplicity and a refusal of exclusivity

At Johannesburg’s new Kumalo | Turpin gallery, the inaugural exhibition ‘Gender/Genre’ signals a space committed to conversation, care and reimagining who contemporary art spaces…