Urban Regeneration

Once seen as part of Newtown’s revival, City Lodge’s closure points to deeper concerns about Johannesburg CBD’s viability for investors, visitors and hotel operators

A diverse community of rowing enthusiasts and local residents who volunteer their time is working tirelessly to clean up the historic pan

Jo’burg’s Reserve Street has birthed several new spaces over the past two years. But at what cost?

As gentrification and the rise of megacities sparks conversation, just what can we expect from the arrival of Studio-X’s "laboratories" in Africa?

The need for state intervention could alleviate the plight of the poor and marginalised in Johannesburg who are paying the price for urban renewal.

An innovative festival takes audiences through Jo’burg and brings fairy-tale fantasies to life.

Nickolaus Bauer describes what it’s like to live in Ponte City, one of Jo’burg’s most iconic – and notorious – buildings.

From a ‘beach’ to a reggae club, from the lap of luxury to a basketball court — it’s all happening on the top floors of of Jo’burg buildings.

The recent launch of expansion plans for the Maboneng precinct raises the question: Just who will be left out of the inner-city plan?

A new Jo’burg initiative is bringing people back to the city’s streets.

If there is a metaphor for a dead Jo’burg, it is the old gasworks in Cottesloe. Now it is about to be reinvented as one of the city’s go-to places.

A trendy residential development is playing a catalytic role in the influx of artists into Johannesburg’s city centre.

New restaurants are popping up all over the dilapidated Cape Town suburb of Woodstock.