Alexandra container homes still empty four years after construction
Johannesburg mayor says allocation is in final stages but does not commit to a timeframe for occupation of the complex built during the covid pandemic
Brief | 5 September 2025
Joburg residents, fed up with water outages, block roads
“We just want water to come out of our taps. We can’t even flush our toilets.”
Brief | 4 September 2025
Gauteng DSD’s R215-million irregular expenditure
Department missed several targets in 2024/25
News | 4 September 2025
Two years later: Joburg’s inner city buildings at risk of another Usindiso inferno
The City of Joburg is yet to make its “dark buildings” safe
News | 2 September 2025
Joburg shows support for Gaza flotilla
“There are risks. But the greater danger lies in allowing Israel and its allies to carry out genocide with impunity.”
Brief | 1 September 2025
Gauteng early childhood development educators protest over funding crisis
Premier Lesufi urged to intervene
Brief | 28 August 2025
Concourt clarifies pension beneficiary rules
End to decade-long legal dispute finally in sight
Law | 25 August 2025
Dust settles after Maponya Mall taxi violence
Taxis and e-hailing drivers are operating peacefully for now
Brief | 21 August 2025
World-famous Soweto music school faces funding crisis
“We’ve survived under so many difficult circumstances but we’ve never been in the situation that we are in now”
Photo Essay | 21 August 2025