Rubbish is piling up across Johannesburg
With only two operating landfills, compactor trucks have longer turnaround times, creating refuse collection backlogs
By Seth Thorne
News | 13 March 2026
Student hunger a hidden crisis at universities, Human Rights Commission hears
Studies show 66% of UWC students and 65% of University of the Free State students are food insecure, but the issue is underreported due to stigma
By Justin Brown
Brief | 13 March 2026
Joburg residents line the streets and cheer army deployment
A convoy of South African National Defence Force, military police and SAPS move through Eldorado Park, Riverlea and Westbury
By Ihsaan Haffejee and Matthew Hirsch
News | 11 March 2026
City Power billing changes leave JHB residents with sky-high bills
Johannesburg’s power utility says credits of R136-million have been issued to 86 customers who were overcharged
By Seth Thorne and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 10 March 2026
Madagascan-inspired dance festival in Soweto
The fourth ITROTRA–MAP Dance Festival brought together artists from Madagascar, Mozambique, Sweden, France and Germany
Photo Essay | 9 March 2026
Our pool is a dumping site, say Joburg residents
Only 32 of the city’s 57 public pools are open this summer
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 5 March 2026
Lottery fraudsters must personally pay back R14-million
Judge Margaret Victor ruled that brothers Tshimangadzo and Ndoweni Mukutu acted in concert to defraud the National Lotteries Commission
Law | 4 March 2026
Activists demand government improve maternal health care
More than 50 mothers and activists picketed outside the National Department of Health in Pretoria to demand better maternity healthcare
Brief | 2 March 2026
Johannesburg: Where water runs in the streets, but not in the taps
Nearly half the city’s water is lost to leaks
By Seth Thorne
News | 2 March 2026