10 articles tagged with “Johannesburg”
From Johannesburg's R64-billion water crisis to Lagos's contested informal settlements, African cities face mounting infrastructure deficits that expose the widening gap between urban growth and municipal capacity to deliver basic services.
Johannesburg's persistent water shortages are creating acute hardship for Muslim families during Ramadan, while lottery jackpots and political developments compete for national attention on February 26, 2026.
South Africa's major parties consolidated their strongholds in February by-elections across three provinces, while Johannesburg's embattled Mayor Dada Morero confronts another motion of no confidence as the city council prepares to elect a deputy mayor.
Three major South African municipalities are simultaneously grappling with severe governance challenges, including coalition tensions threatening Johannesburg's mayor, a R5.3 billion deficit in Tshwane, and service delivery protests in Gqeberha.
As Johannesburg prepares for fresh electricity outages, the Alexandra Magistrate Court drowns in sewage and waste, exposing the compounding failures in South Africa's urban infrastructure management.
As entrepreneur Aubrey Moloto transforms Melville through community-driven art initiatives, former mayor Herman Mashaba eyes a political return to lead Johannesburg, offering contrasting visions for urban renewal.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged not to activate the National Health Insurance law pending a Constitutional Court ruling, while governance battles intensify in Johannesburg between Helen Zille and Herman Mashaba.
The son of Zimbabwe's late president Robert Mugabe faces police questioning in South Africa after an alleged shooting incident left a worker in critical condition, reigniting scrutiny of the former first family's post-exile life.
From a convicted killer's courtroom confession to allegations of rape in a primary school classroom, three criminal cases this week reveal the persistent failures in protecting the country's most vulnerable citizens.
Opposition leader Peter Obi has challenged President Tinubu's energy commitments while Johannesburg grapples with cascading electricity and water supply disruptions, highlighting systemic infrastructure vulnerabilities.