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For several years, the City of Johannesburg ignored a court order that it had to give temporary housing to people evicted from Chung Hua Mansions on Jeppe Street, but this will cost the city dearly.
The Democratic Alliance governs the country in a partnership with the larger African National Congress, but is the main opposition party in Johannesburg, where it has called for a motion of no ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — On a Friday evening in downtown Johannesburg, a world away from the genteel suburbs that include some of Africa’s wealthiest neighborhoods, groups of men huddle on a dark ...
Ultra South Africa returns to Johannesburg on Saturday, 10 May 2025, celebrating its 10th anniversary with a massive one-day festival at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec. As Africa’s largest ...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The U.S. government has officially granted 54 Afrikaans South Africans, white descendants of mainly Dutch colonizers, refugee status and they are expected to land in ...
The City of Johannesburg executive mayor, Dada Morero, promoted the Lanseria Smart City, which remains only shacks and empty veld years after it should have been a vibrant new city. For years ...
"Johannesburg has the talent, history, and potential to rebound, but it needs urgent, coordinated action to avoid total collapse," says Nkosinathi. A viewer going by the name Equalizer on the ...
The accelerating drift of Joburg, whose implosion from a “world class African city” to widespread dysfunction is overseen by an ANC-led coalition, is well documented. After hitting roadblocks, the ...
JOHANNESBURG - The DA says it has the numbers in the Johannesburg Council to remove the mayor and Speaker. The party says the council should hear its motions of no confidence in the two later this ...
Executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg Dada Morero has acknowledged that the city is in a “crisis”, with “extreme actions” required to mitigate this. Delivering the State of the City ...
The City of Johannesburg (COJ) has set its sights on using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve service delivery in South Africa’s economic hub. This was revealed yesterday by Joburg ...
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has promised a radical overhaul of service delivery and a renewed focus on infrastructure, unveiling a multi-billion-rand investment plan during his state of the city ...