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Rise Mzansi’s Lukhona Mnguni enters Joburg mayoral race, warns of ‘gangster state’

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

Rise Mzansi’s Lukhona Mnguni enters Joburg mayoral race, warns of ‘gangster state’

Former political analyst and activist Lukhona Mnguni is entering the race for Johannesburg mayor under the banner of Rise Mzansi, warning that South Africa risks becoming a ‘gangster state’ if corruption and weakened institutions are left unchecked. He answers our five questions for candidates.

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Ten things to look out for at Joburg’s RMB Latitudes 2026

By Ferial Haffajee

Ten things to look out for at Joburg’s RMB Latitudes 2026

Yeoville, Bellevue residents call for compensation after Egoli Gas terminates supply

Yeoville, Bellevue residents call for compensation after Egoli Gas terminates supply

STATE OF THE CITY

Morero’s swan song — defiant jabs at Cape Town can’t hide Joburg’s R5.2bn debt

By Naledi Mashishi

Morero’s swan song — defiant jabs at Cape Town can’t hide Joburg’s R5.2bn debt

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Ramokgopa calls for Eskom to take over Joburg’s failing electricity revenue system

Ramokgopa calls for Eskom to take over Joburg’s failing electricity revenue system

SA commuters cut back on groceries as taxi fares rise, drivers plead for subsidies

TRANSPORT COSTS

SA commuters cut back on groceries as taxi fares rise, drivers plead for subsidies

By Ntokozo Kubeka and Bheki C Simelane

Joburg’s Keyes Art Mile 2.0: A vision finally takes shape after a decade of dreaming

Joburg’s Keyes Art Mile 2.0: A vision finally takes shape after a decade of dreaming

By Laurice Taitz-Buntman

Cultural pioneer Maria McCloy was a model citizen who showed us Joburg can thrive

Cultural pioneer Maria McCloy was a model citizen who showed us Joburg can thrive

By Charl Blignaut

Glamour and ghosts: The time Marlene Dietrich fell in love with Joburg

Glamour and ghosts: The time Marlene Dietrich fell in love with Joburg

By Hamilton Wende

Day one of water crisis hearings ‘arms’ SAHRC for a grilling of government

INSTITUTIONAL NEGLECT

Day one of water crisis hearings ‘arms’ SAHRC for a grilling of government

By Lerato Mutsila

Lower Houghton’s slide — weak municipal enforcement leaves residents to fight urban decline

Lower Houghton’s slide — weak municipal enforcement leaves residents to fight urban decline

Holy Trinity Catholic Church desecrated in attack with mixed messaging

Holy Trinity Catholic Church desecrated in attack with mixed messaging

By Diana Neille

Maria's final Gig Guide

Rest in peace, Maria McCloy

By Ferial Haffajee

Rest in peace, Maria McCloy

Joburg gas shutdown leaves inner-city residents facing winter energy squeeze

Joburg gas shutdown leaves inner-city residents facing winter energy squeeze

Maria McCloy: Joburg loses a cultural heartbeat

By Ferial Haffajee

Maria McCloy: Joburg loses a cultural heartbeat

Anti-immigration marches raise questions over vigilantism, violence and police response

From varsity to IdolsSA, Jozi’s chapter in the book of ProVerb

By Reitumetse Pilane

READING BETWEEN THE LINES

Analysis: Morero is right, Joburg is not legally insolvent — it is in crisis

By Lindsey Schutters

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

‘Joburg is definitely not bankrupt’ — Morero takes on Godongwana over City’s finances

Joburg halts Midrand water project over funding gap, delaying supply relief

Joburg halts Midrand water project over funding gap, delaying supply relief

Days after celebrating the reopening of the Brixton reservoir as a major service delivery win, Johannesburg Water has confirmed that a near-complete Midrand project has been halted after funds ran out – delaying critical infrastructure in one of the city’s fastest-growing areas.

New Joburg reservoir brings relief, but water problems persist with 43 leaking reservoirs

By Yvonne Grimbeek

Bankrupt Joburg imperils national economy, warns Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

By Ferial Haffajee

Finance minister warns Joburg is in ‘severe financial distress’ in letter to Mayor Morero

By Ferial Haffajee

STUDENT HOUSING

Joburg NSFAS accommodation providers warn unpaid millions pushing them to the brink

Five years later, Ennerdale library reopening in doubt as inspection reveals poor workmanship

Five years later, Ennerdale library reopening in doubt as inspection reveals poor workmanship

By Mandisa Ndlovu

Joburg rows, swims and stumbles towards 4 November poll

Joburg rows, swims and stumbles towards 4 November poll

By Stephen Grootes

Another day, another crisis courtesy of the City of Joburg

SISYPHEAN TASK OP-ED

Another day, another crisis courtesy of the City of Joburg

By David Fleminger

March and March moves into Gauteng as anti-foreigner sentiment swells ahead of elections

POPULIST PROTESTS

March and March moves into Gauteng as anti-foreigner sentiment swells ahead of elections

By Bheki C. Simelane

When good writing becomes bad ethics — the voyeuristic gaze in sex work reporting

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

When good writing becomes bad ethics — the voyeuristic gaze in sex work reporting

By Rebecca Walker, Marlise Richter and Connie Mathe

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