The city has a chequered history of managing informal traders. In October 2025, Johannesburg authorities removed informal traders from De Villiers Street in the heart of the city’s central business ...

Johannesburg’s inner city is a bustling hub of economic life – a dense, dynamic web of informal traders, adjacent businesses ...

Starting university in Johannesburg is about more than lectures, timetables and student cards. It’s about learning the city, ...

Six months after the gas explosion on Lilian Ngoyi Street, the City of Johannesburg has announced a R196m rehabilitation initiative. The reconstruction is said to have resumed on Thursday and will ...

Informal traders are essential to Johannesburg’s inner-city economyEnforcement-led crackdowns worsen inequality and disrupt ...

The public gather at the Beyers Naudé Square against the closure of the Johannesburg City Library. Photo: Asanda Matlhare The City of Johannesburg finally responded to the long calls of the ...

A “hidden gem” city in South Africa has been named an ideal alternative winter sun destination — and it's not Cape Town. Instead, Will Sarson, from UK-based cruise and tour operator Riviera Travel, ...

Johannesburg’s claim to be the world’s largest man-made or urban forest is popular, but there is no reliable evidence to ...

Johannesburg has emerged as the most popular destination city in Africa for the fifth consecutive year, according to the annual Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index. The City of Gold attracted 4 ...

The high court in Johannesburg has ordered the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power to pay its outstanding debt to Eskom, with the utility saying it wants immediate payment. This arises over a ...

City Power warns of slower fault repairs as heavy rainfall, flooding and access constraints strain response teams ...

Amid hijacked buildings and tragic losses, a new sporting precinct signals a brighter future for Johannesburg’s inner-city ...