For a thorough understanding of South Africa's appalling apartheid era, a visit to Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum is a must. The museum features a series of graphic yet informative exhibits, ...

The best times to visit Johannesburg are from March to May and September to November. During these low season months, crowds lessen, prices drop and the weather is relatively warm and dry. Keep in ...

The view is spectacular from the top of Ponte Tower, one of the most famous buildings in the South African city of Johannesburg. Built in 1975, standing almost 200m (656 ft) tall, it's a ...

More than 70 people have died and more than 50 have been injured after a fire in South Africa's city of Johannesburg The five-storey derelict building in the city centre was used by homeless migrants ...

Johannesburg, South Africa – Sibongile Majavava sits outside her small tent shack at the Wembley stadium homeless shelter on the eastern outskirts of Johannesburg, her third temporary home since a ...

City of Johannesburg councillors are starting to make disaster plans for Day Zero in areas that have been without water for the past week. These are plans by civil society to assist the public with ...

Johannesburg was always a much photographed place from its earliest days. It was a city that grew up with photographers and their cameras. As a town of migrants and immigrants, people wanted to send ...

The city has a budget of R87.8 billion for the next financial year, including R1.6 billion each for City Power and Johannesburg Water. The City of Johannesburg have tabled their proposed municipal ...

JOHANNESBURG—What does it look like when a city stops trying? Visit Johannesburg, where instead of providing basic public services, the government just warns residents not to expect them. Signs tell ...

The emergency meeting on the evening of 12 March came as thousands of Johannesburg residents have been scrambling for water for almost two weeks. On 11 January 2024, as Johannesburg Water stumbled to ...

Philip Harrison has received funding from South Africa's National Research Foundation in support of the South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning. The Gauteng City-Region ...