As electricity costs soar, Johannesburg residents and businesses are embracing renewable energy at record pace, with installation rates doubling since last year.
As informal settlements burgeon across the inner city and property prices soar beyond reach for millions, the municipality faces pivotal choices on densification, land release and service delivery.
Police chiefs, paramedics and safety experts are raising alarm about response times and coordination failures in the city's crime prevention and disaster readiness systems.
As crime concerns persist, Joburg's community-led safety initiatives reveal surprising strengths—and critical gaps—when measured against models in London, São Paulo, and Singapore.
As the City tackles a chronic shortage of affordable units and sprawling informal settlements, three pivotal policy choices loom that could remake neighbourhoods from Soweto to Sandton.
As global displacement crises intensify, Johannesburg must urgently decide how to integrate new arrivals while supporting existing vulnerable communities.
New financial data exposes critical gaps in service delivery across the metro, with water losses and revenue collection painting a sobering picture of local government capacity.
Community members across the city's townships are demanding urgent intervention as overcrowded classrooms and water shortages continue to derail learning outcomes.
From the Braamfontein precinct to Alexandra Township, the city saw significant environmental wins this week as multiple sustainability initiatives reached critical milestones.
As the city rolls out its ambitious transport overhaul, residents along the Braamfontein and Hillbrow corridors share their hopes, frustrations, and survival strategies.
New analysis of security initiatives across the city shows which residential areas have invested most heavily in community policing—and what measurable impact it's having.
As the city's environmental initiatives face mounting pressure and budget constraints, councillors and industry leaders must now decide which programmes survive and how to fund the transition.
Johannesburg's council grapples with service delivery shortfalls and infrastructure backlogs as competing demands strain the municipality's stretched finances.
As world cities invest heavily in EdTech infrastructure, South Africa's largest metropolitan area struggles with unequal access to online learning platforms and broadband connectivity.
