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‘Every day’s a fight’: join the commuters in Africa’s rapidly growing cities

With more and more people moving to big cities such as Nairobi and Abidjan, daily commutes are becoming tougher

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopian quarter: how migrants have shaped a thriving shopping district in South Africa’s city of gold

Since its founding in 1886, Johannesburg, has been a city of migrants, internal and international. But the economic capital of South Africa has undergone big changes since 1994 when South Africa became a democracy. One such change involves migration into the city by people from other African countries.

The Conversation

Saving South Africa’s forgotten story of sport that defied apartheid

Black, Indian and mixed-race South Africans built their own sporting world during apartheid, defying segregation with parallel clubs and competitions. Archivists in Johannesburg are now working to save that history.

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South Africans are going off the service grid: what happens when citizens replace the state?

South Africa’s constitution promises all citizens access to adequate housing and basic services – water, security, sanitation and electricity. In practice, people from rich to poor experience persistent water cuts, sewage overflows, electricity blackouts and uneven policing. Fiona Anciano, Charlotte Lemanski, Christina Culwick Fatti and Margot Rubin are urban researchers…

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Gated, exclusive, white: What this whites-only town means for Brits

From Johannesburg to the Ozarks, towns built on ancestry and exclusion show how the dream of a whites-only enclave refuses to die - a new doc shows why Britain should pay attention

Evening Standard

From London to Manila, world’s biggest cities face alarming rise in heatwaves

Nine cities, including Washington, Tokyo, Cairo and Johannesburg, registered record numbers of very hot days last year

The Independent UK

Helen Zille: will competence, courage and a dose of arrogance be enough to get her elected as Johannesburg’s mayor?

Love her or loathe her, it is hard to deny that Helen Zille is one of the most remarkable politicians South Africa’s democracy has yet seen. Remarkable because she has served in so many high-profile public roles – as mayor of Cape Town, premier of the Western Cape province, leader…

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7 Chinese sentenced to 20 years each for trafficking and forced labor in South Africa

A court in Johannesburg has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa

The Independent UK

Anglo American, Teck Resources Strike $53 Billion Merger To Form Global Critical Minerals Giant

Anglo American (OTC:NGLOY) and Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK) have agreed to combine forces in a $53 billion merger of equals that will create one of the world’s largest critical mineral producers. Anglo Teck, the new company, will have a headquarters in Vancouver and a primary listing in London, with additional listings…

Benzinga

Comic-Con Africa draws thousands of fans and cosplayers to Johannesburg

Comic-Con Africa has drawn tens of thousands of fans to Johannesburg

The Independent UK

Fans Pour Into S.Africa Comic Con Despite Few Celebrity Headliners

A 16-year-old in a yellow spandex Wolverine suit, claws fashioned from plastic straws, squared off against a stockier Deadpool two years his junior at Comic Con Africa, the continent's largest pop culture gathering.

International Business Times

Africa’s city planners must look to the global south for solutions: Johannesburg and São Paulo offer useful insights

For decades, the dominant theories and models in urban studies have been built from the experience of a small set of mostly western cities. Other urban contexts, particularly those in Africa, Latin America and Asia, have too often been treated as peripheral, as if they simply copy or lag behind…

The Conversation

South Africa vs Australia live: Springboks edge out Wallabies to restore Rugby Championship hopes

South Africa 30-22 Australia: The Springboks overcame another battling performance from Australia having suffered a shock defeat last week

The Independent UK

Wallabies up the physicality for smarting Springboks

The Wallabies know a repeat of their slow start in Johannesburg won't be good enough in their return Rugby Championship bout with the Springboks in Cape Town.

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'Pressure is coming': Wallabies ready for Boks backlash

The Wallabies are expecting a ruthless response from the Springboks when they clash a week after they downed the back-to-back world champions in Johannesburg.

The Guardian - AU

South Africa 22-38 Australia: Rugby Championship Test – as it happened

A Harry Wilson double inspires an Australian comeback with 38 unanswered points from 0-22 down to win in Johannesburg for the first time since 1963 .

AAP

Schmidt dilemma: Edmed waits on Wallabies' No.10 woes

Tane Edmed is waiting in the wings as Australia coach Joe Schmidt ponders an eve-of-match rejig to the Wallabies' line-up against South Africa.

The Independent UK

British Airways ‘SuperJumbo’ to Heathrow turns back for heavy landing after smoke alert

Exclusive: Airbus A380 lands safely at Johannesburg with over 100 tons of fuel on board

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Smart cities start with people, not technology: lessons from Westbury, Johannesburg

African cities are growing at an incredible pace. With this growth comes a mix of opportunity and challenge. How do we build cities that are not only smart but also fair, inclusive and resilient?

Golf Monthly

LIV Golf Confirms New Venue For 2026 Season

After speculation that South Africa would be added to the LIV Golf League schedule, the circuit confirmed the news that Steyn City in Johannesburg will be the new venue

The Independent UK

Why you should visit – and stay in – Johannesburg’s Soweto

TRAVEL FOCUS: Travelling through South Africa, Annabel Grossman finds that Soweto – a township often associated with crime and poverty – is worth far more than just a cursory glance, with a wealth of music, culture, history and food to be discovered

The Conversation

Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

Johannesburg is weathering a storm of crises. Nowhere is its complex tangle of challenges more visible than in the inner city, where crime, overcrowding, and infrastructure collapse – such as roads literally exploding – paint a grim picture. Cultural institutions haven’t been spared either, with long-standing landmarks like the Johannesburg…

The Independent UK

South African cooks join forces to make 67,000 liters of soup to fight hunger on Mandela Day

Chefs and volunteers in Johannesburg have made 67,000 liters of soup to honor Nelson Mandela Day

The Conversation

Devil worship, muti and murder: what’s behind the growth of occult gangs in South Africa?

The Guardian - UK

Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral

Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema

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