The Latest Breaking News from Johannesburg

Elon Musk's Friend Claimed All Traffic Lights are Broken and Bread Costs $50 in Johannesburg. Grok and Social Media Users Showed Otherwise

Elon Musk sparked backlash online after sharing a message from a friend claiming that every traffic light in Johannesburg, South Africa is broken and a loaf of bread costs $50—claims that were quickly debunked by Grok and South African social media users.

Latin Times · May 17, 2025

‘They’ll be back’: White Afrikaners leave South Africa to be refugees in US

Trump administration welcomes first batch of white Afrikaners while US cuts off refugee programmes to other countries.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025

A jazz club in Johannesburg plays its last songs and laments downtown's decline

A popular jazz venue in downtown Johannesburg is closing down

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

Formula One: South Africa bids to return F1 to continent – where, when, how

Al Jazeera looks at the bid to bring Formula One back to the African continent for the first time in 32 years.

Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2025

12 dead, 45 injured in horror bus crash that left patients ‘lying across the road’

Two bodies are still trapped in the wreckage

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

A South African artist hopes vibrant sculptures make parks more welcoming in a city known for danger

South African sculptor and painter James Delaney wants to encourage people in Johannesburg to engage with parks through public art

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Spotlight on Africa: celebrating female empowerment for Women's History Month

This week, Spotlight on Africa highlights women's empowerment across the continent, as March marks the beginning of Women's History Month, and International Women's Day on 8 March.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 4, 2025

South Africa faces HIV crisis as Trump’s aid freeze halts treatment and research

South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country, and US President Donald Trump’s aid freeze has hit patients hard – as well as researchers, who were close to a breakthrough in the development of a vaccine for the disease.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 24, 2025

Marco Rubio to Skip G20 Meeting in South Africa After Calling Country Anti-American

On Feb. 5, Rubio said he would also be skipping the main G20 summit in Johannesburg later this year due to South Africa's "DEI and climate change" frameworks

Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025

'Ridiculous And Lame': South Africans Mock Trump Proposals

On the streets of Johannesburg's student district, US President Donald Trump's offer to accept white Afrikaners as refugees landed as both "ridiculous" and "lame", among South Africans of all races.

International Business Times · Feb 11, 2025