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Online spat erupts as Morero and Mashaba trade blows over R11m scandal

The battle for Johannesburg has left City Hall and moved to the timeline. Mayor Dada Morero and former mayor Herman Mashaba went toe-to-toe on social media this week in a no-holds-barred face-off

October 17, 2026

Politics·South Africa

Orlando Stadium to host the Bafana Bafana’s AFCON qualifier against Kenya

Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg is set to take centre stage when Bafana Bafana host Kenya in the first of their back-to-back 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers next month. The highly

October 17, 2026

Soccer·Sport

MK’s Baloyi pitches 10-point plan to take Joburg with outright majority

MK Party mayoral hopeful Bongani Baloyi has told Johannesburg voters that fixing the metro will require more than another change of mayor – it will require a plan that survives the mayor.

October 7, 2026

2026 Mayoral chain showdown·Politics·South Africa

SAFA ex-CEO alleges wife tried to burn him alive in petrol attack

A former CEO of the South African Football Association (SAFA) has alleged that his wife tried to assassinate him by dousing him with petrol and attempting to burn him alive inside their

October 7, 2026

News·South Africa

Joburg to host India-Pakistan blockbuster and 2027 World Cup final

Johannesburg is set to become the centre of world cricket when it hosts both the highly anticipated India-Pakistan group-stage clash and the final of the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The

October 3, 2026

Cricket·South Africa·Sport

Mashaba declares war on South Africa’s broken municipalities

ActionSA president and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Herman Mashaba has declared “war” on what he describes as the collapse of local government in South Africa, promising to overhaul failing municipalities if the party

September 26, 2026

Politics

Helen Zille: a flat spare tyre

A year ago, former DA leader John Steenhuisen announced Helen Zille as the party’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, promising to make the city work. Following twelve months of high-profile campaigning and political

September 24, 2026

Opinions

Owen Ndlovu to be buried at Westpark after Lenasia service

Former SABC Sport presenter and music rights activist Owen Thulani Ndlovu will be buried at Westpark Cemetery on Friday, 25 September following a funeral service in Lenasia South. The service begins at

September 22, 2026

News·South Africa

Help us find her! Family pleads for help after another young woman disappears

A family in Honeydew in Joburg West is desperately searching for Zanele Charmaine Maphumulo after she went missing for five days.Maphumulo’s disappearance comes after eight women were killed in Ekurhuleni by a

September 16, 2026

Crime·News·South Africa

ATM gambles on heavyweight Vuyo Zungula for Johannesburg as it unveils Gauteng mayoral slate

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has gone all-in on Johannesburg, deploying its former president Vuyo Zungula as its mayoral candidate for the country’s richest metro in a bold bid to end what

September 14, 2026

News·Politics·South Africa

Johannesburg

Online spat erupts as Morero and Mashaba trade blows over R11m scandal

Orlando Stadium to host the Bafana Bafana’s AFCON qualifier against Kenya

MK’s Baloyi pitches 10-point plan to take Joburg with outright majority

SAFA ex-CEO alleges wife tried to burn him alive in petrol attack

Joburg to host India-Pakistan blockbuster and 2027 World Cup final

Mashaba declares war on South Africa’s broken municipalities

Helen Zille: a flat spare tyre

Owen Ndlovu to be buried at Westpark after Lenasia service

Help us find her! Family pleads for help after another young woman disappears

ATM gambles on heavyweight Vuyo Zungula for Johannesburg as it unveils Gauteng mayoral slate

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