Radio in South Africa turns 100 – and collides with podcasting and streaming
THIS year marks 100 years since radio was introduced in South Africa, through “the first experimental broadcast at the Railway
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Johannesburg tanker explosion death toll rises to 15, driver charged
THE death toll from a gas tanker that exploded in Johannesburg has nearly doubled to fifteen, authorities said, adding that
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Joburg LGBT+ Pride marches on despite U.S. terrorism warning
RACHEL SAVAGE AND CATHERINE SCHENCK THOUSANDS of people took part in Johannesburg’s first LGBT+ Pride march since the COVID-19 pandemic
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Multiparty democracy is in trouble in South Africa – collapsing coalitions are a sure sign
SOUTH Africa’s 28-year-old, continuously transforming multiparty democracy was reminded of its own fragility when, in September, a coalition running its
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Water problems: No Day Zero for Johannesburg
WITH Johannesburg suffering water shortages, Biénne Huisman looks at how another South African city learned from narrowly escaping “Day Zero”.
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Johannesburg’s informal traders face abuse: the city’s ‘world class’ aspirations create hostility towards them
UNEMPLOYMENT and the rising cost of living force many people to make a living in the informal economy, particularly street
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South Africa’s local team joins a solar car race
A South African local engineering team, which includes 20- to 70-year-old members, for the first time took part in the
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A Festival of Motoring to delight the senses
WITH a substantial list of exhibitors, partners and sponsors already on board and more joining each day, the Festival of
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How black upward mobility fast-tracked racial desegregation in Johannesburg
SCHOLARS disagree about whether the formerly whites-only neighbourhoods of Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest and most economically important city, have become
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Looking for change of scene in 2022? Here are Africa’s four best cities
CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD IF you are looking for the best cities in Africa to work in and start a new
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