Following more than 1 500 deaths on South Africa's roads during the last festive season, the city is focusing on high-visibility enforcement, smarter checkpoints and rapid response along major corridors to keep residents safe.

At least nine people were killed and nine others wounded when 12 gunmen opened fire at a tavern in Bekkersdal, marking South Africa’s second mass shooting this month.

Millions of people in Johannesburg have been left without consistent access to clean water over the past two weeks, in the latest crisis to highlight the precariousness of South Africa’s water supply. A large swath of South Africa’s biggest city was ...

Johannesburg’s mayor told South African lawmakers that his administration has raised the budget for fixing the city’s water infrastructure and is accelerating a turnaround plan days after residents protested against lack of supply. The municipality ...

On a night in November, Claremont resident Claudette Abrahams woke to the smell of fire – two palm trees alongside her block on Antoinette Street were alight.

The rivalry between South Africa’s two premier cities, the coastal beauty and the industrial dynamo, remains a point of optics. But between Cape Town’s security wall and Johannesburg’s urban decay, the battle turns hyper-local.

Just northeast of Johannesburg, Modderfontein Nature Reserve offers 275 hectares of grasslands, walking trails, picnic spots and birdwatching opportunities for a peaceful festive season.