Cost of Living in Johannesburg: Rent, Power and Water in 2026
What Johannesburg costs in 2026: rents by suburb, the end of load-shedding, the water outages that replaced it and realistic...
September 14, 2026Section
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Johannesburg Faces Contempt Proceedings Over Emergency Housing
Residents of an informal settlement have brought contempt proceedings against Johannesburg’s mayor and city manager over unprovided emergency
September 14, 2026
Ramaphosa Sends a North West Transport Tender to the SIU
A proclamation signed on 11 September directs the Special Investigating Unit to examine an R168 million North West transport tender...
September 14, 2026
Namibian Sardine Deaths Sent for Testing as South Africa Curbs Catches
South Africa has limited sardine catches after confirming pilchard herpesvirus. Namibia is testing samples from Henties Bay and has restricted...
September 14, 2026
Seaweed Could Cut Cattle Methane. The Famous 98 Percent Figure Rests on Five Steers
The headline methane reductions come from tiny feedlot trials. Two studies published in April put the fall at a third...
September 13, 2026
Sao Paulo Cape Town Flight: Seven Hours Overnight and Two Airlines on the Route
LATAM's nonstop between Sao Paulo and Cape Town runs three times a week. Schedule, flight times, African connections and what...
September 13, 2026
Norse Atlantic Cape Town: Gatwick Flights Are Back, and the Schedule Ends 15 April 2027
The seasonal Gatwick to Cape Town flight is running again. What the schedule shows, what the low fare leaves out,...
September 13, 2026
Spring Fiesta Boksburg: Thirteen Hours at a Water Park, and No Line-Up Yet
Spring Fiesta returns to Boksburg on 3 October 2026 for thirteen hours. What the day costs, how to reach it,...
September 13, 2026
Shoprite Buys South Africa’s Largest Coffee Chain
Shoprite has agreed to acquire all of Vida e Caffè, about 400 outlets across Africa. No price was disclosed. A...
September 13, 2026