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The Wallabies are expecting a ruthless response from the Springboks when they clash a week after they downed the back-to-back world champions in Johannesburg.

A Harry Wilson double inspires an Australian comeback with 38 unanswered points from 0-22 down to win in Johannesburg for the first time since 1963 .

TRAVEL FOCUS: Travelling through South Africa, Annabel Grossman finds that Soweto – a township often associated with crime and poverty – is worth far more than just a cursory glance, with a wealth of music, culture, history and food to be discovered

Johannesburg is weathering a storm of crises. Nowhere is its complex tangle of challenges more visible than in the inner city, where crime, overcrowding, and infrastructure collapse – such as roads literally exploding – paint a grim picture. Cultural institutions haven’t been spared either, with long-standing landmarks like the Johannesburg…

Chefs and volunteers in Johannesburg have made 67,000 liters of soup to honor Nelson Mandela Day

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and contribute to ongoing violence, drug trafficking and territorial conflict.

Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema

‘This is the largest landfill site in Johannesburg. African sacred ibis hover vulture-like over those who eke out a living from the waste’

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met senior leaders of Johannesburg and Gauteng, the province it’s located in, in March 2025 to discuss ways to arrest the steep decline in South Africa’s largest city.