The Latest Breaking News from Johannesburg

For 140 years, gold mines in Johannesburg, South Africa have been leaking wastewater contaminated with heavy metals. The acid mine drainage from Johannesburg’s estimated 278 abandoned mines and 200 mine dumps includes uranium (a radioactive metal), toxic arsenic, copper, cobalt, nickel, lead and zinc. Acid mine drainage can pollute land…

As a crucial election approaches, ANC government looks set to tap in to business in an effort to revamp infrastructure.

On a stretch of grass doubling as a parking lot in an impoverished Johannesburg township, a group of party activists chanted "we need new leaders!"

FRANCE 24 talks to French athlete Anouk Garnier, who this week achieved the feat of scaling up to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower on a free-hanging rope. The 34-year-old Frenchwoman scaled 110 metres, around 361 feet, in just 18 minutes. She has now beaten both the world record – previously…

Learn about the tragic loss of South African footballer Luke Fleurs in a hijacking incident in Johannesburg. He represented his country at the Tokyo Olympi...

South African footballer Luke Fleurs killed in Johannesburg hijacking, sparking outrage and highlighting ongoing crime issues in the country.

South African defender was fatally wounded in an incident at a Johannesburg petrol station

It bills itself as a "world-class African city" but these days residents say it's anything but — with the collapse of the water system and frequent power outages.

Johannesburg faces a severe water shortage due to neglect and hot weather, impacting millions. Urgent action needed.