From The City Of Gold To The City Of Gom: Images Reveal Joburg’s 10-Year Decline
These images aim to take viewers on a visual journey through Johannesburg’s past, showcasing once-vibrant streets and iconic areas side-by-side with their shocking present-day reality.
Joburg Denounced As “World-Class African City” After Man Caught Peeing From Moving Car [Video]
The video has been splayed all over TikTok, with the unidentified man seen dangling his legs out of the moving car in order to pee in broad daylight.
People Are Unimpressed With This Video From City Of Joburg’s Twitter Account
The City of Joburg’s Twitter account has become synonymous with wisecracks and finding the humour in any situation, although a video tweeted yesterday has been met with a very mixed reaction.
Steyn City Construction Continues With Massive City Centre Development [Images]
Development has begun on a new ‘city centre’ within the exclusive multi-billion-rand Steyn City lifestyle estate.
COMPETITION: Win Double Tickets To The Ultimate Halloween Party
Halloween is almost upon us, and if you’re keen to let loose you won’t find a better party than this. Who wants free tickets?
Here’s Your Chance To Win Double Tickets To This Weekend’s Coolest Outdoor Party
Listen up, friends. Beat the Monday blues by winning double tickets to an awesome outdoor party happening this weekend.
New Report Settles Cape Town Versus Jozi Traffic Debate
We can finally settle that age-old debate between Joburgers and Capetonians about which city has the worst traffic.
Jozi Folk, Here’s Your Chance To Make The Most Of This Weekend
Looking for something to do this weekend in Jozi? Don’t stress, we have you covered, and there’s even a few free tickets flying around.
Epic Footage Of Racing And Wipeouts From The Red Bull Box Cart Race In Jozi [Video]
Speed freaks and petrol heads combined their creative talents to completely redefine the rules of street racing in this year’s Red Bull Box Cart Race.
Casual Kidnapping Attempt In Jozi [Video]
21-year-old Charmaine Erick screamed and fought her attackers, as she narrowly escaped being kidnapped in Rembrandt Park on Tuesday.
People Living In Johannesburg Are Scared
Crime stats in South Africa vary depending on which city you’re in – but how does this information impact on just how fearful we are of falling victim?
Cool Things To Do In Jozi This Weekend
Jozi is one of those cities where a little inside knowledge goes a long way, so enlist the help of the pros and see another side to the City of Gold.
Jozi’s Turning Into A Real Dump
Jozi’s rubbish is spilling everywhere and there doesn’t seem to be a solution to the problem to be implemented anytime soon.
This Jozi Taxi Driver Assaulted A Female Passenger Because Her Phone Rang [Video]
Not a massive amount is known about this video, although it’s clear that this taxi driver doesn’t have a problem laying his hands on a woman.
A Message To Cape Town From Everyone In Jozi [Video]
The thing about the Cape Town and Jozi rivalry is that most of it is light-hearted fun. Sometimes, however, there is some filthy language thrown into the mix.
Sandton Prepares For Severe Cocaine Shortage This Coming Weekend
If you’re a fan of the nose candy now would the time to stock up for the coming weekend. You might see prices skyrocket and supply diminish following a big bust over the weekend.
Facebook Opens Office In Johannesburg
Facebook is coming to town and they have some pretty grand plans. Here’s hoping Eskom doesn’t plunge them into darkness and leave millions with nothing to do.
Monopoly Launches New World Edition Board – Sorry, Johannesburg
Board game giant Monopoly are set to launch their new ‘World Edition’ board and some cities will be celebrating the recognition. Others were not so lucky.
Hijackers, Jo’burg, Guns – Another Chilling Crime Caught On Video
Let this one serve as something of a warning to residents with electric gate – wait in the street until your gate has opened fully or else you may be trapped like this.
WATCH: Cops And Robbers – SA Police High-Speed Chase [Video]
Isn’t it nice to know that now and again the SAPS plays out of their boots and nabs some baddies in action. Check out this video of a high-speed car chase through the streets of Jozi.
Gone Are The Days Of Watery Scrambled Eggs Hotel Breakfast
Surviving as a high quality business in a high-cost area is a challenge. When rents increase, cuts have to be made and the legend of the bad hotel scrambled eggs is reinvented, in the same bland watery fashion time and time again – until now.
The Comeback: Joburgers’ Impressions Of Cape Town
Channel24 has delivered a view from the other side of the fence, showing what Joburgers think when arriving in the Mother City.
Spotted On The M1, Johannesburg – Garbage Truck Quality
The “dirtbin truck people” certainly do have a sense of humour. I have no doubt this beauty was thrown in the bin after a bachelor party and the garbage disposal peeps fouynd it, blew it up and *ahem* mounted it to their truck. Quality – sent in by Divan. Click ‘continue reading’ to enlarge.
Johannesburg Traffic Lights Stripped For Unlimited Phone Calls
This is sort of cool and sort of awful. Jozi thieves have stripped about 400 ‘high-tech traffic lights’ of their sim cards, modems and GPS systems, using the sim cards to make unlimited free phone calls. It will cost about R8,8 million to replace these fancy, legitimately robot-like traffic lights. Regular GPS-free traffic lights are unaffected.