Daily Maverick

Walk of life: How an inspirational role model changes young lives in beloved Hillbrow

He grew up poor, endured homelessness and hardship and emerged as a MasterChef SA contestant and community advocate who is ...
Daily Maverick

A field of dreams — and the quiet making of Johannesburg as ‘education town’

Sometime after New Year’s Eve, a video of Hillbrow raced across social media: the streets are empty, screams ricochet through ...
City Limits

Hijacked Buildings and ‘Shock and Awe’ Tactics in Johannesburg’s Low-Income Black Neighborhoods

This story is the second in a five-part series about displacement and the advocates who are battling it around the world. Syabonga Mahlangu asks that we meet at the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of ...
Hartford Courant

AP PHOTOS: A street parade lights up South Africa’s tough Hillbrow district

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The streets of Hillbrow, a tough downtown Johannesburg district more famous for its hijacked buildings, poverty and crime, came alive on this sunny Saturday morning as hundreds ...

Judicial findings reveal violence in Clarendon Heights building takeover

Residents of Clarendon Heights face eviction amid judicial findings of violence and intimidation linked to building hijacking ...
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Hillbrow-born Rise Mzansi Gauteng premier candidate promises to restore glory to the province

RISE Mzansi Gauteng premier candidate Vuyiswa Ramakgopa has promised to return the province to its former glory. Ramokgopa said he believed the province, which was once a bustling economic and ...