Various Johannesburg residents have been complaining on social media about a persistent, foul smell in parts of the city since the weekend. These complaints have ignited concerns about the city’s air quality, which experiences high levels of pollutants such as particulate matter dust (PM2.5 and PM10), which have been linked to 16 000 annual deaths in Gauteng, according to the …

On Wednesday, the eThekwini Municipality announced that they had expanded their 111 wards to 112, a change set to take effect after the 2026/27 local government elections. ‘The additional ward will be located in the northern region of the municipality,” the statement read. This follows the announcement by the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) in December last year that they had …