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In a display of the modesty that seems to be marking the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has decided not to move to lavish papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace—at least not for now.
Bloom cited an incident last week in which a Fordsburg resident reportedly had to wait 16 hours for help after summoning an ambulance. Many other instances where patients' lives were endangered by ...
Our chief theater critic looks at this year’s nominees and weighs in on the plays, musicals and artists he thinks will — and should — take home trophies on June 8. By Jesse Green Jesse Green ...
The blaze, which ignited around 10am in an underground tunnel between Fordsburg and Bree Substation, specifically impacting Raheema Moosa (formerly Jeppe Street) and Harrison Street, has left some ...
Popularly known as "Mama Tuk-Tuk", Namujju operates around Braamfontein, Fordsburg, Greenside, Westdene and other nearby suburbs such as Sandton, Rosebank and Soweto at fees ranging from R20 to R150. ...
The City of Johannesburg has set aside R6.4 billion to repair and maintain its aging infrastructure and plans to complete rehabilitating Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly Bree Street) by the end of ...
As a key piece of legislation enforcing racial segregation, the Act hollowed out many racially-mixed suburbs in Johannesburg: Doornfontein, Jeppe, Fordsburg - and shunted swathes of people to ...
The table above is the complete Fordsburg Ramadan Calendar 2025. Here you can see the Sehri timing and iftar timing in Fordsburg from the first to the last Ramadan fasting day. The Islamic and ...
Mangena added that the Fordsburg/Bree Substation was safely isolated around 10 a.m. Friday, shortly after the fire began, to prevent further damage. The incident led to power disruptions across ...
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says officials have been granted access to the underground tunnel between Fordsburg and Bree Substation to begin repair work. "The clearance issued by the ...
The fire broke out in an underground tunnel between Fordsburg and Bree Substation on Saturday, 31 May 2025. According to City Power Johannesburg, investigations are allegedly pointing to illegal ...