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The BRICS summit begins in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit will focus on the bloc's expansion and role among the economies of the Global South.
2023-08-22

South Africa confirms that Russian president Vladimir Putin, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, will participate remotely in the upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg rather than attend in person.
2023-07-19

A South African Police Service plane crashes at Rand Airport in Johannesburg, killing all five passengers and critically injuring the pilot.
2022-08-30

Singapore reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two fully vaccinated people, age 44 and 41, who returned from Johannesburg.
2021-12-2

The first batch consisting 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, which is unapproved for general use in South Africa and worldwide.
2021-02-16

Police in South Africa launch a manhunt for the killers of nine illegal miners who were stoned to death in western Johannesburg. All nine killed were from Lesotho.
2020-02-1

The South African Police Service issues a red alert at the country's borders to prevent First Lady of Zimbabwe Grace Mugabe from leaving the country. She is wanted on charges of "assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm" on a 20-year-old woman in a hotel room in Johannesburg.
2017-08-17

With more than half the vote counted, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is ahead on 53.2 percent of the vote which, if this trend continues, will be the first election since the end of apartheid in 1994 that the ANC receives less than 60 percent. The opposition Democratic Alliance, with about 28 percent of the vote nationally, has gained the lead in three major cities: Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Port Elizabeth. Final results are expected Friday.
2016-08-4

Thousands of striking bus workers march through South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg.
2013-05-7

The gallery which exhibited Brett Murray's controversial painting "The Spear" agrees to take down an image of the artwork from its website as thousands of people march in protest through the streets of Johannesburg.
2012-05-29