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One person is killed and 48 others are injured during an underground gas explosion in Johannesburg, South Africa.
2023-07-19

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confirms that the upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg will be conducted in-person for the first time since 2019, despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Russian president Vladimir Putin. However, Ramaphosa does not state whether Putin will attend the summit.
2023-07-9

The Home Affairs Ministry of South Africa orders the release of two gay men who were arrested and imprisoned in Johannesburg after escaping Uganda. The couple requested to remain in South Africa out of fears of persecution in Uganda. The South Gauteng High Court ordered the immediate release of the men and also ordered that they be allowed to remain in South Africa.
2021-08-29

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

Two commuter trains collide at the Booysens train station in Johannesburg, South Africa, injuring more than 250 people.
2015-07-17

The life of Nelson Mandela is celebrated in a memorial service in Johannesburg.
2013-12-10

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

16 people are injured during a crush outside Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa, Johannesburg ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup warm-up match between Nigeria and North Korea, to which entry was free.
2010-06-6

South Africa's team manager Sipho Nkumane and commercial director Victor Nosi are suspended by the South African Football Association (SAFA) one month before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-2-hi-africa-8675013.stm (BBC)] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-sports-177572-s-african-football-officials-suspended ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2010-05-11