Johannesburg

Wilma den Hartigh A dumpsite in the Johannesburg inner city has been transformed into a 1-hectare food garden supplying fresh vegetables to children and HIV-positive people, in a project demonstrating the enormous potential of urban...

In this article: Hiv-positive, South Africa, Beneficiary, Recession, and Cough

JOHANNESBURG -- A bloody pirate attack off Benin's coast is raising concerns that Nigerian pirates - operating on the opposite side of Africa from Somali pirates - are extending their reach and shows that the waters off West Africa are...

In this article: Nigeria, Benin, Somalia, West Africa, and Toxic waste

...in South Africa for over eleven years. In the beginning of 2000 he opened his establishment in the central suburb of Yoeville in Johannesburg, and since then House Ivorian has become a meeting place for many Cote d'Ivoire nationals living in...

In this article: World Cup, South Africa, World Cup, and Didier Drogba

...certainty is South Africa will be assigned the top position in Group A and will play the tournament's first match at Soccer City in Johannesburg on June 11. Brazil, Italy and European champions Spain are all but certain to join South...

In this article: World Cup, FIFA, South Africa, Germany, and Nelspruit

...meteor lighting up the night sky over South Africa has been posted online. The meteor was spotted by dozens people as it passed over Johannesburg and Pretoria in Kauteng province on Saturday. The Johannesburg Planetarium subsequently...

In this article: South Africa, YouTube, and Pretoria

...did not exactly promise easy pickings. Michael Vaughan [R] was one of three England debutants in Johannesburg The first Test at Johannesburg's Wanderers Stadium - a naturally intimidating arena known locally as The Bullring - featured...

In this article: Michael Vaughan, Nasser Hussain, England, Shaun Pollock, Mark Butcher, Gavin Hamilton, Allan Donald, Chris Adams, and Duncan Fletcher

Oprah Winfrey's announcement last week that she will end her daytime TV program after its 25th season in 2011 made headlines from London to Johannesburg. Audiences for the show might be smaller outside the United States, but the whole world...

In this article: Oprah Winfrey, London, Trisha Goddard, Chicago, South Africa, and Allegation

There was certainly nothing lazy about this past Sunday in Johannesburg as South Africa's largest city, and host of two 2010 FIFA World Cup™ stadiums, celebrated the 200 day countdown to 2010. To mark the occasion, the City of Johannesburg...

In this article: World Cup, South Africa, and FIFA World Cup

Our resident expert solves your travel conundrums. This week: cruising with a disability; theft at Johannesburg; seeing the Northern Lights; and visiting the Canary Islands without flying. 'There's a great deal of debate over the best...

In this article: Canada, Scandinavia, and Canary Islands