In South Africa, as taps run dry in Johannesburg, Africa’s richest city, a tone deaf remark by a senior politician there unleashes fury.
Johannesburg
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Greetings from Johannesburg, South Africa, where spring bursts with jacaranda blooms
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
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South Africa’s illegal gold miners are locked in an underground standoff with police
Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa’s notorious “zama-zama” illegal miners continue a weeks-long standoff with police in the darkness of a disused gold mine.
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Johannesburg’s water crisis is the latest blow to South Africa’s ‘world-class city’
It bills itself as a “world-class African city” but these days residents say it’s anything but — with the collapse of the water system and frequent power outages.
