Articles for Ihsaan Haffejee
In photos: Festival brings fun to Melville’s streets
The third edition of The Happening festival hopes to boost community morale and local businesses
Photo Essay | 30 March 2026
Human Rights festival highlights plight of domestic workers
Domestic workers are often underpaid, overworked, given poor accommodation and no benefits
Brief | 30 March 2026
“We can go weeks without water, and no one seems to care”
Elderly residents of Lehae in Johannesburg battle to fetch water
News | 25 March 2026
Joburg metro cops destroy shacks in Ennerdale
Build us new homes, demand occupiers of land meant for housing that was never built
News | 19 March 2026
New play honours murdered environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase
Isitha Sabantu explores the threats that climate activists face
Photo Essay | 16 March 2026
Joburg residents line the streets and cheer army deployment
A convoy of South African National Defence Force, military police and SAPS move through Eldorado Park, Riverlea and Westbury
By Ihsaan Haffejee and Matthew Hirsch
News | 11 March 2026
Madagascan-inspired dance festival in Soweto
The fourth ITROTRA–MAP Dance Festival brought together artists from Madagascar, Mozambique, Sweden, France and Germany
Photo Essay | 9 March 2026
Astrotourism taking root in the Karoo
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is training residents to be star guides
Photo Essay | 9 March 2026
Joburg Ballet celebrates 25 years with return of Giselle
The dance company formed in 2001 after the State Theatre Ballet closed and is determined to keep the city’s classical dance tradition alive
Photo Essay | 27 February 2026