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As the world marked World Literacy Day today, the City of Joburg's Community Development Department, through its Library Information Services (LIS), hosted young learners, their parents, and teachers at Sandt​on...
The City of Johannesburg has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing by-laws, particularly in the townships, after City inspectors confirmed that many spaza shops are not complying with existing regulations....
As South Africa celebrates Tourism and Heritage Month this September, Joburg Tourism is proud to back four major lifestyle events that capture the spirit of Johannesburg while boosting tourism, jobs,...
The Joburg Market is proud to announce the upcoming Farmer's & SMME Day, set to take place on 23 October 2025....
The City of Joburg's Community Development proudly supported the Nelson Mandela Ride4Hope as it celebrated its first-ever Soweto finish in the event's eight-year history....
As the world marked World Literacy Day today, the City of Joburg's Community Development Department, through its Library Information Services (LIS), hosted young learners, their parents, and teachers at Sandt​on...
The City of Johannesburg's Department of Community Development launched Arts Alive on Friday, 5 September 2025....
The City of Joburg turned the spotlight on disability inclusion as it proudly hosted this year's Casual Day celebration under the theme “Beyond the Labels" at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre....
​​Kaalfontein Primary School came alive as it hosted a community aerobics session, where fitness and fun took centre stage on Saturday, 06 September....
The City of Johannesburg's Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) led a city-wide Clean Air Week campaign to commemorate the International Day for Clean Air for Blue Skies, observed globally...
hen Dr Ernest Kanakana Mutenda joined the City of Johannesburg in 2008 as an Administrative Assistant in the Legislature, few could have imagined the transformative journey he would take, one...
The City of Joburg's Department of Economic Development (DED) met Region C residents and the business community to gather input on the 2025/26 Draft Township Economies By-Laws on Wednesday, 3...
The City of Johannesburg's Environment and Infrastructure Services Department, through its Waste Management and Regulation Unit, has appointed a service provider to lead the rehabilitation of the decommissioned Kya Sands...
​The City of Johannesburg's Bomb Squad, together with the Regional Director for Citizen Relationship & Urban Management in Region F...
​The City of Johannesburg, led by the MMC for Community Development, Cllr Tebogo Nkokou, together with the Sports and Recreation team, reopened its public swimming pools on 1 September 2025...
​​​The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg's Development Planning Department, has officially launched the GEF – Urban Agriculture Food Resilience Infrastructure Project to fight food...
Spring has arrived, bringing with it fresh beginnings and renewed hope....
The City of Johannesburg is excited to announce the start of the 2025/26 public swimming season, with 32 pools open from 1 September 2025...
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Over 150 informal traders gained valuable insights about the amended informal trading policy at an education and awareness session organised by the Department of Economic Development in Region F. The...

Region F’s Directorate of Sports and Recreation hosted an energetic kiddies’ games event at the Bertha Solomon Recreation Centre in Jeppestown, which drew 213 children from seven (7) Early Childhood...

A recent Waste Management campaign in the City of Johannesburg sparked children’s creativity as they were taken through elements of managing waste. A closing celebration was held on Friday, 5...

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has suspended phase two of the state-of-the-art Brixton Social Cluster construction. Nkomaba Trading and Projects, the main contractor, was recently terminated due to poor performance....

Councillor Kenny Kunene, a Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Transport has risen to his current position after a tumultuous past. Having spent six years in prison, Cllr Kunene...

Member MC for Transport in the City of Joburg Cllr Kenny Kunene did a walkabout in the streets of Roodepoort, Region C, on Wednesday, 05 April 2023 in the company...

In the same manner as the adage “cleanliness is next to Godliness”, Ellen Sithole, arguably one of the City’s most admired general workers for the past 13 years, believes a...

Teachers, pupils and the community of Turffontein can now enjoy high quality public spaces after the Johannesburg Development Agency-implemented Turffontein Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) project reached practical completion. The project is...

The long-awaited Soweto Fashion Week, which promises to regale patrons and fashionistas with high-end haute couture from local designers, is returning to the Soweto Theatre stage on Bolani Road in...

Hendri Prinsloo is a man driven by his inquisitive nature, his love of gathering information, and his desire to provide ratepayers with the best service possible. He is the architect...

The construction of the state-of-the-art Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) depot in Selby is nearing completion, with the restoration of an existing administration block for Phase 1B and Phase...

Region F’s Citizen Relationship and Urban Management (CRUM) directorate convened an area-based management workshop on Monday 24, April to moot out solutions for tackling major concerns facing the Johannesburg Inner-City....

The Florida Library in Roodepoort used World Book Day as a platform to teach Royal College matriculants about the Copyright Act, appropriate referencing, and plagiarism. The session, held in collaboration...

The Department of Public Safety hosted a career expo in Randburg to expose youngsters from the Signa Academy to various career prospects. Signa offers quality training programmes such as SETA...

The Braamfischerville Multipurpose Centre was a hive of activity this week as scores of schoolchildren from across Region C competed in the annual Regional Kiddies Games. Over 80 children from...

The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Jack Sekwaila, celebrated World Earth Day on Friday, 21 April 2023,...

Randburg Library hosted a successful career expo at Blairgowrie Recreation Centre on Friday, 21 April. The event attracted over 100 matriculants who gained more knowledge about what institutions of higher...

Making Joburg safe for residents and interacting with people is what he loves the most about his job. Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer Desmond Ntsumela (42) lives to fight...

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