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In the three years since holding the position of Area Manager in the JMPD Security Service, Salthiel Mabeba has already ensured that he prioritises sites that have valuable equipment such...
Marked with its evergreen grass, playground elements, outdoor fitness equipment and amenities, the newly launched Litchi Park is ready to become another recreational facility for children in Soweto to enjoy....
The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation Directorate, in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Education, successfully hosted the Joburg Mayoral Cup for pupils under the age of 15....
The Johannesburg Art Gallery has honoured the father of urban black art and South Africa’s leading musician, Gerard Sekoto, by staging the Sekoto Youth Festival and Sekoto Dialogue. Sekoto was...
The City’s Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Development Planning, Cllr Belinda Echeozonjoku held a Blitz on Friday, 22 April 2022 at 178 Oxford Road, Illovo Junction, Sandton. The...
Residents of Region G filled up Finetown Multipurpose Centre on Saturday, 23 April 2022, during the City of Johannesburg’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP). Acting on behalf of the Executive Mayor...
Vegetable gardening is increasingly becoming a sustainable source of food security and income for many residents. Through assistance from the City of Johannesburg’s Food Resilience unit, communities are growing vegetables...
The City of Johannesburg’s Sports and Recreation (Region C) successfully hosted the Games 4 Change: Ladies Top 8 Football Spectacular Launch and Draw at Roodepoort Theatre last week. The Games...
A difficult year proved to be no obstacle for Hannah Kirkwood. The cherry on top was being selected to deliver a speech at her graduation ceremony and receiving a standing...
Following the State of the City Address (SOCA) by Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, political parties debated the address on Friday, 22 April 2022, at...
The City of Johannesburg’s chairpersons of portfolio committees, who are predominantly men, descended on Alexandra on Wednesday morning, 20 April 2022, to get young and old men, to take responsibility...
The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg Cllr Mpho Phalatse, delivered her maiden the State of the City Address (SOCA) at the Constance Bapela Council Chamber today, 21 April...
“Our men, brothers, fathers and sons are considerately left unsure of themselves. They are not so confident of what they have to offer to the society, in the workplace, marriage,...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has been implementing the upgrade of the Rosebank public transport facility on behalf of the City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department. The capacity of the transport...
The R66-million-rand Bophelong clinic in Doornkop is expected to inject new life into the Region C community following its official opening by the Executive Mayor, Cllr Thapelo Amad.The primary healthcare...
The City’s Environmental Management Inspectors (EMI) have uncovered a number of illegal electronic waste dumping sites across Johannesburg, with the area around Greenstone Mall being a hotspot. The inspections were...
Cllr Thapelo Amad, the Executive Mayor, spent the day in Region A on a service delivery blitz, patching potholes, repainting road markings, handing out food parcels, and attending to niggling...
The City has extended the inspection and objection period for its General Valuation Roll (GVR) 2023 from 31 March to 5 May, affording property owners ample time to scrutinise information...
Cllr Jack Sekwaila, the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) engaged scores of young people from across Johannesburg on all matters pertaining to climate...
City Power contractors will work around the clock to upgrade non-smart meters across the City. This comes after the City’s power utility, City Power, announced it’s embarking on a programme...
Nelly Shongwe, Region A’s Regional Health Deputy Director, is synonymous with clinics and nursing services in the City and is a true jewel in the crown. Shongwe pioneered community nursing...
The Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) has launched the much-anticipated “One Month, One Building” campaign, which aims to provide social housing solutions to low-income households in Johannesburg, beginning with Lufhereng....
The production and use of energy has varying effects on the global environment. The City of Johannesburg hosted a seminar to educate and mobilise young people from across the metro...
The City’s Opportunity Centre at the Joburg Market held a successful information-sharing networking session at the Braamfontein Recreation Centre to provide small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) with business acumen....
Joburg Water has deployed 18 additional tankers to areas heavily impacted by a pump failure at Rand Water’s Eikenhof station earlier this week. The entity’s systems have been struggling to...
City officials from CRUM Region G, Pikitup, and Environmental Health practitioners conducted a door-to-door education campaign in Drieziek extension 4 to encourage community members to stop illegal dumping. The campaign...