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The Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in Central Western Jabavu, Soweto, came alive over three days from 11 February to 13 February 2022 with over 130 junior participants in the Tennis...

The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation hosted the Healthy Lifestyle Programme, #CyaZeeVocaVoca, at the Paterson Park Multipurpose Centre in Norwood on Saturday, February 12, 2022. With a DJ on...

​The City of Johannesburg’s Metropolitan Trading Company (MTC) is launching a campaign against vandalism and has called on its stakeholders take a stand against all criminal acts and vandalism. Residents...

The City of Johannesburg will hold 29 Community-Based Planning (CBPs) meetings in February to allow residents and stakeholders to make meaningful contributions to future development in their areas. The Speaker...

The City of Joburg is calling on scholars, designers, planners, historians, and writers to submit papers on ‘Public Space and Placemaking in African Cities’ as part of an initiative to...

The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, kicked off a service delivery blitz today in Region E, which encompasses Alexandra, Marlboro, Sandton, Orange Grove and surrounds...

Loss is an inevitable part of life and for many of us we have experienced it in the last two years. For me, it was another loss on Sunday, 16...

Johannesburg is a fast-paced, cosmopolitan metropolis with plenty of opportunities for all. This vibrant city is home to millions of people who grapple with safety and security issues daily, despite...

Petro Maseko, a resident of Midrand, northern Joburg had one in a million opportunity when he pitched his business idea to Cllr Nkululeko Mbundu, the MMC of Economic Development. “It...

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is starting roadshows in Orange Farm in the Joburg south to reach the community members. As part of the 2021/22 City of Johannesburg budget, Orange...

The Paris New-York heritage festival – poised to artistically explore humanity’s future post the global Covid-19 pandemic – returns to Joburg’s Constitution Hill on the weekend of Friday, 4 and...

Strolling down the clearly marked pathways of the Joburg Zoo on Upper Park Drive in Parkview, visitors will marvel at the sight of the oldest and youngest animals waking up...

“When our councillors are empowered, our citizens get empowered too through better services facilitated by their councillors,” said the Speaker of Council in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Vasco da...

What started as a pastime for a young Soweto tourist, has turned into a bicycle tour agency that offers free riding lessons to locals looking to learn and improve their...

Bishop Ngobeli, an award-winning nature conservationist, has made history once again by being the first-ever African to receive the prestigious award from World Urban Parks (WUP). Recognised under the Emerging...

The recently introduced Augmented Field Service (AFS) programme is making strides in enhancing service delivery in the inner city. AFS is not only a service delivery programme designed to augment...

The City of Johannesburg, in partnership with Pink Drive, commemorated World Cancer Day at the Baragwanath Taxi Rank in Soweto today, 3 February 2022. The commemoration included mobile testing and...

4 suspects (02 males and 02 females) were arrested this morning at a hijacked property in Yeoville. The suspects are expected to appear in the Hillbrow Magistrates Court today where...

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The City has raised concerns over widespread non-compliance among spaza shops, with thousands of incomplete or invalid applications flagged, even as training and support programmes aim to improve food safety,...
​The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Economic Development (DED), in partnership with 22ON Sloane and the Wholesale and Retail SETA (W&RSETA), hosted a series of Entrepreneurship Boost Workshops on 1,...
Various institutions and individuals from diverse backgrounds are expected to contribute their time and resources to charitable causes, uniting under the theme that honours Madiba's legacy....
The Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) has earned top honours at the prestigious 2025 Reside Summit Awards, proudly receiving the coveted Platinum Award....
​As the world celebrates World Youth Skills Day on 15 July 2025, the City of Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) are spotlighting a transformative achievement that fuses infrastructure...
Nyiko Pilusa, an Accountant at the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), has celebrated completing her Master's of Business Administration (MBA) in Public Sector Management from Regent Business School — a qualification...
The City of Johannesburg's Finance Department recently concluded a series of targeted stakeholder engagement sessions aimed at unpacking the City's approved tariffs for the 20​25/26 financial year....
​The City of Johannesburg's Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) is currently processing thousands of applications to recruit 500 new trainees for its next intake, set to begin in 2026.....
The City of Johannesburg is hosting the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group Meeting at the Sandton Convention Centre this week,...
Virgin Active Ride Joburg, Africa's premier timed cycling race, has announced a strategic date change for its 2025 event....
​The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements in the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Mlungisi Mabaso, handed over title deeds to residents of Lufhereng Ext 6....
As Sandton remains the City of Johannesburg's key economic hub, the municipality is acting to support its growth with sustainable, efficient, and inclusive transport solutions to meet rising development and...
​​At the tender age of five, Prince Zwide Masuku's heart would pound with excitement at the sight of a fire truck, a fervent declaration to his mother that one day...
​The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg's Social Development Department, is making meaningful strides in the construction of the Yetta Nathan Early Childhood Development (ECD)...
​​​The Citizen Relationship and Urban Management directorate in Region F, in partnership with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), hosted a Youth Month celebration at the UJ Doornfontein Campus on Monday,...
A palpable sense of pride and celebration permeated the Braamfischerville Community Hall recently, as the City's Huma​n Settlements Department made a significant stride in ​formalising property ownership....
After nearly 25 years of exceptional service to the City of Johannesburg (CoJ), Nozipho Ndaba, a true community champion, is set to retire at the end of June....
Thabo Mahlatsi, the City's Energy Director within the Environment and Infrastructure Services Department [EISD], will bid farewell at the close of June 2025, culminating a remarkable 18-year tenure....

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