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The Wilds Nature Reserve (The Wilds) has transformed from an unkempt green space that fell into steady decline – earning a bad reputation for being a haven for criminal activity...

Joburg Tourism kickstarted the new year by reviving the township economy with the popular Makhelwane Festival, one of Soweto’s signature community markets with a focus on music, fashion, food, business,...

The City’s Metro Trading Company (MTC) has implemented the Case Management Phase 2 project on behalf of the Office of the Ombudsman and is currently live. The project was an...

Hearing people address her as “Doc” still has a weird ring to it, but it’s something she’ll get used to. “It’s as though someone will wake me up from a...

This year marks the country’s first digital census to be conducted from Thursday, 3 to Monday, 28 February. The nationwide population count will be conducted through the telephone, digital computer-assisted...

The management of the Trade Route Mall in Lenasia has donated an articulated rescue truck to the City, which will help manage sporadic fire outbreaks in the community. The Executive...

​The South African Blind cricket team will be touring Pakistan for an ODI and Twenty20 series from 26 February 2022. In an effort to ensure a truly memorable and successful...

​The City’s Public Safety department is calling on all frontliners who are yet to take the Covid-19 jab to shrug off their hesitation in a bid to bolster efforts to...

​Residents of the Soweto suburb of Dube have heard that citizen participation is critical if plans are to succeed in rooting out corruption within the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD)....

Award-winning vocalist, songwriter and academic, Mbuso Khoza will perform a gripping recitation of the historic Battle of Isandlwana in an enchanting monologue at the Joburg Theatre this weekend....

​City officials whose driving license cards, learner’s licences, professional driving permits, and temporary driving licences expired at the start of the hard lockdown have until Thursday, 31 March to renew...

Staff and contractors of City Parks and Zoo remain on high alert after some residents reported sunken graves at the Olifantsvlei Cemetery. Recent inclement weather caused flash floods in low-lying...

The City of Joburg will make recommendations to the Gauteng Disaster Management Centre to prioritise repairing a sinkhole in the Thembelihle informal settlement because it poses an environmental hazard....

Through the Augmented Field Service (AFS) model, the City is giving residents of Region A the hope that they can be the change they want to see. A pioneering service...

​An army of over 1 000 JMPD officers has been deployed to police the Johannesburg inner city in a bid to curb crime and grime. A briefing parade was held...

The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation recently collaborated with the Sylvester Mashilo Foundation to raise awareness of the impact of absent fathers by staging a Fatherhood New Year’s Run/Walk...

​Scores of general workers from Region A descended on the Rabie Ridge Community Centre with sharpened spades, rakes, and brooms on Wednesday, 12 January to spruce up the unkempt area....

The City of Joburg has developed an Augmented Field Services (AFS) model of service delivery to supplement municipal work done by City Parks and Zoo, Pikitup, City Power, Joburg Water,...

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​For the next 11 months, Impala Crescent Primary School will have bragging rights after scooping the 2021 Young Creatives Relay Story Competition....
Through its Community Development department, the City of Johannesburg runs its holiday programme as one of its key initiatives....
The recent partial reopening of the Johannesburg City Library has reignited a love for literature and learning among its dedicated members....
World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April 2025, will kick off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health....
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) hosted a delegation from Seattle Parks and Recreation (USA) recently, exchanging insights on sustainable urban park management....
The City of Joburg Speaker of Council, Cllr Nobuhle Mthembu, successfully hosted another Integrated Development Plan (IDP) session at Lenasia South Civic Centre on Saturday, 5 April 2025....
English golfer Mimi Rhodes clinched the Joburg Ladies Open title after a rain-soaked three-day battle at Modderfontein, celebrating her second consecutive win and praising Joburg’s warm hospitality and world-class tournament...
The City recently launched an accelerated service delivery operation in the inner city....
The countdown to the highly anticipated World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) Conference 2025 has begun!...
Mimi Rhodes made an impressive start at the Joburg Ladies Open on Thursday, showcasing her growing confidence and precision on the course....
Since the C40 Leadership Standards launched in 2021, cities worldwide have made transformative strides in cutting emissions, boosting air quality, and building greener, fairer economies....
It was a wet and cold day out on the fairways at Modderfontein Golf Club on Friday, 4 April 2025, but the Joburg Ladies Open continued as golfers took on...
Johannesburg aims to boost investment by revitalising its inner city....
Scores of residents gathered at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre on Wednesday, 2 April 2025, for Region F's Integrated Development Plan (IDP) meeting....
The Joburg Ladies Open officially commenced on Thursday, 3 April as Cllr Margaret Arnolds, Joburg's Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Finance, struck the ceremonial opening shot at Modderfontein...
Two promising young South African professional golfers were invited by the City of Johannesburg to play among other elite golfers in the 10th edition of the Joburg Ladies Open....
A City of Johannesburg employee emerged victorious in the Pro-Am tournament on Tuesday, 1 April 2025, a prelude to the highly anticipated Joburg Ladies Open, which officially tees off this...
The City of Johannesburg hosted the third edition of Jazz in the Lights at the Johannesburg Zoo....

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