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The City of Johannesburg, the Kliptown Open Air Museum and Soweto Hotel collaborated under the arts umbrella to host a youth creativity and cultural expression event at Kliptown Square on...
The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation held a Sport Against Drugs programme at Eastbank Hall in Alexandra recently in collaboration with the departments of Social Development, Health, Alex Local...
With a few days before millions cast their votes in the local government elections, the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Moerane, gave the residents of Marlboro...
​In a bid to get more officials vaccinated and flatten the Covid-19 curve, the City of Johannesburg’s Department of Public Safety launched a pop-up vaccination drive targeted at internal staff...
f you’ve ever dreamed of eating Nelson Mandela’s favourite dish in his house or sleeping in his room, dream no more. Mandela’s former home on 13th Avenue in Houghton, Johannesburg,...
Gold was the biggest attraction to Johannesburg. It put the city on the map and caused rapid development and growth....
​Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ), the leaders in greening and conservation of our environment, is in its sixth year in the fight against the destructive alien invasive species in...
​With the local government elections looming, political parties with representatives in the Johannesburg Council gathered on 20 October 2021 for a hybrid roundtable discussion on how to build a better...
Although a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers’ mandated functions include traffic policing, policing of municipal by-laws and regulations and the prevention of crime, JMPD officers went beyond the call...
As part of the digital transformation strategy, the City of Johannesburg Library and Information Services has re-introduced an eLearning website that is aimed at providing the COJ community with access...
​The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Economic Development launched a Youth Cooperatives Development Programme in Coronationville, Randburg in Region B on 18 October 2021....
​The City honoured officials who have succumbed to Covid-19, as well as frontline workers who protect and save the lives of citizens, at a wreath-laying and tree-planting ceremony on 21...
​As part of the October Transport Month 2021, the City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department, Sci-Bono Discovery Centre and various stakeholders are currently hosting a career expo for 1 700 pupils...
Over 100 taxi operators, commuters and hawkers received Covid-19 vaccination in Dobsonville, Soweto, on Monday, 18 October 2021, as part of this year’s transport month programme....
The City launched a mass vaccination campaign today, 19 October 2021, in an effort to support the national Covid-19 vaccine programme, which aims to vaccinate 40 million South Africans....
Thirty-five years ago, a plane carrying Samora Machel, who was the president of neighbouring Mozambique, was shot down by apartheid agents in Mbuzini, Mpumalanga...
Youths from Orange Farm no longer have to take long and costly trips to town to connect to the internet to search for jobs or skills development training....
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Finance, Cllr Matshidiso Mfikoe, announced the return of four major sporting events today, 19 October 2021, at the City of Johannesburg headquarters,...
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​The City of Johannesburg’s Social Development Department will host an Entrepreneurship and Women Economic Empowerment programme on Tuesday, 7 June 2022, at the Dhlamini Multi-Purpose Centre in Soweto, Region D....

​​Light-sleeper Zukiswa Lebeko is “the earliest bird that catches the fattest worm”. The Operations Manager for Revenue Customer Service wakes up at 4am to study for her postgraduate course in...

There is a cycling club in Soweto helping youngsters stay healthy and mentally sharp, and it’s known as Bhoni4Kasi, loosely translated as bicycles for the township....

Are you a classical music lover yearning for heart-warming performances this winter? Then look no further. A Winter Season of favourite symphonies will warm classical music lovers’ hearts on Thursday...

As part of the annual World Tobacco-Free World Day, Region F Environmental Health practitioners held a public education campaign at Wanderers Taxi Rank in the Joburg CBD on Tuesday, 31...

The City is a proud host and partner of the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic Africa Sports Festival. The festival is a multi-sport and arts extravaganza, which is one of the biggest...

​A multimedia exhibition commemorating the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu's legacy is now open to the public at the Apartheid Museum, south of Johannesburg....

World Athletics has a new member, who is proudly flying the South African flag. James Mosebetsi Moloi, who is the President of Athletics South Africa (ASA) and a Sports and...

The City of Johannesburg intends to tackle unemployment and a lack of opportunities by creating platforms to bridge some of the skill and opportunity gaps. The Executive Mayor of the...

​Walking around and admiring vintage cars was like being in wonderland for petrol heads as visitors were entertained at the James Hall Museum’s outdoor vintage car show on Saturday, 28...

​Johannesburg Tourism Company chairman Terry Tselane held an EmpowaYouth Week in Region G with the aim to uplift the youth of Orange Farm at Chris Hani Sports Complex. It was...

Local music superstars Msaki, Shekinah and Vusi Mahlasela will headline Joburg’s signature rhythm and blues concert scheduled for live streaming on Thursday, 27 and Friday, 28 May from 7 pm....

The City of Johannesburg’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Directorate presents an exhibition of photographs by Jacob Mawela, which captures the history of newsmakers who trended in South Africa. Titled “Names...

When giving some thought to the wide range of possible occupations one could have, being a gravedigger never came to mind. One cannot imagine a more sombre job, but for...

he Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development, Cllr Ashley Sauls 1, in partnership with Harpic Hygiene, launched the for Her Project in Klipfontein today, 26 May...

Soweto Theatre marks a 10-year milestone since its grand opening in May 2012. To commemorate this momentous occasion, the theatre has planned a season of poetry, comedy, and music from...

​​A revolutionary, charismatic leader, an activist and unifier in council. That’s how the former Executive Mayor and the late Cllr Mpho Moerane was remembered during the Special Council Meeting held...

​I have seen children’s focused eyes trained on the actors on stage, not allowing any distractive noises outside the tiny halls that dot some of Soweto’s townships to deter them...

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