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Volunteers from a local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) have been donating refreshments to health workers in Region A in honour of their efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic by ensuring community...
The annual Johannesburg International Arts Alive Festival, now in its 29th year, is billed to feature a range of artistic performances in a variety of offerings designed to enthral local...
The founder and chief executive of Township Fleva, an independent social-entrepreneurship programme in Orange Farm, is keen about turning youngsters from poverty-stricken households into captains of industry. Rashuping Morake, referred...
In celebration of Heritage Month, the City of Johannesburg and Regatammogo Sports Development and Life Skills jointly hosted the fourth annual Soweto Heritage Ride on Sunday, 26 September 2021. The...
As part of the 29th edition of the annual Arts Alive International Festival, Alex Arts Academy presented Alex Poetry Festival recently at the Alex Arts Academy. As hosts of the...
For two hours, a stretch of the Golden Highway was cordoned off yesterday, with motorists directed to alternative routes as the City of Johannesburg honoured the late Executive Mayor, Cllr...
The City of Johannesburg plans to launch the Soweto Ludo League following the recent successful staging of a Ludo tournament at East Bank Hall in Alexandra. The Ludo tournaments’ success...
Annually, residents come out in their numbers in vibrant traditional outfits to picnic and braai in their local park, to mark National Heritage Day, on Friday, 24 September 2021. Staying...
Swift action by Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo’s senior horticulturist, Joseph Ndou, resulted in the arrest of six employees from a leading landscaping company for allegedly illegally pruning trees. Six...
“Today we remember him for serving the City the best way he could. He was a man of his word and strongly believed in doing active ground work.” That is...
A trailblazing Joburg Zoo Curator who headed a ground-breaking conservation project to reintroduce 400 amphibians back into their natural habitat believes stricter environmental measures are needed to avoid rare species...
Although rugby is always seen as a male-dominated sport, girls took to the field as City of Johannesburg Sport and Recreation partnered with Yellow Cover SA to host a Girls...
On 1 October between 11:00 and 13:00, Rabie Ridge, Linden, Roodepoort, Moletsane, Eastbank, Forest Hill and Lenasia Ext 5 swimming pools will offer an array of water activities like Learn...
Johannesburg’s young population is tired of the lockdown restrictions imposed by Covid-19 and eager to return to normal lives. Young people are urging their peers and everyone to get vaccinated...
As the world moves online, Georgina Lefifi takes pride in the recent launch of Joburg Pulse, the City’s premiere digital radio station, which aims to expand innovative communication platforms for...
The City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Councillor Jolidee Matongo on Friday appealed to residents to assist with putting an end to cable theft after stumbling upon the aftermath of the...
The Executive Mayor’s whirlwind itinerary across the City has highlighted service delivery lapses concerning illegally built structures, water leaks, and illegal electricity connections, which he’s vowed to repair with promptitude....
This Women’s Month, the Dabulamanzi Ladies and NCS Resins have gone out of their way to give a helping hand to the Soweto Canoe and Recreation Club (SCARC) by donating...
During August 2021, Johannesburg Public Libraries ran a series of short videos on its Facebook page titled ‘Influential figures in Libraries’. The series covered four influential figures who have shaped...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Safety, Cllr Mally Mokoena, condemns the brutal attack of a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) female officer by a male assailant...
Quilting has been a vital strand of African culture, telling vivid and complex stories of pain, oppression, freedom, and power. This historical art form reveals a powerful sense of purpose,...
Most men who abuse women were often abused as children and grew up in abusive and unstable communities and the cycle of abuse continues. These are the findings that were...
Twenty-eight-year-old professional nurse, Skhumbuzo Sdumo Manana, who works at the City of Johannesburg-run Parkhurst Clinic, briefly appeared in the Booysens Magistrate’s Court yesterday, 23 August 2021, and was released on...
Fridays look set to be busy days for City of Johannesburg workers. They will no longer be “half days”. This is after the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg,...
Not only is Marks Park Sports Club the home of champions and future Proteas, the City of Johannesburg-owned sports facility has also been raising awareness for breast cancer in partnership...
The City of Cape Town has been awarded the rights to host the 2023 Netball World Cup at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 28 July to 6 August...
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo plans to rejuvenate the historical Brixton Cemetery through greening restoration, green fencing and the planting of 2 000 indigenous trees to mark Arbor Day on...
Beautiful, strong and courageous women from different walks of life gathered at the City of Johannesburg’s old Council Chambers on Thursday night, 19 August 2021, to celebrate Women’s Month. The...