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​JMPD Officer Busi Ndziba has just been inoculated against Covid-19 following a stressful encounter with the virus. “When I received my positive Covid-19 test results, it was the darkest day...
As part of the 2021 Arts Alive Johannesburg International Arts Festival, Beat Makers Market in partnership with the City of Johannesburg presented a live stream experience like no other on...
The City of Joburg’s newly unveiled Constance Connie Bapela Council Chamber represents accountability and transparency, the attributes the late former Speaker Bapela espoused...
​With social activities resuming after the hard lockdown, the organiser of YaseKasi Soccer Tournament, Patrick Moroanyane celebrated Heritage month in style by hosting a football contest within the Soweto neighbourhood...

​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...

​The City of Johannesburg conferred the Freedom of the City on James Sofasonke Mpanza, Rebecca Kotane and Bheki Mlangeni posthumously on Wednesday, 29 September 2021....

​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...

​Women in law enforcement have been encouraged to publicly denounce the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) and to assist vulnerable members of society to resist all forms of discrimination and...

​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...

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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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