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Angie Mokasi’s message to women City officials beyond Women’s Month is and will always be: “Grab all the opportunities that come your way. Get out of your comfort zones. Occupy...
For many, the late Sediane Danny Montsitsi was one of the 1976 Soweto Student Uprising heroes who dared to take on the armed apartheid forces as a young leader. But...
The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Jolidee Matongo, last night (18 August 2021) lit up the inner city as he steered a #KleenaJoburgReloaded campaign in the Joburg...
Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, has heaped praise on the City’s vaccination programme, which has this week surpassed the 1 million mark. Makhura says Johannesburg is officially the first region in...
While the need for regulatory oversight for the lucrative cryptocurrency trade between big enterprises and investors is a source of debate, a few small businesses, such as restaurant chains and...
The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Jolidee Matongo, and Members of the Mayoral Committee this week issued marching orders for troops and resources to be immediately deployed...
The construction industry remains a male-dominated industry but there are signs that women are starting to become better represented in this sector. In terms of small, medium and micro enterprise...
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has warned residents against flouting lockdown regulations after the arrest of more than 50 people over the weekend. Between Friday August 13 and Saturday,...
The JRA’s newly appointed Operations Manager for Supply Chain has already sunk her teeth into ensuring the entity in charge of the upkeep of Joburg’s road network is complaint with...
True to their commitment of making the City of Johannesburg safer for all, a team of JMPD officers extended a helping hand to an elderly man who had found shelter...
The new City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Councillor Jolidee Matongo, confirmed his 10-member, Mayoral Committee shortly after he was sworn in on Wednesday, 11 August 2021. The new list of...
The ability to create a digital representation of a building, neighbourhood or infrastructure network is becoming a powerful method in transforming the way cities are designed globally. The technology, which...
The Joburg Zoo invites visitors to enjoy a wide variety of exotic animals on display, including African Wild dogs, which are beneficiaries of the entity’s successful breeding programme for endangered...
The City of Joburg’s Joint Operations Committee (JOC) is designed to ensure all events hosted within the jurisdiction of the municipality comply with stipulated legislation and by-laws. The JOC comprises...
Kick-starting the Women’s Month on the high gear, women in Johannesburg have demanded the peace talks in the looting aftermath during the recent virtual dialogue. The virtual dialogue dubbed the...
The Deputy Director for Finance in the Group Corporate and Shared Services department, Petra Smit, has obtained an outstanding achievement in her academic career, a Doctoral degree in Business Administration...
In an effort to recoup non-technical losses that amount to R2 billion a year, City Power plans to impose steep fines on those who connect to the Johannesburg power grid...
By the time you read this, you may or may not have contracted the Coronavirus. Nevertheless, the information I am sharing can create more awareness to help you respond sooner...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is hard at work repairing and replacing bridges throughout Johannesburg, with an approved budget of R110-million earmarked for bridge construction and maintenance projects for the...
Mark your calendars for Friday 27 to Sunday 29 January 2023 for the return of the popular annual festival ‘Makhelwane’ taking place at various spots in Soweto, with Lebo’s Backpackers...
The City’s directorate of sport and recreation in Region A offered a free sweat-inducing aerobics session to the public at Busy-Corner Imbizo Shisanyama on the weekend, showcasing the best movements...
For nearly three decades, Violet Mahlaba has been going above and beyond for the City, and has no intention of stopping any time soon. Reliable, trustworthy, and dedicated are some...
City officials who oversaw the digital automation of the Construction Permit Management System (CPMS) have been hailed as trailblazers for having increased investment across industries, stimulating job creation, expediting spatial...
Carolyn Steyn, a well-known Johannesburg resident and philanthropist, can best be described as selfless and humble, with a heart of gold filled with unending kindness. If she could lend a...
This week marked a significant milestone for the City’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) as the private sector officially began the manufacturing of 17 specialised firefighting engines for the municipal Red...
The inspirational Johannesburg Culinary & Pastry School aims to train chefs to be productive, independent, and employable. It is a true drawcard for both students who wish to master the...
With a theme of reverting to the roots, Soweto Tourism will host an awards ceremony on 3 February 2023 at Soweto Theatre to honour Soweto-based tourism businesses for putting the...
South Africa’s first hip-hop museum provides educational resources and cutting-edge technology for visitors to immerse themselves in the popular urban youth culture that began in the 1980s in the United...
Over 600 motorists were arrested for drunken driving during the now-ended festive season. It follows one of the busiest festive seasons, with hundreds of vehicles leaving the City of Johannesburg...
The City’s food hub at Joburg Market in City Deep provides immediate relief to thousands of food-insecure communities, assisting in the eradication of hunger among Johannesburg’s most vulnerable residents while...
The City’s digitised informal trading permits accrue several benefits to informal traders, including the ability to register and apply for a trading licence electronically. Once fully-fledged, the digital application system...
As part of her oversight duties, the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, recently returned to Region D in Soweto to check on mop-up operations after...
The sound of laughter and screaming fills the air at Riverlea’s newly unveiled Jukskei Park, which is located along Jukskei and Gamka Streets in the south west of Johannesburg. Children...
The City is streamlining the approval of building plans by infusing technological efficiencies into the system, allowing the digital process to be completed in five to 10 days. Cllr Belinda...
The Ennerdale extension 9 clinic is one of the City’s busiest and well-kept primary healthcare facilities, with neatly paved brick walkways, well-defined sand beds, and neatly manicured grass. According to...
Not even the pouring rain could deter the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, from visiting Roodepoort and other parts of Soweto to ensure people affected...