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The Joburg Property Company (JPC) has increased its focus on the development of informal markets that help stimulate entrepreneurship for small business owners. The municipal entity has completed the revitalisation...
A multi-disciplinary team of City of Joburg departments and entities is winding up work in Hillbrow, leaving the area cleaner, brighter and safer. Since Tuesday, the City and its entities...
The Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) will draw inspiration from its vast collection of artworks when hosting a virtual exhibition that showcases the contemporary landscape of social beliefs and politics, and...
The Music in Africa Foundation (MIAF) invites all Joburg artists, including songwriters, producers and performers to participate in the recently launched nationwide Revenue Streams for African Musicians (RSFAM) project. The...
The 8th annual Totally Concrete Expo promises to feature exciting exhibitions and robust workshops from leading construction industry brands when it takes place at the Ticketpro Dome in Northgate. Scheduled...
Former Yo-TV child-star Lwando Mbelu is the morning drive-time host of Rise Up Egoli, the scintillating breakfast show on Joburg Pulse, the City’s newly launched digital radio station. The virtual...
Johannesburg Water plans to completely overhaul its bulk infrastructure at the Hurst Hill, Brixton and Crosby reservoirs in the next four (4) years in a bid to address protracted vulnerabilities...
City departments and entities have been urged to exercise fiscal prudence when spending monies allocated to fast-tracking service delivery in the next financial year. The portfolio head of Finance, Cllr...
A large chunk of the R195.5-million set aside for economic development will be invested in revitalising industrial parks and Priority Economic Zones (PEZ) to boost economic activity in Joburg in...
Ditsong Museums of South Africa is collaborating with Concerts SA is hosting a series of exciting music festivals featuring some of the country’s most sought-after acts, in a bid to...
Joburg’s people-centred budget – to the tune of R73.3 billion – is designed to resuscitate quality service delivery in the aftermath of the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic on City...
Saturday, 5 June marks World Environment Day, adding impetus to the global call to action to save the fragile ecosystem. Despite the fact that this is an annual campaign, Cllr...
The City has flipped the traditional route of its best-loved annual cycle race, the 947 Ride Joburg – scheduled for Sunday, 21 November 2021 – introducing a new start and...
The City has opened eight (8) non-medical sites across Johannesburg to assist the Gauteng provincial government in speeding up the vaccination of senior citizens. Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC)...
Long-term leaseholders in Johannesburg have been requested to update the General Valuation Roll by providing accurate property information to the municipality. The Property Branch has issued the call in line...
On an icy Joburg winter’s day, Musa Masongo walks the streets of Braamfontein looking for food in dustbins. He is originally from KwaZulu-Natal and came to Johannesburg two years ago...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Housing in the City of Joburg, Councillor Mlungisi Mabaso, officially unveiled the first student accommodation project by the Johannesburg Social Housing Company...
An audacious Joburg filmed motion-picture about the struggles local actors went through during the stringent Covid-19 lockdown has received a nod to premiere at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam...
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...