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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...
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) is stepping up its presence across the City this weekend as part of large-scale traffic operations ahead of the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit. The...
The Joburg Property Company (JPC), an entity of the City of Johannesburg, honoured its long-serving employees during the annual Long Service Awards at Braampark. The ceremony celebrated staff whose dedication...
Residents from wards 50 and 129 gathered at Doornkop Hall on Saturday, 8 November 2025, for a Community-Based Planning (CBP) feedback session to review progress over the past three years...
Executive Mayor Councillor Dada Morero has launched a three-day CEO-City Partnership Programme, mobilising scores of Joburg’s captains of industry to drive a historic clean city renaissance. Beginning this November, the...
The City of Johannesburg, led by Speaker of Council Cllr Margaret Arnolds, in partnership with the Freedom Regiments and supported by the South African National Defence Force, commemorated the 105th...
Musawakhe (Musah) Makhunga has officially taken the reins as CEO of the Johannesburg Property Company (JPC). His appointment marks the start of a new era for the municipal entity responsible...
The Johannesburg Zoo will embark on a clean-up campaign tomorrow, Friday, 7 November 2025, as part of its ongoing efforts to keep the facility clean and safe for both animals...
The City of Johannesburg’s Citizen Relationship and Urban Management (CRUM Region F) and Department of Economic Development, in partnership with SALGA, Gauteng COGTA, Jozi My Jozi, and the National School...
Joburg Market Chief Executive Officer Sello Makhubela represented the City of Johannesburg at the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) Brussels 2025 Conference, participating in Session 2: “Supplying Megacities in...
Johannesburg is set to welcome some of the world’s brightest minds in physics following its successful bid to host the 2027 International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) General...
With its purple jacaranda-lined streets, bustling market, neighbourhood coffee spots, and warm sense of community, Linden has once again captured the world’s attention — and hearts. This leafy suburb in...
The City of Johannesburg has welcomed yesterday’s High Court judgment directing the City to expedite the verification and registration process for informal trading permits and stalls in line with municipal...
Every journey through Johannesburg should be one that everyone can take — confidently, independently, and safely. Yet for many people with disabilities, everyday travel remains a challenge. As South Africa...
The City of Johannesburg’s Community Development Department, through its Sport and Recreation Directorate, proudly supported one of its flagship initiatives — the annual African Pride Games (APG) — which ran...
The Joburg Market has reaffirmed its reputation for strong governance and strategic foresight, achieving a Level 3.2 rating in the recent Enterprise Risk Management Maturity Assessment — a major leap...