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​Improved connectivity and mobility are imminent in the Jabulani Node in Soweto upon the completion of Molapo Bridge. Currently at 80% completion, the bridge will connect the community of Molapo...

​“As the Government of Local Unity (GLU) we are determined to build a liveable, resilient and sustainable City to transform and improve the daily lived experience of our communities. We...

Ear-blasting music and the loud squeals of delight from young children permeated the air south of Joburg when the #CyaZeeVocaVoca mobile stage truck pulled through with its adrenalin-filled fitness activities....

​​The community of Northern Farm, which is situated just outside Diepsloot, laid bare their service delivery challenges during the recent Chair of Chair’s oversight programme dubbed Bua Le Sechaba. Bua...

Award-winning vocalist and songwriter, Mbuso Khoza is billed to perform a riveting rendition of the historic Battle of Isandlwana in a captivating monologue at the Soweto theatre later this month....

​​​As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Tuesday, 18 May, the City invites residents to mark the auspicious occasion by visiting public museums and galleries. To celebrate the day,...

Commercial radio station, 947 and telecommunications firm, Huawei are billed to host yet another multimedia extravaganza featuring the cream of the crop in South African music, performing alongside emerging local...

​Property owners whose municipal accounts are in arrears have until Saturday, 31 July to apply for the City’s improved debt rehabilitation programme, which offers amnesty to those afflicted by the...

Speaker of Council in the City of Johannesburg Cllr Nonceba Molwele encouraged people to recommit to the efforts of building communities that are grounded on positive values. She said this...

The City’s Executive Mayor, Cllr Geoff Makhubo is confident Joburg’s Pothole Patrol task-force will not only augment the quality of JRA’s work but will speed up the repair of road...

In a ground-breaking initiative meant to upskill Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College students, the City has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South West Gauteng...

​In a moving tribute to commemorate International Nurses Day, Health and Social Development MMC, Cllr Eunice Mgcina describes the City’s Covid-19 frontliners as the backbone of municipal efforts to provide...

​More than 100 student volunteers from the University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, braved the rain and cold to participate in the #KleenaJoburg campaign. The clean-up took place on Saturday, 08...

The City of Joburg’s Region C had IDP meeting on Saturday in the City Town Hall in Roodepoort. Member of the Mayoral Committee for Public Safety Cllr Mally Mokoena made...

​​​Accelerated service delivery campaign gains momentum in Region F The City of Johannesburg’s Region F is moving with speed in executing the 120 days Accelerated Service Delivery Programme. ​One of...

It was a fun-filled time at most recreation facilities in the City of Johannesburg as children gathered under strict lockdown conditions to play. Sport and Recreation Assistant Director Joyce Jiyane...

​Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo is gifting mothers in the city free access into the zoo on Sunday, 9 May 2021, to celebrate Mother’s Day. This is to honour Mzansi’s...

The private sector is ready to go to work with the City of Joburg. The business community once again pledged its support to the City in delivering sustained basic services...

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A seasoned professional with a decorated career in local and national government has been appointed to the helm of the City’s Department of Community Development, charged with turning things around....

​About 2 000 indigenous trees are earmarked for planting in the Johannesburg Inner City this September as a symbolic expression of sustainable environmental management. The bulk of those trees will...

​For the first time, the leaders of various political parties represented in the City of Johannesburg’s Council agreed that they have lost “the people’s mayor”. After officially opening a Special...

Amid the bustling of city life, visitors at the Johannesburg Zoo can experience over 320 species of animals from all over the world, totaling about 2 000 animals in our...

​The Housing Department in the City of Johannesburg has provided 22 people whose shacks burnt down temporary accommodation at the Brixton Recreational Centre. The fire broke out last week Friday...

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), which recently marked its 20th anniversary, looks set to charge into the next 10 years by continuing to build a more welcoming, competitive and resilient...

They always say heroes wear capes, but not in Joburg. Jozi heroes certainly wear Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department uniform. One such hero is Officer Evans Lebepe, who assisted a woman...

​Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, I never thought I would be infected. Reasons being that I immediately stayed away from shops, worked from home most of the time,...

Joburg Tourism has kicked off a winter campaign to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s legacy with a heritage tour that traces the former statesman’s footsteps in Johannesburg. In Mandela’s Footsteps – a...

​The City is warning residents of Johannesburg to refrain from sending voice notes, tweets or messages that may incite public violence. This is a criminal offence that is punishable by...

​​​July is Savings Month. Colonialism, apartheid and job reservation all conspired to make saving difficult for black families. But through stokvels, most families were able to have enough to cover...

​The LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) community does not only experience discrimination in society, it is also discriminated against in the workplace, with rules and regulations...

​In a ground-breaking conservation feat, the Joburg Zoo’s Amphibian Conservation Project has successfully returned over 400 captive-bred offspring of the rare and endangered Pickersgill’s Reed Frogs back into their natural...

​The ravages of the Coronavirus have not spared the City. As of 7 July 2021, Group Safety, Health and Environment, which tracks citywide screening and Covid-19 testing, informed us that...

​The Member of the Mayoral Committee in the City of Joburg, Cllr Mlungisi Mabaso has noted with great concern several fake social media accounts opened in his name and the...

Joburg Theatre hosts the virtual Long Night of the Poets on 9 July, featuring over 20 local and international artists in a free online celebration of poetry, music, and cultural...

​​The newly crowned Mr Gay World South Africa is eager to drive social change and equality while opening up public dialogue to demystify mental health and address socioeconomic injustices facing...

​The City’s Directorate of Sport​ and Recreation has partnered with several state and private entities to equip physically impaired people with the intricacies of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Amongst...

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