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Joburgers can replenish their strength in the tranquil outdoors following the gradual reopening of the City’s most picturesque nature reserves this week. Those craving a serene escape from the hurly-burly...

One of two local tech start-ups will walk home with the bragging rights of being a Smart City trailblazer when Joburg announces winners of its maiden Innovation Awards later this...

Motorists in Johannesburg will cruise smoothly through humdrum peak-hour traffic now that the City has finalised a new agreement with Traffic Freeflow, the company that deployspoints-people. The Executive Mayor, Cllr...

The portfolio head of Development Planning, Thapelo Amad has called for speedy completion of the critical maintenance work scheduled for the Metro Link building at the municipal headquarters in Braamfontein....

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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...

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