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The City of Johannesburg has completed its large-scale Ziveze Employee Verification process, achieving a 99% verification rate and strengthening payroll integrity, internal controls and financial accountability across departments and municipal...
The City of Johannesburg presented progress on Phase 2 of the Lilian Ngoyi Street rehabilitation, confirming construction is on schedule as entities address infrastructure upgrades, by-law concerns and stakeholder issues...
The City of Johannesburg intensified its High Impact Service Delivery Programme in the Roodepoort CBD, tackling illegal connections, bylaw violations, dumping and infrastructure issues through a coordinated multidepartment operation led...
Joburg City Theatres’ Festival of Lights returns on 27 November 2025, offering dazzling installations, live performances and a new nativity play, creating a magical and meaningful Christmas experience for families...
The City has intensified its #HighImpactServiceDelivery blitz, deploying multiple entities weekly to tackle vandalism, illegal dumping, infrastructure decay and service backlogs, while rolling out resilient solar streetlights and strengthening community-centred...
Joburg Market is strengthening ties with Limpopo farmers, engaging them at the Agri 5 Expo to expand market access, improve support services, and deepen relationships with one of its key...
The City of Johannesburg is strengthening support for the informal sector through digital innovation, launching the UNDP–Wakanda DIME initiative to help township traders modernise operations, improve compliance and increase access...
The 2026 Sunshine Ladies Tour will build on a landmark 2025 season with a strengthened schedule, expanded international opportunities, and two co-sanctioned LET events, further elevating women’s golf in South...
The Joburg Market joined fresh-produce markets nationwide at the 2025 SAUFM Conference, strengthening partnerships, sharing best practices and supporting sector-wide efforts to build a more reliable, efficient and integrated national...

The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Economic Development has reaffirmed its commitment to driving inclusive economic recovery and strengthening collaboration across traditional leadership, academia, business and government. ​Speaking at the...

Bramfischerville residents met to review progress and refine priorities for the City’s IDP, raising urgent needs such as a permanent clinic, improved lighting, road upgrades and safer housing as officials...
Region F hosted a Fathers and Sons Dialogue to strengthen family bonds, promote male wellness and encourage mentorship, featuring a 5km hike, team activities and inspiring speakers focused on positive...
The City is hosting Community-Based Planning sessions across all 135 wards, giving residents a direct platform to shape priorities, influence budgeting, and strengthen local democracy as Johannesburg refines its next...
The JDA is driving over 1 500 infrastructure projects in 2025/26, investing R644 million to boost mobility, revitalise urban spaces, and support inclusive growth as Johannesburg strengthens its development agenda...
Johannesburg is finalising security and disaster readiness plans as it prepares to host the 2025 G20 Summit at Nasrec, showcasing the city’s world-class coordination, safety systems and commitment to inclusive...
Monty Ignatius Sekhukhuni’s new book Sodl'ekhaya uncovers the untold story of the 1989 hunger strike, blending personal experience with lessons in leadership, unity and strategy that shaped a pivotal moment...

Eyes on the road. Three, two, one, go! ​And as soon as the shot went off, cyclists took off at full speed to compete for the title of the iconic...

The City hosted a Food Safety Training session for Eldorado Park spaza owners, empowering traders with hygiene, compliance and business skills to strengthen safe trading and boost Johannesburg’s township economy....
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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...

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