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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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​​​​When her name was announced as the winner of a presidential award, she was in awe. Rita Mapeshoane, the operations manager for digitisation in Arts, Culture, and Heritage: Community Development,...

The Blue-Ribbon Soweto Kota Festival returns this September, bringing two days of mouth-watering Kota creations, family fun, live music, and township flavour as local chefs showcase their best at the...

The City of Johannesburg Sport and Recreation together with Betway officially opened the refurbished multipurpose courts at No 2 Grounds in Orlando East, Soweto. Phase one of the project included...

Ivory Park North Hall recently hosted an aerobics session where all things fitness were the order of the day. The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation (Region A) organised the...

​The City of Johannesburg Ombudsman is currently running an awareness campaign and investigation in City-run and managed old age homes. As a caring City, the Ombudsman wants to listen to...

​The exciting Women’s Month programme by the Chair of Chairs, Cllr Colleen Makhubele, under the theme “Girls can do anything”, started with an early morning visit to Region C’s Tshepang...

​Please be advised that the City of Johannesburg’s customer walk-in centres will be on a planned outage from 10pm on Friday, 26 August, to 7am Monday, 29 August 2022. The...

habo Dhlamini (38) will jet off to Barcelona, Spain, in October to represent South Africa in the 2022 World Choral Cup, which will feature music ranging from African tunes to...

The City of Johannesburg is challenging all residents of Joburg to play their part in making our city a greener haven by planting indigenous and fruit trees as the country...

​​The recognition of women trailblazers who continue to break new ground by uplifting their communities and empowering others was the order of the day at Region C’s Women’s Month Programme...

This year’s instalment of the Mzantsi Jazz Awards – the first one since the Covid-19 lockdown – will be held at the Soweto Theatre on Bolani Road in Jabulani. Featuring...

The air is crisper and spring is just around the corner. Joburg residents are kick-starting their gardens and pruning their trees ahead of the summer months. But why waste good...

​The City of Johannesburg uses digital Geoinformatics for a range of functions, including resource and infrastructure inventory, street name provision, and street address management, as well as land-use management, zoning,...

​If you’ve ever wondered who some of the contributors behind Wikipedia are, look no further.There are two young and passionate librarians in the City of Johannesburg who are devoted to...

​The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation, along with KD Adams Dance Academy, recently hosted the Disability Dance Show, with each movement communicating a message and delivering stories to the...

​The latest public environment upgrade by the Joburg Development Agency (JDA) is the Balfour Park Student Promenade along Athol Street in Region E. It forms part of the Balfour Park...

​Four decades after being bitten by the theatre bug, drama, dance, and the arts continue to run through the veins of Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema, who is in her ninth year as...

Napo Masheane, a multi-award-winning playwright, is billed to host a weeklong multifaceted production at the Soweto Theatre featuring a cultural melting pot of over 250 female creatives from across 17...

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