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​​Newly appointed Group Executive Director: Group Information Communication Technology and Information Management (GICT&IM), Aubrey Mochela, aims to build a more efficient, connected, and prosperous City where technology bridges gaps between...
As a 32-year-old officer with the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), I have dedicated my life to service, fitness, and the pursuit of excellence....
​​The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has made an outstanding return to the National Metropolitan Police Games after a 7-year sporting hiatus, proving that it is still a dominant force...
The annual National Metropolitan Police Games kicked off in spectacular fashion as the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Cycling Team emerged victorious in a thrilling showdown against elite counterparts from...
​​Goud Street, which lies in the inner city of the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD), has been upgraded into a high-quality environment and enhanced pedestrian experience, featuring wider sidewalks, pedestrian...
The African Pride Games 2024 were officially launched at the Joburg Theatre on 13 September 2024, carrying a strong message of promoting tolerance, inclusion, and representation for the LGBTQ+ community...
The 8th Annual Silent Walk & Run took place on Saturday, 14 September 2024, in Johannesburg. This significant event celebrates the International Month for Deaf People and aims to raise...
Cllr Ennie Makhafola, MMC for Health and Social Development in the City of Johannesburg, hosted a Heritage Month celebration on Friday, 13 September 2024, at the Orlando Communal Hall...
​​​​​​At a recent seminar on SMME funding for women-led enterprises, hosted by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), Cllr Margaret Arnolds, MMC for Finance in the City of Johannesburg,...
​The National Metropolitan Police Games, an annual showcase of athletic prowess, have kicked off in Randburg's Walter Sisulu Sports Complex, bringing together elite officers from four of South Africa's top...
​​Clament Makuba Racheku (25) has dedicated himself to simplifying complex information management and reporting processes through “the art of storytelling with numbers"....
Arts Alive, the City of Johannesburg’s premier arts and culture programme, returns with a dynamic line-up of events celebrating 30 years of democracy in South Africa....
The City of Johannesburg has won another significant court case, this time against a resident of an affluent northern suburb who last paid her municipal bill almost two years ago....
​​​As the world observed International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, on Saturday, 7 September 2024, under the theme Invest in “CleanAirNow”, Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo is at...
The City of Johannesburg is gearing up to host the prestigious national Metropolitan Police Games, scheduled from Sunday, 15 September to Thursday, 19 September 2024....
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Dada Morero, and the MMC for Economic Development, Cllr Nomoya Mnisi, led the Accelerated Service Delivery initiative in Region D, Ward 21,...
The MMC for Human Settlements in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mlungisi Mabaso, introduced the contractor appointed by City Power to electrify the George Goch informal settlement on Saturday, 7...
Soweto Theatre is dedicated to celebrating and honoring talent. True to its promise, it will host the ‘Legends of Soweto in the City of Gold’ on Sunday, 29 September 2024....
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The City of Johannesburg, the Kliptown Open Air Museum and Soweto Hotel collaborated under the arts umbrella to host a youth creativity and cultural expression event at Kliptown Square on...
The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation held a Sport Against Drugs programme at Eastbank Hall in Alexandra recently in collaboration with the departments of Social Development, Health, Alex Local...
With a few days before millions cast their votes in the local government elections, the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Moerane, gave the residents of Marlboro...
​In a bid to get more officials vaccinated and flatten the Covid-19 curve, the City of Johannesburg’s Department of Public Safety launched a pop-up vaccination drive targeted at internal staff...
f you’ve ever dreamed of eating Nelson Mandela’s favourite dish in his house or sleeping in his room, dream no more. Mandela’s former home on 13th Avenue in Houghton, Johannesburg,...
Gold was the biggest attraction to Johannesburg. It put the city on the map and caused rapid development and growth....
​Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ), the leaders in greening and conservation of our environment, is in its sixth year in the fight against the destructive alien invasive species in...
​With the local government elections looming, political parties with representatives in the Johannesburg Council gathered on 20 October 2021 for a hybrid roundtable discussion on how to build a better...
Although a Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers’ mandated functions include traffic policing, policing of municipal by-laws and regulations and the prevention of crime, JMPD officers went beyond the call...
As part of the digital transformation strategy, the City of Johannesburg Library and Information Services has re-introduced an eLearning website that is aimed at providing the COJ community with access...
​The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Economic Development launched a Youth Cooperatives Development Programme in Coronationville, Randburg in Region B on 18 October 2021....
​The City honoured officials who have succumbed to Covid-19, as well as frontline workers who protect and save the lives of citizens, at a wreath-laying and tree-planting ceremony on 21...
​As part of the October Transport Month 2021, the City of Johannesburg’s Transport Department, Sci-Bono Discovery Centre and various stakeholders are currently hosting a career expo for 1 700 pupils...
Over 100 taxi operators, commuters and hawkers received Covid-19 vaccination in Dobsonville, Soweto, on Monday, 18 October 2021, as part of this year’s transport month programme....
The City launched a mass vaccination campaign today, 19 October 2021, in an effort to support the national Covid-19 vaccine programme, which aims to vaccinate 40 million South Africans....
Thirty-five years ago, a plane carrying Samora Machel, who was the president of neighbouring Mozambique, was shot down by apartheid agents in Mbuzini, Mpumalanga...
Youths from Orange Farm no longer have to take long and costly trips to town to connect to the internet to search for jobs or skills development training....
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Finance, Cllr Matshidiso Mfikoe, announced the return of four major sporting events today, 19 October 2021, at the City of Johannesburg headquarters,...

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