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You can feel it throughout the country. The tension and expectation of another Springbok win on Saturday, 31 August 2024....
Revitalising and rejuvenating public art in Johannesburg's Inner City is a key initiative within the City of Johannesburg's Arts, Culture and Heritage restoration programme.​...
The Roodepoort City Hall was buzzing with energy as businesswomen from various sectors gathered for a workshop on Tuesday, 27 August 2024....
​Following the contract termination of the initial contractor, Step Up Engineering, on 14 August 2024, the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is in the process of appointing a new contractor to...
​The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg's Community Development Department, has commenced the construction of the long-awaited upgrades to the Murray Park Library, located in...
​Orange Farm Library hosted a special event in celebration of Women's Month by donating sanitary pads to the Clean Touch Organisation on 23 August 2024...
Women are the lifeblood of communities and the City of Johannesburg....
Creating a polished and professional theatrical experience for audiences is the name of the game for Joburg Theatre Stage Manager Leigh-Anne Nanguia,...
​In celebration of Women’s Month, Tshepisong Library hosted a Mini Girls Talk on 22 August 2024....
The City of Joburg, in partnership with Westgate Mall and other stakeholders, hosted a Women's Month event on 22 August 2024 to honour the achievements of over a hundred women...
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, visited the Jukskei River to view Alexandra Water Warriors’ efforts on Thursday, 22 August 2024,....
Roodepoort Library, a cornerstone of the community in the west of Johannesburg, has been honoured with a Blue Plaque by the City of Johannesburg....
​The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Public Safety in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mgcini Tshwaku, led a successful outreach programme yesterday, Tuesday, 20 August 2024....
Small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in Region A are invited to showcase their products at Sarafina Park in Diepsloot....
​The Joburg Market Opportunity Centre in City Deep successfully hosted a one-day digital entrepreneurship training, leaving a lasting impact on over 20 Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) on Thursday,...
The City of Johannesburg reviews tariffs annually to implement an increase by a determined percentage in line with bu​dget guidelines....
The Alexandra 8th Avenue Library hosted a special Women's Month event featuring author Ruth Mantele on 16 August 2024....
KAD Volleyball Club emerged victorious, clinching first place, followed by Delfos Volleyball Club in second, and Diggers Volleyball Club taking third....
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Born and bred in Johannesburg, Zunaid Khan cannot contain his excitement to finally work for a municipality he grew up in. It gives him an opportunity to be a part...

In a ramped-up bylaw enforcement operation this week, officers from the law enforcement departments of the City’s Region F targeted illegal street traders, illegal tuck shops, problematic properties, illegal buildings,...

Few people can lay claim to being a published author, but a group of senior citizens in Johannesburg are proud to be among those few after becoming published authors of...

On your marks, get set, and go! In less than four days, on Sunday, 6 November, thousands of athletes will gear up and wait eagerly at the starting point to...

Tucked in the middle of the Soweto suburb of Rockville, just 200 meters from Regina Mundi – South Africa’s largest Roman Catholic Church – the newly established Inspirational Museum invites...

Kickboxers affiliated with the South African Amateur Kickboxing Association (SAAKA) attacked the Danie Van Zyl Recreation Centre in Region B during the Great North Kickboxing Tournament, which promoted the sport...

Johannesburg, Tshwane, Sedibeng Ekurhuleni, and the West Rand municipalities shared the spoils of the Gauteng OR Tambo Soncini social cohesion games held at Germiston stadium over the weekend. The event...

South African Breweries has joined forces with the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) to reduce drunk driving incidents on the City’s roads. Officials from the SAB and the JMPD officially...

Region F Health was recently out in full force in an effort to empower and raise awareness about healthy living and chronic diseases that contribute to a high morbidity and...

Residents of Region F in wards 54, 56, 57 and124 gathered at the Reuven Retirement Village Hall in West Turffontein for the regions’ third Community-Based Planning (CBP) workshop on Saturday,...

​​The City of Johannesburg’s Food Resilience Unit hosted a farmers market at Diepkloof Comprehensive Welfare Centre on Friday, 28 October 2022. The farmers market forms part of the City’s broader...

Ghouls, ghosts and goblins were among the must-see at the Johannesburg Zoo’s Owl’oween celebration. Back for the first time in two years, the two-day fright fest took place on 28...

While millions of South Africans were gripped by the Soweto derby spectacle at FNB Stadium on Saturday, 29 October 2022, a total of 400 elderly and needy families benefitted from...

World Cities Day initiative brought Urban October to an end on 31 October and was first celebrated in 2014. This year, the global observance is planned under the theme –...

The City of Johannesburg’s Health Department, the Gauteng Department of Health and the South Africa United Against Cancer (SAUAC) staged a cancer awareness walk on the 29 October 2022 at...

​Ntombi Buthelezi (27) has always had a childhood dream of starting a book club. In January 2020, it became a reality with the help of co-founder Mpho Nkole, who shares...

O​ctober is Transport Month. Transport shapes the way residents live and ensures the functioning of the City of Johannesburg – taking residents from their homes to work, schools, hospitals, stadiums,...

Excitement is building all over the country on who the real kings of the Soweto Derby are. Fans from Azaadville, Bloemfontein, Ceres to Zandspruit will all congregate on FNB Stadium...

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