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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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Despite it being winter, there is nothing cold about Thokoza Park in Rockville, Soweto, the home of Nelson Mandela’s “Champion Tree.” The park is festooned with deciduous trees, green turf...

​​The Soweto Theatre marked Nelson Mandela International Day by hosting a daylong symposium for aspiring arts and culture practitioners to share information on how to access funding. Although it was...

​The MMC for Public Safety, Cllr David Tembe, alongside acting Chief of Police, Thulani Khanyile, spent Nelson Mandela International Day refurbishing Gogo Elizabeth Nkosi’s old house, sprucing up the property...

The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Mpho Phalatse, and members of her executive team including Speaker of Council, Cllr Vasco da Gama, local councillors and city employees...

The Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) celebrated Mandela Day, with a wreath laying ceremony and other fun-filled activities at Thokoza Park, Soweto, on Friday, 15 July 2022. JCPZ honoured...

​The Department of Community Development in the City of Joburg appointed Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) to build a R43 million swimming pool in Ivory Park. The Ivory Park Swimming Pool...

The tall, lush trees on Main Road drift about sideways from being blown by gusts of wintry winds, creating an even chilly morning adjacent to GOG Gardens, a multi-purpose entertainment,...

Unlike the rest of us reeling from fuel price increases, Charles Moloto lets his feet do the talking by jogging to-and-fro work daily. Moloto, 47, is a Pest Controller at...

The holidays are a special time for learners to spend time with their friends and family and try all sorts of new things. One such new activity was an enjoyable...

​The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, and the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Transport, Cllr Funzi Ngobeni, launched Metrobus’ newly refurbished buses at Metrobus...

​​​The Speaker of Council in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Vasco da Gama, met various departments and officials at the Soweto Hotel in the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication in...

Sometimes heroes don’t wear capes. They just donate much-needed blood regularly. Forty-five-year-old Elton May, a Senior Assistant Librarian at Joburg City Library, is one of hordes of City employees who...

Golf has always been seen as an affluent sport but the Standard Bank Women’s Pro-Am programme is taking it right down to grassroots. This year, Standard Bank’s installment of the...

​​​​​​The office of the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development, Johannesburg City Parks, and Zoo (JCPZ) and the Johannesburg Muslim Cemetery Association had a meeting recently to welcome...

​​​If you missed out on the recent public art bus tour that celebrates the legacy of Drew Lindsay, worry not. The City of Johannesburg has got you covered. “The City...

John Kani's “Kunene and the King" pokes fun at the varied polarised perceptions of two elderly men from different occupations while exploring contemporary socio-political commentary through method acting.​...

​In a City where most young people are unemployed and some short-term contracts are ending, the skills development and workplace preparedness training hosted by the Department of Public Safety was...

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