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The 2024 Totalsports Women's Race turned Emmarentia into a sea of pink as thousands of women took to the streets for a day of fun, fitness, and friendship....
​​The Banana Ripening Facility at the Joburg Market is dedicated to enhancing the quality and value of fresh produce before it reaches the sales halls....
The Joburg Market Food Support Centre is a vital lifeline for struggling residents....
The construction industry has traditionally been a male-dominated space, but this is changing....
Stage technicians are the unsung heroes of the theatre world....
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg’s Health Department, has started the construction for the new Hikhensile Clinic on Lokologa Street, Ivory Park, Region A....
The City of Johannesburg Health Department has hailed the recent visit of the Transnet Phelophepa healthcare train, affectionately known as the “Train of Hope”, as a resounding success....
The City Council’s Economic Development department has prioritised skills development to tackle youth unemployment, and its recent programme is a testament to this commitment....
Legendary actress Connie Chiume will be honoured posthumously with a star at Soweto Theatre next month....
The Ellis Park precinct is undergoing a major facelift thanks to the City of Johannesburg’s CRUM Region F Accelerated Service Delivery operation....
A vibrant and empowering event took place at Skyline Combined School in Roodepoort....
The Kilburn Street bridge, situated between Celeste and Syd Dwyer streets in Discovery, Roodepoort, was officially reopened to the public last week after extensive rehabilitation work....
Cornely Muller, a 54-year-old powerhouse, is one of the longest-serving female employees at the Joburg Market....
The rise of women in leadership roles has significantly amplified their voices in both society and the workplace. Joburg Market (JM) is proud to be an organisation that champions the...
The Ivory Park North Library held a special event on 8 August 2024 to equip Citizen Relationship and Urban Management (CRUM) fieldworkers with enhanced digital skills....
In a thrilling final at Rabie Ridge Stadium, Bonolong Primary School claimed victory at the Girls Football Development Programme, a Women’s Day commemoration activity....
Emndeni Library hosted a Women’s Day celebration dedicated to promoting health and raising awareness of substance abuse....
As we celebrate Women’s Month, it is essential to recognise that walking freely in a park should not be a privilege but a fundamental right...
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The Wilds Nature Reserve (The Wilds) has transformed from an unkempt green space that fell into steady decline – earning a bad reputation for being a haven for criminal activity...

Joburg Tourism kickstarted the new year by reviving the township economy with the popular Makhelwane Festival, one of Soweto’s signature community markets with a focus on music, fashion, food, business,...

The City’s Metro Trading Company (MTC) has implemented the Case Management Phase 2 project on behalf of the Office of the Ombudsman and is currently live. The project was an...

Hearing people address her as “Doc” still has a weird ring to it, but it’s something she’ll get used to. “It’s as though someone will wake me up from a...

This year marks the country’s first digital census to be conducted from Thursday, 3 to Monday, 28 February. The nationwide population count will be conducted through the telephone, digital computer-assisted...

The management of the Trade Route Mall in Lenasia has donated an articulated rescue truck to the City, which will help manage sporadic fire outbreaks in the community. The Executive...

​The South African Blind cricket team will be touring Pakistan for an ODI and Twenty20 series from 26 February 2022. In an effort to ensure a truly memorable and successful...

​The City’s Public Safety department is calling on all frontliners who are yet to take the Covid-19 jab to shrug off their hesitation in a bid to bolster efforts to...

​Residents of the Soweto suburb of Dube have heard that citizen participation is critical if plans are to succeed in rooting out corruption within the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD)....

Award-winning vocalist, songwriter and academic, Mbuso Khoza will perform a gripping recitation of the historic Battle of Isandlwana in an enchanting monologue at the Joburg Theatre this weekend....

​City officials whose driving license cards, learner’s licences, professional driving permits, and temporary driving licences expired at the start of the hard lockdown have until Thursday, 31 March to renew...

Staff and contractors of City Parks and Zoo remain on high alert after some residents reported sunken graves at the Olifantsvlei Cemetery. Recent inclement weather caused flash floods in low-lying...

The City of Joburg will make recommendations to the Gauteng Disaster Management Centre to prioritise repairing a sinkhole in the Thembelihle informal settlement because it poses an environmental hazard....

Through the Augmented Field Service (AFS) model, the City is giving residents of Region A the hope that they can be the change they want to see. A pioneering service...

​An army of over 1 000 JMPD officers has been deployed to police the Johannesburg inner city in a bid to curb crime and grime. A briefing parade was held...

The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation recently collaborated with the Sylvester Mashilo Foundation to raise awareness of the impact of absent fathers by staging a Fatherhood New Year’s Run/Walk...

​Scores of general workers from Region A descended on the Rabie Ridge Community Centre with sharpened spades, rakes, and brooms on Wednesday, 12 January to spruce up the unkempt area....

The City of Joburg has developed an Augmented Field Services (AFS) model of service delivery to supplement municipal work done by City Parks and Zoo, Pikitup, City Power, Joburg Water,...

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