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Transnet’s Phelophepa Healthcare Train (PHCT) will arrive at Dube Station in Soweto over the weekend of 27 and 28 July 2024 and open for service on Monday, 29 July 2024,...
Rand Water recently undertook a month-long, extensive infrastructure maintenance project that impacted the City of Johannesburg....
Johannesburg’s Citizen Relationship & Urban Management (CRUM) Region F, in collaboration with Social Development, Sports & Recreation, and various partners, held a Father and Sons dialogue event under the theme...
Citizen Relation and Urban Management (CRUM), a department with a strong presence across all wards in the City of Johannesburg’s seven regions, has partnered with the Revenue Service Support Centre...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), the infrastructure arm of the City of Johannesburg, has proudly donated 29 laptops to the Soweto Infrastructure & Construction Chambers (SICC)....
​Thriston Lawrence, the 2021 Joburg Open champion, took a one-shot lead into the final nine holes of The Open on Sunday, 21 July and delivered an admirable performance in his...
Johannesburg Social Housing Company (Joshco) is proud to announce its Riverside View project has received a Silver Award in the Affordable Housing Development category at the Reside Summit 2024....
Sello Jonathan Lemao is no stranger to City of Johannesburg....
The City of Johannesburg, in partnership with tech global giant SAP, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), the South African Police Service (SAPS), and the Gauteng Provincial Government Department of...
Johannesburg is abuzz with activity this week as entities and regions across the city celebrate Nelson Mandela Day with a diverse range of events and initiatives....
Rockville reverberated with joyous music as the community commemorated Nelson Mandela Day....
Joburg Market, led by the office of Member of the Mayoral Committee for Economic Development, Councillor Nomoya Mnisi, spread some cheer and hope in Meadowlands on Mandela Day....
Rotondwa Day Care Centre in Diepsloot was filled with joy and excitement as the Diepsloot Library and City of Johannesburg stakeholders hosted a Mandela Day celebration....
Joburg Open champion Dean Burmester heads into the weekend of The Open just five shots off the lead, pursuing the first Major victory of his career....
Region C in Johannesburg celebrated Mandela Day by hosting a breakfast for senior citizens at the Cosmo City Multipurpose Centre in Roodepoort....
​Johannesburg, the beating heart of South Africa’s fight for freedom, is gearing up for a remarkable celebration....
​Johannesburg’s Citizen Relationship & Urban Management (CRUM) Region F, in partnership with Jozi My Jozi (JMJ), Clean City SA, and corporate partners, hosted a large-scale clean-up campaign in Hillbrow for...
Former Joburg Open champion Dean Burmester is set to represent Johannesburg on one of golf’s biggest stages after qualifying for The Open Championship through his standout performances at the Joburg...
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​The Joburg Property Company (JPC) has increased its focus on the development of informal markets that help stimulate entrepreneurship for small business owners. The municipal entity has completed the revitalisation...

​A multi-disciplinary team of City of Joburg departments and entities is winding up work in Hillbrow, leaving the area cleaner, brighter and safer. Since Tuesday, the City and its entities...

​The Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) will draw inspiration from its vast collection of artworks when hosting a virtual exhibition that showcases the contemporary landscape of social beliefs and politics, and...

​​The Music in Africa Foundation (MIAF) invites all Joburg artists, including songwriters, producers and performers to participate in the recently launched nationwide Revenue Streams for African Musicians (RSFAM) project. The...

​The 8th annual Totally Concrete Expo promises to feature exciting exhibitions and robust workshops from leading construction industry brands when it takes place at the Ticketpro Dome in Northgate. Scheduled...

​​Former Yo-TV child-star Lwando Mbelu is the morning drive-time host of Rise Up Egoli, the scintillating breakfast show on Joburg Pulse, the City’s newly launched digital radio station. The virtual...

​Johannesburg Water plans to completely overhaul its bulk infrastructure at the Hurst Hill, Brixton and Crosby reservoirs in the next four (4) years in a bid to address protracted vulnerabilities...

City departments and entities have been urged to exercise fiscal prudence when spending monies allocated to fast-tracking service delivery in the next financial year. The portfolio head of Finance, Cllr...

​​A large chunk of the R195.5-million set aside for economic development will be invested in revitalising industrial parks and Priority Economic Zones (PEZ) to boost economic activity in Joburg in...

Ditsong Museums of South Africa is collaborating with Concerts SA is hosting a series of exciting music festivals featuring some of the country’s most sought-after acts, in a bid to...

Joburg’s people-centred budget – to the tune of R73.3 billion – is designed to resuscitate quality service delivery in the aftermath of the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic on City...

​​Saturday, 5 June marks World Environment Day, adding impetus to the global call to action to save the fragile ecosystem. Despite the fact that this is an annual campaign, Cllr...

​​The City has flipped the traditional route of its best-loved annual cycle race, the 947 Ride Joburg – scheduled for Sunday, 21 November 2021 – introducing a new start and...

​​The City has opened eight (8) non-medical sites across Johannesburg to assist the Gauteng provincial government in speeding up the vaccination of senior citizens. Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC)...

​Long-term leaseholders in Johannesburg have been requested to update the General Valuation Roll by providing accurate property information to the municipality. The Property Branch has issued the call in line...

On an icy Joburg winter’s day, Musa Masongo walks the streets of Braamfontein looking for food in dustbins. He is originally from KwaZulu-Natal and came to Johannesburg two years ago...

​​​The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Housing in the City of Joburg, Councillor Mlungisi Mabaso, officially unveiled the first student accommodation project by the Johannesburg Social Housing Company...

​An audacious Joburg filmed motion-picture about the struggles local actors went through during the stringent Covid-19 lockdown has received a nod to premiere at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam...

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