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On a cold, windy morning, the vibrant Meadowlands community and devoted congregants gathered at Tswelelang Higher Primary School....
The Citizen Relations & Urban Management (CRUM) Region F Law Enforcement Task Team (LETT) has made significant progress in enforcing bylaws and tackling urban challenges in the inner city as...
Makgafela Thaba is positioning himself as a leader who will prioritise fairness and integrity in his role as Regional Director for Region E....
The fourth industrial revolution is being driven by automation and robotics, making it essential to develop a strong understanding of the subject....
The City’s Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) and City Power are conducting an audit of municipal buildings to ensure compliance with the regulations for the Mandatory Display and Submission...
The City of Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Development Planning, Councillor Eunice Mgcina, along with Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) CEO, Mr. Themba Mathibe, conducted an oversight visit...
Plans for the highly anticipated African Bank Soweto Marathon 2024 were unveiled in the heart of Soweto at the historic Vilakazi Street's well-known Sakhumzi Restaurant. The event promises to be...
The Johannesburg Table Tennis Association (JTTA), in collaboration with the City of Johannesburg's Sport and Recreation Directorate – Region F Ward 58, recently hosted the Johannesburg Table Tennis Open....
There's a new fire chief in town. Andries Mucavele steps into a new role as Chief of Emergency Management Service (EMS) in the City of Johannesburg with a passion for...
Excitement filled the chilly winter day as children were educated and entertained at the Pimville Recreation Centre....
At Diepsloot Library, children are discovering a new way to learn through games....
The City of Johannesburg warns property owners to prepare for increases in their July municipal bills because of the annual tariff increases for water, electricity, property rates, refuse, and sanitation....
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), the infrastructure arm of the City of Johannesburg, has commenced the construction of the Drieziek Recreation Park as part of the Orange Farm Turnkey programme....
The Basadi in Music Awards (BIMA) returns for its third year on Saturday, 10 August, at the iconic Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre, promising an unforgettable evening honouring the talented...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Eunice Mgcina, along with Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) CEO Themba Mathibe conducted an oversight...
As part of the commemoration of Environment Month, the city's Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) hosted youth for the Pitso Ya Bacha (A Call for Youth) campaign at the...
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ), the custodians of street trees and public open spaces in Joburg, has adopted a tough stance to curb the illegal removal and felling of...
“I, Andries Mucavele, solely undertake to serve my city with loyalty, courage, dignity, and honour. I will perform my duties with zeal and diligence and set a good example to...
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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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