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As Johannesburg's electricity consumption reaches critical levels, City Power is taking preventative measures to safeguard the city's power grid from potential collapse....
Former Joburg Open sponsor’s invitee Tristin Galant delivered an impressive performance at the SunBet Challenge Sun City, securing second place after a dramatic sudden-death playoff at the Gary Player Country...
The Johannesburg Development Agency’s (JDA) implementation of the Rea Vaya Phase 1C along Louis Botha Avenue to Sandton is progressing well, with much of the work already being completed....
​The City of Joburg is buzzing with anticipation as it prepares for Power Week 3 of the Telkom Netball League, set to take place from 13 June 2024 to 19...
The sky was a steel-grey canvas as the youth of Johannesburg converged at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre, braving the biting cold in their relentless quest for knowledge and entrepreneurship....
​Now that the 2024 national elections have now been concluded, political parties have the responsibility to ensure all campaign posters are removed....
City Power’s Reuven Service Delivery Centre (SDC) has launched a proactive initiative to address illegally connected, non-paying, and defaulting customers in the southern region of Johannesburg....
​​Tumelo Komape, also known as TK, has been named the Most Innovative Employee in the City of Johannesburg following his remarkable submission to the Employee Innovation Awards Challenge....
​The much-anticipated Mzansi Food & Drink Show, scheduled over the long weekend from Saturday, 15 to Monday, 17 June, at the Kyalami International Convention Centre, is set to become the...
Young Joburg residents are invited to ignite their passion and gain valuable skills at the inaugural #MadeInJozi Youth Summit....
In Melville, Region F, the vision for a vibrant and attractive main road that considers the needs of all users is being realised....
​​​​Linda Nkosi is grateful for his win in the Employee Innovation Award Challenge under the category of performance management and group talent acquisition....

City Power is urgently calling on residents of Johannesburg to reduce their electricity consumption as winter sets in, causing a significant strain on the power system. The City’s power utility...

​City Power is taking decisive action against customers with non-vending smart prepaid meters by converting them to postpaid meters across all its areas of supply in Johannesburg....
The City has extended its 10% downpayment offer for residential customers with outstanding municipal debt who wish to enter into a payment arrangement with the municipality....
The Ellis Park Arena was abuzz with energy as spectators gathered to witness some of the most exhilarating Telkom Netball League matches of the season, in a thrilling return that...
In a bid to combat the menace of vandalism and safeguard the City's vital ICT infrastructure, the Metropolitan Trading Company (MTC) has introduced a comprehensive anti-vandalism training programme aimed at...
​​In just a few hours, South Africans will take to the polls to cast their votes in the national government elections on Wednesday, 29 May 2024 between 7am and 9pm....
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​JMPD Officer Busi Ndziba has just been inoculated against Covid-19 following a stressful encounter with the virus. “When I received my positive Covid-19 test results, it was the darkest day...
As part of the 2021 Arts Alive Johannesburg International Arts Festival, Beat Makers Market in partnership with the City of Johannesburg presented a live stream experience like no other on...
The City of Joburg’s newly unveiled Constance Connie Bapela Council Chamber represents accountability and transparency, the attributes the late former Speaker Bapela espoused...
​With social activities resuming after the hard lockdown, the organiser of YaseKasi Soccer Tournament, Patrick Moroanyane celebrated Heritage month in style by hosting a football contest within the Soweto neighbourhood...

​Volunteers from a local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) have been donating refreshments to health workers in Region A in honour of their efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic by ensuring community...

​The annual Johannesburg International Arts Alive Festival, now in its 29th year, is billed to feature a range of artistic performances in a variety of offerings designed to enthral local...

The founder and chief executive of Township Fleva, an independent social-entrepreneurship programme in Orange Farm, is keen about turning youngsters from poverty-stricken households into captains of industry. Rashuping Morake, referred...

​In celebration of Heritage Month, the City of Johannesburg and Regatammogo Sports Development and Life Skills jointly hosted the fourth annual Soweto Heritage Ride on Sunday, 26 September 2021. The...

​As part of the 29th edition of the annual Arts Alive International Festival, Alex Arts Academy presented Alex Poetry Festival recently at the Alex Arts Academy. As hosts of the...

​The City of Johannesburg conferred the Freedom of the City on James Sofasonke Mpanza, Rebecca Kotane and Bheki Mlangeni posthumously on Wednesday, 29 September 2021....

​For two hours, a stretch of the Golden Highway was cordoned off yesterday, with motorists directed to alternative routes as the City of Johannesburg honoured the late Executive Mayor, Cllr...

​The City of Johannesburg plans to launch the Soweto Ludo League following the recent successful staging of a Ludo tournament at East Bank Hall in Alexandra. The Ludo tournaments’ success...

​Annually, residents come out in their numbers in vibrant traditional outfits to picnic and braai in their local park, to mark National Heritage Day, on Friday, 24 September 2021. Staying...

​Swift action by Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo’s senior horticulturist, Joseph Ndou, resulted in the arrest of six employees from a leading landscaping company for allegedly illegally pruning trees. Six...

​“Today we remember him for serving the City the best way he could. He was a man of his word and strongly believed in doing active ground work.” That is...

​A trailblazing Joburg Zoo Curator who headed a ground-breaking conservation project to reintroduce 400 amphibians back into their natural habitat believes stricter environmental measures are needed to avoid rare species...

​Women in law enforcement have been encouraged to publicly denounce the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) and to assist vulnerable members of society to resist all forms of discrimination and...

​Although rugby is always seen as a male-dominated sport, girls took to the field as City of Johannesburg Sport and Recreation partnered with Yellow Cover SA to host a Girls...

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