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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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With Human Rights Day approaching on 21 March, the City of Johannesburg is presenting a range of human rights programmes this month. Through the different programmes, which target pupils, the...

The City’s Public Safety Department has partnered with VumaCam, a wireless outdoor security camera provider, to strengthen the Integrated Intelligence Operations Centre (IIOC) in its quest to make Johannesburg crime...

The new Central Fire Station is moving swiftly towards completion and will soon be ready to serve and rescue residents and workers in the inner city’s high-rise buildings. The Johannesburg...

The Department of Human Settlements has warned the public about bogus housing notices circulated on social media in the name of the City of Johannesburg and the Gauteng Provincial government....

The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Jack Sekwaila has secured around R9 million to aid City Power in its...

Hordes of revellers got to groove to thumping beats when the Johannesburg Zoo’s 119th birthday was celebrated with an epic party that was the talk of the town. The #JazzInTheLights...

​​​Following a backlog in reinstatements, Johannesburg Water has made noteworthy progress in the number of sites that need to be restored after ground excavations by the municipal entity....
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) Cllr Jack Sekwaila led the war on waste campaign in the Johannesburg inner-city on Wednesday, 8...

City Power and other municipal entities visited the Midrand community of Rabie Ridge for civic education, informing residents about the importance of conserving electricity and reporting vandalism of municipal infrastructure....

Fighting crime, enforcing by-laws and directing traffic have enabled Joburg Metro Police Department’s Sergeant Dangisile Conny Nkuna (41) to have a bird’s eye view of life in the streets of...

The Metropolitan Trading Company (MTC) and the City’s Finance Department take pride in the Chartered Accountant (CA) graduates who recently completed a rigorous professional training programme and have acquired essential...

Cllr Thapelo Amad, the Executive Mayor, and Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Safety, joined Minister of Police Bheki Cele and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi...

Young people should reconsider their reliance on formal education in favour of developing hard skills. These were the sentiments of National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Outreach Officer Patrick Sibeko during...

Cllr Thapelo Amad, Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, restored a girl child’s dignity by delivering over 1 000 sanitary packs to Zenzeleni Primary School in Alexandra, north of...

Theatre lovers have six days left before the classical play, Woza Albert, ends its short run this Sunday, 12 March 2023. The Joburg Theatres in collaboration with Ndlondlo productions is...

The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg visited residents of Bezuidenhout Valley on Saturday, 4 March 2023 to examine water supply issues. The community of Bezuidenhout Valley, east of...

Lily May Humphreys, an English professional golfer, has won the Joburg Ladies Open International Golf Tournament with seven birdies on the verdant Modderfontein Golf Club. Humphreys held the coveted tournament...

About 10 SA golfers have made the weekend cut to vie for top honours on the final day of the Joburg Ladies Open International Golf Tournament. Nicole Garcia, Lee-Anne Pace,...

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