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Over 150 informal traders gained valuable insights about the amended informal trading policy at an education and awareness session organised by the Department of Economic Development in Region F. The...
Region F’s Directorate of Sports and Recreation hosted an energetic kiddies’ games event at the Bertha Solomon Recreation Centre in Jeppestown, which drew 213 children from seven (7) Early Childhood...
A recent Waste Management campaign in the City of Johannesburg sparked children’s creativity as they were taken through elements of managing waste. A closing celebration was held on Friday, 5...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has suspended phase two of the state-of-the-art Brixton Social Cluster construction. Nkomaba Trading and Projects, the main contractor, was recently terminated due to poor performance....
Councillor Kenny Kunene, a Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Transport has risen to his current position after a tumultuous past. Having spent six years in prison, Cllr Kunene...
Member MC for Transport in the City of Joburg Cllr Kenny Kunene did a walkabout in the streets of Roodepoort, Region C, on Wednesday, 05 April 2023 in the company...
In the same manner as the adage “cleanliness is next to Godliness”, Ellen Sithole, arguably one of the City’s most admired general workers for the past 13 years, believes a...
Teachers, pupils and the community of Turffontein can now enjoy high quality public spaces after the Johannesburg Development Agency-implemented Turffontein Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) project reached practical completion. The project is...
The long-awaited Soweto Fashion Week, which promises to regale patrons and fashionistas with high-end haute couture from local designers, is returning to the Soweto Theatre stage on Bolani Road in...
Hendri Prinsloo is a man driven by his inquisitive nature, his love of gathering information, and his desire to provide ratepayers with the best service possible. He is the architect...
The construction of the state-of-the-art Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) depot in Selby is nearing completion, with the restoration of an existing administration block for Phase 1B and Phase...
Region F’s Citizen Relationship and Urban Management (CRUM) directorate convened an area-based management workshop on Monday 24, April to moot out solutions for tackling major concerns facing the Johannesburg Inner-City....
The Florida Library in Roodepoort used World Book Day as a platform to teach Royal College matriculants about the Copyright Act, appropriate referencing, and plagiarism. The session, held in collaboration...
The Department of Public Safety hosted a career expo in Randburg to expose youngsters from the Signa Academy to various career prospects. Signa offers quality training programmes such as SETA...
The Braamfischerville Multipurpose Centre was a hive of activity this week as scores of schoolchildren from across Region C competed in the annual Regional Kiddies Games. Over 80 children from...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Jack Sekwaila, celebrated World Earth Day on Friday, 21 April 2023,...
Randburg Library hosted a successful career expo at Blairgowrie Recreation Centre on Friday, 21 April. The event attracted over 100 matriculants who gained more knowledge about what institutions of higher...
Making Joburg safe for residents and interacting with people is what he loves the most about his job. Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer Desmond Ntsumela (42) lives to fight...
City Power has a multi-award-winning champion in its midst. Soweto-born Beatrice Monyake (41) went against all odds to become the pool champion after winning the 2022 World Blackball Champion in...
All roads lead to the Joburg Market on Thursday, 27 October 2022. The market will stage an Emerging Farmers’ workshop on the day to encourage more players in the multi-billion...
The sidewalks of the main road that passes by the Public Safety Headquarters in Martindale were packed with pupils from Newclare and Dowling primary schools recently when the JMPD marked...
Environmental Health Services, Social Development, Joburg Market and Heart and Stroke Foundation gathered at Fred & Marties Soup Kitchen in Claremont, Region B, for the World Food Day Event on...
A large number of customers from Region A and the surrounding areas visited the regional Customer Service Centre at 300, 15th Road Randjespark, Midrand, to get answers to their lingering...
After a 24-month hiatus, the popular Soweto Marathon is returning with a bang and is now the biggest South African one-day race this year. The “People’s Race” is one of...
Compassion will remain inherent even in retirement for Integrated Service Delivery Deputy Director in CRUM Region C Phindile Lakaje, who is hanging up her public servant hat officially at the...
Several libraries in the city are embracing digital transformation, and Randburg Library is an excellent example. The library, which is in Region B on the corners of Bram Fischer Drive...
October has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month to not only educate the public about the scourge but to also reduce the stigma and prejudice associated with it. To...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Anthea Leitch, accompanied by the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Cllr Sello Dada Morero, were in...
South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence has confirmed he will defend his Joburg Open title as this international Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned tournament moves to its new home at...
A Johannesburg-based choir group recently won big on an international stage. In early October, the Quava Vocal Group arrived full of zeal in Europe to compete in the inaugural 2022...
The City of Johannesburg Library Services’ poster on an innovative reading development programme, Mobireadathon, will be displayed at the Taiwan Reading Festival in December 2022. It follows a public request...
The Gauteng Junior NBA Basketball Tournament, held this weekend at the Klipspruit Sports Complex in Soweto, was marked by happiness, fun, fashion, and fitness. Bontle Mokwatle, a rising local basketball...
Four female volleyball clubs came together under the theme of breast cancer to participate in the volleyball games at Danie van Zyl Recreation Centre this weekend. Players were from Kad...
The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation in Region A showed the community this past Saturday that small steps and adding few changes in your daily routine may help you...
Libraries in Region B hosted a successful Mobireadathon on Friday, 14 October 2022, at Randburg Library. Grade 8 pupils from De La Salle High School, Oceans Private School, Greenside High...
There’s a joke doing the rounds on social media that you can’t be looking for love in Jozi as it’s a strictly business-only city. But there’s more to this concrete...