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The Dube Boxing Club hall was filled up with concerned residents areas this week as departments and entities of the City of Johannesburg addressed their issues, providing much-needed information and...
The City of Johannesburg plans to take the #KleenaJoburg campaign to all the seven regions of the City. This was revealed yesterday, 19 April 2023, by the Member of the...
The MMC of Environment and Infrastructure Services (EISD), Cllr Jack Sekwaila, visited Alexandra on Wednesday, 19 April to kickstart the #KleenaJoburg campaign. Predicated on keeping all areas of Johannesburg spotless,...
As World Book Day approaches, communities in Johannesburg are gearing up for a week-long celebration of the power of reading and the importance of the Copyright Act. This year, the...
For most pupils, thinking about what direction they should take after matriculating can be overwhelming. That is why Randburg Library is hosting a career expo to provide matriculants with a...
Nothing brings people together than a market filled with food, fun and entertainment. That’s exactly what the Hillfox Market in Roodepoort promises visitors. The Weltevreden Park centre is well-known for...
The Joburg Market’s Opportunity Centre successfully presented an Access to Market workshop that attracted over 30 small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) on Friday, 17 April 2023. The workshop was...
In a society where substance abuse and criminal activities can be tempting for young people, the City of Johannesburg took steps to provide a safe and secure environment for its...
Joburg Tourism Company (JTC) recently scooped the Best Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMME) product and services pavilion award at this year’s edition of the Rand Show. This year, the...
The community of Diepsloot in northern Johannesburg started their day with a sweat-inducing aerobics class on Saturday, 15 April to promote healthy lifestyle activities. The City’s Sport and Recreation (Region...
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) has implemented temporary and long-term measures to restore and protect the Braamfontein cemetery following recent acts of vandalism. Short-term interventions include six additional security...
When you meet Edith Fezeka Khuzwayo for the first time, you would immediately hear and see her love for libraries and her community. Edith has been working as a librarian...
The City’s Opportunity Centre at the Joburg Market, in collaboration with University of Johannesburg’s Entrepreneurship Department, is launching an online store for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) to help...
The City’s Citizen Relationship and Urban Management (CRUM) directorate in Region F has just concluded a wide-ranging service delivery blitz to address lingering urban decay, illegal dumping, illegal electrical connections,...
Before budding musicians walk through the corridors and concourse of the Morris Isaacson Centre for Music, they are greeted by a kaleidoscope of bursting colour from the murals at the...
In what is being described as a major setback for both the Metropolitan Trading Company (MTC) and the community of Eldorado Park, planned network maintenance in the area has been...
Metropolitan Trading Company (MTC) network technicians are working tirelessly to ensure Joburg’s broadband infrastructure remains stable and reliable. With businesses and organisations increasingly relying heavily on digital technology, the role...
Various City departments held a successful showing at the Rand Show this year, keeping thousands of participants glued to interactive exhibitions throughout the long Easter weekend. The Rand Show was...
Charged with overseeing the strategic direction of Joburg’s conversion to an innovative and digitally enhanced municipality, Monique Denise Griffith is responsible for guiding our transition to a smart city. “My...
The R34-million-rand Alexandra automotive hub, which aims to help viable SMMEs in the sector enter the mainstream of the motor vehicle repair industry, is 80% complete. Located at number 84...
Encourage, lead, and inspire. These are some of the words that resonated with every guest and keynote speaker at the International Women’s Day event hosted by the City’s Chair of...
The Knowledge, Advocacy and Development (KAD) Volleyball team is honoured to announce their win in the category of Community Sport and Recreation, as the programme of the year at the...
When considering what could bring a city, a country, or the entire world together, something as simple as a blanket would never have crossed one’s mind. The 67 Blankets for...
Stormwater infrastructure is being expanded in Senaone, Soweto, to channel large volumes of water during intermittent rains. The Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA), a City-owned entity responsible for road infrastructure, is...
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development Cllr Ronald Harris recently joined the Sport and Recreation Directorate to promote the Healthy Lifestyle #CyaZeeVocaVoca Programme at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre....
It is safe to say that no two days in the City are ever the same. That’s why Anele Kwababa chose to work for the Joburg municipality. She says she...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Belinda Echeozonjoku, conducted an oversight tour at two Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) projects that...
Region B and Joburg Roads Agency partnered in a five-day A Re Sebetseng blitz, which started on 28 February and ends on 4 March 2022. A Re Sebetseng, which means...
The Joburg Development Agency (JDA) has restarted the construction of roads and stormwater infrastructure in Braamfischerville Ext 12, Soweto. The implementation of the project has undergone many challenges. The two...
Homegrown singer-songwriter extraordinaire, Simmy, and award-winning songstress, Msaki, will headline the Paris-New York Heritage (PNYH) festival at Constitutional Hill on Saturday, 5 March, alongside international music heavyweight Raashan Ahmad. The...
The Executive Mayor, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, says her administration is putting impetus behind revitalising Joburg’s economy to create a City of golden opportunities for all. Cllr Phalatse was speaking on...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is spearheading the completion of the Bolani bridge, which is envisaged to reduce traffic by improving mobility and travel convenience between the Soweto suburbs of...
Excitement was in the air as South Africa’s blind cricket team flew out to Pakistan for an ODI and Twenty20 series from February 26 2022. Ronald Winston Harris, the Member...
Having served in law enforcement for 41 years, Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar (63) would like to impart this lesson to younger officers: “Be true to the badge and the community...
The Johannesburg Sports Confederation, in collaboration with the City of Johannesburg and the Gauteng Sports Confederation, hosted the Johannesburg Women in Sport Awards 2022 at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre under...