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The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) turned 22 on 01 April 2023 and looks forward to working even harder to implement infrastructure developments, one of the most capital-intensive areas of municipal...
Nobuntu Mpendulo, the Director of Library and Information Services (LIS), is at the forefront of steering the digital transformation of libraries in the City of Johannesburg. She is leading a...
City Parks and Zoo has implemented a wide range of alternative burial methods from which families can choose, which will change how their deceased’s remains are interred. The entity argues...
The second phase of the Nurses’ Imbizo continued on 5 April 2023 at the Walter Sisulu Hall in Randburg. The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development...
Whether you are a theatregoer or opera lover, indulging in a one-night performance of Verdi Requiem is a brilliant way to spend an Easter evening. Verdi Requiem will take the...
Following the recent and ongoing vandalism at the Braamfontein Cemetery, Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) is calling for a collective effort to prevent and discourage destruction in cemeteries. According...
This year’s Rand Show promises five days of family fun, shopping bargains and lots of prizes on offer from 6 April to 10 April 2023. The organisers have gone out...
City leaders kept their appointment of 1 April 2023 with community members from across Region C, encompassing areas in and around Roodepoort, to listen to community needs and spell out...
The Department of Economic development has cemented its mandate of growing the local economy and investing aggressively towards youth development. Evidence to this was displayed along Van Wyk Street in...
The City of Johannesburg held the first Integrated Development Plan (IDP) meeting of the year in Region G at the Finetown Multipurpose Centre in Ennerdale on Saturday, 1 April 2023....
At exactly 21:00 on Friday, 31 March 2023, a plane took off from OR Tambo International Airport with basketball wonderkid Angel Chisom Ouegbunam on board. It was a few hours...
Honesty and integrity are values he holds dear and are reflected in his work ethic. That is why, since his appointment in 2017, Dr Daniel Rampai has been an ideal...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has once again delivered on its mandate of managing and facilitating infrastructure developments efficiently and innovatively with the completion of the R66 million, patient-centred Bophelong...
A City of Johannesburg official and well-known long distance runner, Vincent Hlasa Seng, flew the municipality’s flag high when he clinched fourth place in the 18th JP Morgan Corporate Challenge...
Joburg Water’s Crown Gardens system, which was severely affected by a pump failure at Rand Water’s Eikenhof station, continues to improve steadily. While the system is not yet back to...
It was a fun filled day for scores of Ward 49 pupils southwest of Johannesburg as they participated in the first day of the school holiday programme at the Braamfischerville...
The 25th edition of the annual 947 Ride Joburg road race – Africa’s most iconic cycling event – will see over 10 000 cyclists test their endurance on a slightly...
Joburg Theatre in association with Joburg City Parks and Zoo and City Power are excited to present the annual Joburg Festival of Lights featuring an enchanting collection of illuminated life-size...
As the sweltering sun shines amid the hustle and bustle of central Johannesburg, a mild breeze fills the atmosphere as lively security guard, Gavin Matshusa welcomes visitors animatedly at the...
Two projects implemented by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), a wholly owned area-based development agency of the City of Johannesburg, have emerged as winners, at the 2021 Gauteng Institute for...
The City of Johannesburg inaugural sitting of Council for the 2021-2026 term of office scheduled for Tuesday 16 and 17 November 2021 has been postponed and rescheduled for the 22...
Four alert security guards are vying for the JMPD’s certificate of valour after foiling a cable theft attempt by three alleged robbers in Rabie Ridge. Security officers Ndiambi Ramabuni, Ruben...
New and returning councillors-elect in the City of Joburg Council hit the ground running during a mock council meeting at the Connie Bapela Council Chamber in Braamfontein on Thursday, 11...
#CyaZeeVocaVoca, a citywide campaign aiming to encourage communities to adopt healthier lives, took place recently under stringent Covid-19 regulations. The campaign drew over 100 people who gathered at Rabie Ridge...
In support of the physical and mental wellbeing of children, the City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation recently hosted a regional Kiddies Olympics at Ellis Park Arena. Seven Early Childhood...
Barely a week after South Africans went to the polls to elect new municipal councillors, a senior researcher in the City has published an academic paper evaluating the impact of...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has ticked all the right boxes again in the just-ended Transport Month. It handed over the Johannesburg International Transport Interchange (JITI) for the long-distance and...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) and Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) have partnered with UN-Habitat and The Wot-if? Trust on the Indlela Yabafazi project to explore this question. The...
As part of the Transport Month programme, Blind SA stakeholders were recently treated to an exclusive Green Tour in a partnership between Joburg Tourism and the Transport Department. The tour...