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The City of Johannesburg is making concerted efforts to become a cleaner and greener municipality through its Environment and Infrastructure Services Department’s (EISD) Climate Action Plan (CAP). Lebo Molefe, the...
The City of Johannesburg hosted an information sharing event in partnership with external stakeholders to empower, equip, and create opportunities for young people in Soweto, enabling them to be competent...
Only those who risk going too far will ever know how far they can go,” says newly appointed Johannesburg Development Agency CEO Mokgema Mongane, who plans to make work of...
The City of Johannesburg’s Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) will celebrate Global Recycling Day today, 17 March 2023, with an initiative at Qhoboshiane Primary School in Diepkloof, Soweto....
he Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), the infrastructure development arm of the City of Johannesburg, will enter its 22nd year of operation with a new board that was announced this month....
The City of Johannesburg takes pride in serving its residents and providing excellent services to all areas of the municipality....
City officials shut down an Ennerdale business illegally burning animal fat to make candles, following community complaints and a multi-agency blitz. The operation also removed illegal electrical connections and reinforced...
Councillors in Region F have pleaded with the City of Johannesburg to spread resources equally on service delivery matters in wards....
​The Department of Environment and Infrastructure Services (EISD) invites young people to an exciting event at the Joburg Zoo between Friday, 24 March and Saturday, 25 March to discuss climate...
A large number of City employees in Region B have taken the initiative to take control of their lives by embarking on a weight-loss programme in collaboration with health practitioners...
The City of Johannesburg and the Library and Information Association of South Africa’s Gauteng South Branch will launch the South African Library Week celebrations at Noordgesig Library on 22 March...
The City mourns one of its own, Gloria Bosman, a great musician and artist who contributed to the creative fabric of Johannesburg and South Africa....
​​The City of Johannesburg and the Gauteng provincial government visited Jabulani Hostel in Soweto, Region D, to assist residents and surrounding communities with state services on Tuesday, 14 March 2023....
Soweto Theatre hosted a four-day “Take a Child to Theatre” campaign, offering free shows, workshops, storytelling, and creative activities to inspire young imaginations and highlight the transformative power of the...
​​More than 4 000 people watched play Woza Albert at Lesedi stage, Joburg Theatre, during its recent 11-day run....
The Member of Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Safety has just completed a four-day community engagement initiative aimed at addressing safety concerns in various regions of Johannesburg....

The Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) is hosting a series of activities to increase the youth’s capacity to engage in and encourage access to opportunities in climate change as...

The Executive Mayor, Cllr Thapelo Amad, has vowed to focus on improving the quality of service delivery in Johannesburg by ensuring the Government of Local Unity returns to basics. The...

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Nthabiseng Sefara née Mphela spent most of the hard socioeconomic lockdown crisscrossing the ghost-like City to pilot an initiative tailored to bridge the digital divide while feeding scores of hungry...

​​​Following his oversight visit to the Rugby Club Informal Settlement in Florida yesterday, the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Housing in the City of Joburg, Councillor Mlungisi Mabaso,...

​​Khwezi Gule uses a vast selection of provocative artwork to decipher the interrelation between art and spirituality while demystifying the mystique of African modernity. A Chief Curator at the Johannesburg...

​Joburg’s iconic Market Theatre plans to celebrate its 45th birthday with avant-garde theatre productions, a pictorial exhibition of the entity’s historical journey, a display of posters from past shows, and...

​The Music in Africa Foundation (MIAF) has partnered with the Goethe-Institut to create a 4-million euro funding programme geared towards supporting Southern African creatives hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic....

More than 100 young people in the City of Joburg (CoJ) heeded the call to engage with Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) Loyiso Masuku in her webinar on Youth...

​​City dwellers had the opportunity to witness first-hand how a pedestrianised Joubert Street might look like in future when the Hello JOUBERT initiative, a tactical urbanism project on Joubert Street...

​As of 26 July 2021, 121 310 people have been vaccinated at the City of Johannesburg’s 26 non-medical sites (NMS). This figure represents the total number vaccinations when NMS were...

James Moloi, the newly appointed President of Athletics South Africa (ASA), intends to use his four-year tenure to improve corporate governance at the national federation while growing the modern games...

​Following its impressive global recognition, the City of Joburg commends 7th Street in Melville for being named one of the world’s coolest top 30 streets by global magazine “Time Out.”...

​​The MMC of Health and Social Development says the City of Joburg is determined to increase the range of socio-economic activities that empower women and reduce their vulnerability to socio-economic...

​​The City’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) has kicked off its annual Winter Safety Campaign with the overarching goal of assisting residents to avoid fire hazards during the coldest months of...

​​​​​Cllr Mpho Moerane has successfully led the second leg of this year’s Inner City #KleenaJoburg Reloaded campaign, which focused on sprucing up several litter hotspots in the Johannesburg Inner City....

​​​With the world grappling with the adverse effects of the Coronavirus and associated cognitive stress, City employees have not been immune to the pandemic’s wrath. However, Ntombikayise Sithole and her...

​Dignity was restored to some residents of Lufhereng extensions 5 and 6 on Wednesday 17 June when they finally became homeowners after years of renting backyard rooms or shacks. Johannesburg...

​Phillip Tlhako has spent the majority of his adult life in the coalface of service delivery, with the crux of his work at the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), where he’s...

​There were emotional scenes of joy and celebration as Member of Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Housing in the City of Joburg Cllr Mlungisi Mabaso issued hundreds of title deeds to...

The historical suburb of Fordsburg comes alive in an explosion of colour, flavour and friendly smiles from vendors at the local flea market, which has turned the neighbourhood into a...

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