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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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Professional golfers who received sponsored invitations from the City of Joburg to compete in the elite Joburg Open 2022 proved their mettle in the final round of the tournament. The...

Dan Bradbury, a professional golfer from England has won the 2022 Joburg Open International Golf Tournament at the Houghton Golf Club after posting a successful showdown this week. Bradbury was...

Golf enthusiasts have flocked to the Joburg Open International Golf Tournament this weekend to cheer on professional golfers from across the world. On Saturday, 26 November, young and old golf...

The City’s Director of Events Management says the municipality chose to host the 2022 edition of the Joburg Open international showpiece at the Houghton Golf Club because of its lush...

This year’s Joburg Open International Golf Championship saw 39 South Africans advance to the final two rounds of the tournament at the Houghton Golf Club, north of Johannesburg, Because of...

The competition is fierce in this year’s Joburg Open International Golf Tournament, currently being played on the immaculate fairways of the leafy Houghton Golf Club in the posh northern Joburg...

When entering the children section of the Bryanston Library, you will be welcomed by a beautifully decorated festive season exhibition. It’s a reminder that the festive season is around the...

​The City has expended enormous resources and created opportunities to diversify the field of play in the one-million-euro Joburg Open International Golf Tournament, enabling nascent golfers to compete against professionals....

​​​The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, has fired the ceremonial tee shot to officially set the 2022 Joburg Open International Golf Tournament in motion on the pristine fairways...

The Johannesburg Zoo’s chimpanzees are definitely a must-see attraction during the festive season. They are a family of 10 who match human DNA by 98.7%. ​The oldest chimp is almost...

Gaze at the camera, flash, smile, and strut your stuff on the runway at the Soweto Theatre for the annual Soweto Fashion Week, pencilled for Friday, 2 December from 6pm...

The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV) campaign commences on Friday, 25 November 2022, and will run nationally until Saturday, 10 December. ​The global theme is: “Unite! Activism...

Rosettenville Library in the City’s southern suburbs (Region F) has established an entrepreneurship awareness programme targeted at providing emerging businesses with essential knowledge and resources to promote their growth and...

The Pro-Am, a curtain raiser for the 2022 Joburg Open, got underway earlier today at Houghton Golf Club, the tournament’s new home. ​Former Sunshine Tour Executive Director Selwyn Nathan, Houghton...

Finnish professional golfer Sami Valimaki, the 2020 Oman Open champion, and his amateur teammates Jaco Beukes, Nkosana Khoza, and Andre Wissler won the Joburg Open Pro-Am with a total of...

You don’t want to miss Sullied, which is set for the Market Theatre in collaboration with Artsource. Choreographed by Kristi-Leigh Gresse and directed by Matjamela Motloung, it will run from...

Since all Covid-19 public health restrictions have been lifted, spectators can finally return to the Houghton Golf Club to watch professional golfers live in action during the Joburg Open International...

On the list of fun things to do to get your festive season going should be the first Soweto Farmers’ Market taking place this weekend on Sunday, 27 November 2022,...

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