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The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is hard at work repairing and replacing bridges throughout Johannesburg, with an approved budget of R110-million earmarked for bridge construction and maintenance projects for the...
Mark your calendars for Friday 27 to Sunday 29 January 2023 for the return of the popular annual festival ‘Makhelwane’ taking place at various spots in Soweto, with Lebo’s Backpackers...
The City’s directorate of sport and recreation in Region A offered a free sweat-inducing aerobics session to the public at Busy-Corner Imbizo Shisanyama on the weekend, showcasing the best movements...
For nearly three decades, Violet Mahlaba has been going above and beyond for the City, and has no intention of stopping any time soon. Reliable, trustworthy, and dedicated are some...
City officials who oversaw the digital automation of the Construction Permit Management System (CPMS) have been hailed as trailblazers for having increased investment across industries, stimulating job creation, expediting spatial...
Carolyn Steyn, a well-known Johannesburg resident and philanthropist, can best be described as selfless and humble, with a heart of gold filled with unending kindness. If she could lend a...
This week marked a significant milestone for the City’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) as the private sector officially began the manufacturing of 17 specialised firefighting engines for the municipal Red...
The inspirational Johannesburg Culinary & Pastry School aims to train chefs to be productive, independent, and employable. It is a true drawcard for both students who wish to master the...
With a theme of reverting to the roots, Soweto Tourism will host an awards ceremony on 3 February 2023 at Soweto Theatre to honour Soweto-based tourism businesses for putting the...
South Africa’s first hip-hop museum provides educational resources and cutting-edge technology for visitors to immerse themselves in the popular urban youth culture that began in the 1980s in the United...
Over 600 motorists were arrested for drunken driving during the now-ended festive season. It follows one of the busiest festive seasons, with hundreds of vehicles leaving the City of Johannesburg...
The City’s food hub at Joburg Market in City Deep provides immediate relief to thousands of food-insecure communities, assisting in the eradication of hunger among Johannesburg’s most vulnerable residents while...
The City’s digitised informal trading permits accrue several benefits to informal traders, including the ability to register and apply for a trading licence electronically. Once fully-fledged, the digital application system...
As part of her oversight duties, the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, recently returned to Region D in Soweto to check on mop-up operations after...
The sound of laughter and screaming fills the air at Riverlea’s newly unveiled Jukskei Park, which is located along Jukskei and Gamka Streets in the south west of Johannesburg. Children...
The City is streamlining the approval of building plans by infusing technological efficiencies into the system, allowing the digital process to be completed in five to 10 days. Cllr Belinda...
The Ennerdale extension 9 clinic is one of the City’s busiest and well-kept primary healthcare facilities, with neatly paved brick walkways, well-defined sand beds, and neatly manicured grass. According to...
Not even the pouring rain could deter the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, from visiting Roodepoort and other parts of Soweto to ensure people affected...
The MMC for Health and Social Development has described social workers as the backbone of the City’s response to a myriad of social ills facing residents. Cllr Eunice Mgcina says...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Housing in the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Mlungisi Mabaso, led the Accelerated Service Delivery Operation in collaboration with Citizen Relationship and Urban...
Sethembiso Zulu’s maiden solo exhibition attempts to thoroughly debunk a few myths and stereotypes regarding amaZioni while highlighting intricacies of Southern Africa’s largest religious faith. Flighted through the website of...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Housing in the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Mlungisi Mabaso, joined Department of Housing officials to conduct an oversight visit at Rugby Club as...
The James Hall Museum of Transport, which boasts some of the most valuable collection of vehicles dating back to the 1800s, has not been spared from the ravages of the...
The City of Johannesburg has stepped up its efforts to “END TB” by 2030 as per World Health Organisation’s END TB strategy. As part of our efforts to eliminate TB,...
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...
More than 5 000 municipal health practitioners are earmarked for Covid-19 vaccines within the coming weeks, with the first group of 16 officials having already been inoculated. Health and Social...
The City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Cllr Geoffrey Makhubo, has urged the newly appointed and retained entities non-executive directors, independent audit committee members and advisory committee members to put the...
The City has renewed its vigour to tackle a recently highlighted double risk in human capital management, which if not addressed, will hurt organisational productivity. A recent risk audit by...
The Speaker of Council, Cllr Nonceba Molwele was live on various platforms such as the City of Joburg’s social media platforms, her own page “Nonceba Molwele” on Facebook and @Speaker_CoJ...
The City and Region F residents pondered over solutions during their virtual Community Based Planning (CBP) on Tuesday evening, 2 March 2021. Region F lies in the heart of the...
A patient has written a heart-warming letter to the Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, complimenting all staff at the City’s Esselen Street Clinic in Hillbrow for rendering quality healthcare services....
The City of Joburg Region F is continuing with the Kleena Joburg campaign this week with special focus on Ward 118, Malvern, which is an area with several service delivery...
Broken glass, steel wire, strewn paper and plastic are being cleared from blocked stormwater drains across the City, as the municipality tackles flooding and illegal dumping, which endanger the integrity...
The MMC for Economic Development in the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Lawrence Khoza, met the owners and management of Wasaa Gasses and the CEO and staff of Lanseria City Airport...
Newly recruited JMPD officers have been given the command to breathe harder down the necks of criminals, as the City pushes through measures to revitalise its grand crime-fighting master plan....
As a democratic society, the City of Johannesburg must ensure that in all that it does to improve the lives and livelihood of its citizens and as local government it...