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Guests gathered at Houghton Hotel in Houghton last night, 21 November 2022, for the Joburg Open sponsors’ gala dinner. The luxurious five star hotel, one of the sponsors, couldn’t have...

During a walkabout at the Setswetla and Marlboro informal settlements on the banks of the Jukskei River, officials from the Public Safety department warned flood-prone residents about the pitfalls of...

You could be one of the lucky spectators to win free tickets to the Joburg Open and get an incredible view of the tournament from Houghton Golf Course’s lush lawns....

The City of Johannesburg’s Health Department (Environmental Health) recently celebrated World Food Day at Kwa Mai-Mai Market. ​People all over the world celebrate World Food Day on 16 October, which...

​​The City of Johannesburg’s Community Development presented the fifth Indigenous Gospel Music Festival, also known as Clap and Tap and AmaZion, at the weekend. ​“Through arts, heritage and cultural programmes,...

If you are a film fanatic and around the City of Johannesburg, come have a ball at the forthcoming Joburg Film Festival. The fifth edition of the festival returns with...

Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg, who clinched the Joburg’s prestigious cycle challenge at Africa’s Calabash in Nasrec on Sunday, 20 November, rode in memory of his late father. He crossed the...

The biggest golfing event on the City’s sporting calendar will tee-off on the lush lawns of Houghton Golf Club on Thursday, 24 November 2022. Bongi Mokaba, the City’s Director of...

​City officials whose driving license cards, learner’s licences, professional driving permits, and temporary driving licences expired at the start of the hard lockdown have until Thursday, 31 March to renew...

It is the season to be jolly and what better way to celebrate it than to visit the Johannesburg Zoo for the annual Festival of Lights. Joburg Theatre, Joburg City...

“In life, we are faced with many choices. We can choose to visit a train station but not board the train or take that golden ticket and travel to our...

Speaker of Council, Cllr Colleen Makhubele, visited Alexandra High School in Region E recently and took part in a sanitary pads drop-off initiative by the Vivian Mokome Foundation. ​“Growing up...

Weltevreden Park Library and A Milner Realty recently organised a tea and inspiration session with Andeline Singh, the co-founder of Supporting Those In Need Together (STINT), a Weltevreden Park-based non-profit...

Theatre productions are “profound storytelling tools” that help people make better decisions about critical topics in our community such as mental health. ​South Africa, like many other countries around the...

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department has announced road closures during the Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg 2022. The Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg will give riders an exciting experience of...

Pinkie Mlele, a librarian at Davidsonville Library, recently visited the local TK Campbell Kingdom Kids creche to read a story to children aged three to five. The creche is named...

​​Property owners and businesses have welcomed the City’s proactive engagement on the General Valuation Roll (GVR), which is scheduled for roll out next July. This week, nearly 100 property owners...

The 100-year-old Champion Tree on the lush lawns of the University of the Witwatersrand West Campus is a prime example of the greenery heritage Johannesburg inherited from its forebears. Towering...

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​For the next 11 months, Impala Crescent Primary School will have bragging rights after scooping the 2021 Young Creatives Relay Story Competition....
Through its Community Development department, the City of Johannesburg runs its holiday programme as one of its key initiatives....
The recent partial reopening of the Johannesburg City Library has reignited a love for literature and learning among its dedicated members....
World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April 2025, will kick off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health....
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) hosted a delegation from Seattle Parks and Recreation (USA) recently, exchanging insights on sustainable urban park management....
The City of Joburg Speaker of Council, Cllr Nobuhle Mthembu, successfully hosted another Integrated Development Plan (IDP) session at Lenasia South Civic Centre on Saturday, 5 April 2025....
English golfer Mimi Rhodes clinched the Joburg Ladies Open title after a rain-soaked three-day battle at Modderfontein, celebrating her second consecutive win and praising Joburg’s warm hospitality and world-class tournament...
The City recently launched an accelerated service delivery operation in the inner city....
The countdown to the highly anticipated World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) Conference 2025 has begun!...
Mimi Rhodes made an impressive start at the Joburg Ladies Open on Thursday, showcasing her growing confidence and precision on the course....
Since the C40 Leadership Standards launched in 2021, cities worldwide have made transformative strides in cutting emissions, boosting air quality, and building greener, fairer economies....
It was a wet and cold day out on the fairways at Modderfontein Golf Club on Friday, 4 April 2025, but the Joburg Ladies Open continued as golfers took on...
Johannesburg aims to boost investment by revitalising its inner city....
Scores of residents gathered at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre on Wednesday, 2 April 2025, for Region F's Integrated Development Plan (IDP) meeting....
The Joburg Ladies Open officially commenced on Thursday, 3 April as Cllr Margaret Arnolds, Joburg's Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Finance, struck the ceremonial opening shot at Modderfontein...
Two promising young South African professional golfers were invited by the City of Johannesburg to play among other elite golfers in the 10th edition of the Joburg Ladies Open....
A City of Johannesburg employee emerged victorious in the Pro-Am tournament on Tuesday, 1 April 2025, a prelude to the highly anticipated Joburg Ladies Open, which officially tees off this...
The City of Johannesburg hosted the third edition of Jazz in the Lights at the Johannesburg Zoo....

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