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The vibrant township of Soweto, which has rich political history, is increasingly becoming the go to place to discover a multitude of bird life, thanks to Raymond Ramapolokeng and his...

The City of Johannesburg’s Library and Information Services (LIS) has introduced coding activities in libraries particularly for the youth as part of spreading digital literacy. LIS introduced computer science through...

​Sport and Recreation in regions E and A offered aerobics sessions concurrently as part of a healthy lifestyle programme on Saturday, October 1 2022. City of Johannesburg officials hosted the...

The unstoppable duo behind Young Voice Academy (YOVA), Raphelang Simente and Cathrine Chibweza, are still hard at work and shooting for the stars. The two are familiar faces in Dobsonville...

Students from Wits University’s School of Construction, Economics and Management recently visited four projects currently undertaken by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA). Reflector vests and hard hats were the order...

Students from Wits University’s School of Construction, Economics and Management recently visited four projects currently undertaken by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA). Reflector vests and hard hats were the order...

​​As part of the International Day for Universal Access to Information, the Information Regulator in partnership with the City of Johannesburg and other institutions hosted a public engagement to educate...
Joburg’s most listened to commercial regional radio station, 947 has partnered with global electronics device producer, Samsung, to host a two-day music extravaganza dubbed Galaxy947Move at Prime View Adventure and...
​With a slew of new public art projects on the horizon, the City of Johannesburg in all its artistic splendour, is not finished with enhancing and commissioning new immovable historical...
​​The City of Johannesburg’s Group Finance Department will host another virtual Open Day to help customers with their queries on Saturday, 01 October 2022....
The City of Joburg’s Region C was abuzz with tractors, trucks and chainsaws among other cleaning tools as employees from the Joburg Roads Agency, City Parks and other entities in...
​​The South African Masters Basketball Tournament (SAMBA) was held at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre from 22 to 25 September 2022...
On Friday, 23 September 2022, the Brixton Multipurpose Centre was alive with excitement, smiles, and joy as a culture of combating homophobia in football was fostered....
The Member of the Mayoral Committee for Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Belinda Echeozonjoku, and Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) Chief Executive Officer Mokgema Mongane conducted oversight of...
​The Joburg Tourism Company (JTC) and the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) are set to reach new heights by positioning Johannesburg as the gateway to the Seychelles....
​The pulse of Joburg slowed to a less frantic pace as thousands of runners descended on the inner city for the Absa Run Your City Joburg 10km race at the...
​Political leaders of the City of Johannesburg converged on Alexandra to pay homage to the township’s senior citizens as part of Heritage Month celebrations....
​“The City of gold not only called me to fulfil my true purpose of storytelling. It also called me to reach new heights in my karate training,” says Brümilda Swartbooi,...
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​​​​When her name was announced as the winner of a presidential award, she was in awe. Rita Mapeshoane, the operations manager for digitisation in Arts, Culture, and Heritage: Community Development,...

The Blue-Ribbon Soweto Kota Festival returns this September, bringing two days of mouth-watering Kota creations, family fun, live music, and township flavour as local chefs showcase their best at the...

The City of Johannesburg Sport and Recreation together with Betway officially opened the refurbished multipurpose courts at No 2 Grounds in Orlando East, Soweto. Phase one of the project included...

Ivory Park North Hall recently hosted an aerobics session where all things fitness were the order of the day. The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation (Region A) organised the...

​The City of Johannesburg Ombudsman is currently running an awareness campaign and investigation in City-run and managed old age homes. As a caring City, the Ombudsman wants to listen to...

​The exciting Women’s Month programme by the Chair of Chairs, Cllr Colleen Makhubele, under the theme “Girls can do anything”, started with an early morning visit to Region C’s Tshepang...

​Please be advised that the City of Johannesburg’s customer walk-in centres will be on a planned outage from 10pm on Friday, 26 August, to 7am Monday, 29 August 2022. The...

habo Dhlamini (38) will jet off to Barcelona, Spain, in October to represent South Africa in the 2022 World Choral Cup, which will feature music ranging from African tunes to...

The City of Johannesburg is challenging all residents of Joburg to play their part in making our city a greener haven by planting indigenous and fruit trees as the country...

​​The recognition of women trailblazers who continue to break new ground by uplifting their communities and empowering others was the order of the day at Region C’s Women’s Month Programme...

This year’s instalment of the Mzantsi Jazz Awards – the first one since the Covid-19 lockdown – will be held at the Soweto Theatre on Bolani Road in Jabulani. Featuring...

The air is crisper and spring is just around the corner. Joburg residents are kick-starting their gardens and pruning their trees ahead of the summer months. But why waste good...

​The City of Johannesburg uses digital Geoinformatics for a range of functions, including resource and infrastructure inventory, street name provision, and street address management, as well as land-use management, zoning,...

​If you’ve ever wondered who some of the contributors behind Wikipedia are, look no further.There are two young and passionate librarians in the City of Johannesburg who are devoted to...

​The City of Johannesburg’s Sport and Recreation, along with KD Adams Dance Academy, recently hosted the Disability Dance Show, with each movement communicating a message and delivering stories to the...

​The latest public environment upgrade by the Joburg Development Agency (JDA) is the Balfour Park Student Promenade along Athol Street in Region E. It forms part of the Balfour Park...

​Four decades after being bitten by the theatre bug, drama, dance, and the arts continue to run through the veins of Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema, who is in her ninth year as...

Napo Masheane, a multi-award-winning playwright, is billed to host a weeklong multifaceted production at the Soweto Theatre featuring a cultural melting pot of over 250 female creatives from across 17...

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