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Female Public Safety officials have been encouraged to celebrate and uplift one another beyond the festivities of Women’s Month in August of each year. The City’s women in uniform were...
Melodious voices of scores of female law enforcement officers permeated the air at the intersection of London Road and the N3 motorway in Alexandra, as the JMPD and their SAPS...
Cllr Geoff Makhubo has reaffirmed the City’s commitment to transparency and accountability relating to procurement and expenditure on Covid-19 related items. The Executive Mayor’s assertion comes in light of widespread...
Two suspects are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court for possession of stolen copper cables. The pair was apprehended by JPMD officers at the weekend after being caught...
The Executive Mayor has bid farewell to 63-year old songstress Sibongile Khumalo, who was laid to rest at Heroes’ Acre at the West Park Cemetery at the weekend. She died...
The City of Joburg’s Department of Health and Social Development will hold webinar sessions aimed educating residents about STIs, teenage pregnancy and medical male circumcision as part of the National...
Libraries are normally quiet, but since the lockdowns imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, they are eerily still, with no sounds of pages turning from the normal students...
Two tech start-ups, Malii Fintech and Speakk have scooped the maiden Smart City Innovators Awards after developing digital applications that can improve mobility and communication in Johannesburg during the Covid-19...
As globally fêted trombonist, composer and crooner, Jonas Gwangwa is laid to rest in his hometown, the Executive Mayor has labelled him the epitome of the struggle for freedom and...
The Executive Mayor, Cllr Geoff Makhubo has described late legendary songstress, Sibongile Khumalo as a jazz pioneer with a mellifluous voice that transcended generations. Tributes have been pouring in since...
The Speaker of Council in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Nonceba Molwele, recently joined in the dialogue on mental health hosted by medical expert Dr Fundile Nyati. Cllr Molwele announced...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation has undertaken to release the national emergency housing grant to help the City with relief efforts in the wake of the raging...
The Executive Mayor has marvelled at the Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu music and acting academy, which is under construction in the Soweto suburb of Jabulani. “This will be an...
The City has vowed to arrange temporary accommodation for scores of people left destitute and displaced after an inferno razed through their makeshift homes in Booysens. Over 700 shacks have...
The City has dismissed malicious reports that its billing system is in a chaotic state and unable to generate accurate customer statements. “Our billing system’s efficiency is intact. The system...
Renowned jazz trombonist Jonas Gwangwa, who died aged 83 over the weekend, has been fondly remembered by his bereaved family as a caring and devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend and...
The Joburg Road Agency’s regional teams have devised an action plan to tackle a backlog road-related defects across the City, with special attention to stormwater infrastructure as we continue to...
The City’s Directorate of Libraries, which oversees all municipal libraries has clinched the 2020 Public Library Innovation Award for its #Covid-19 Facebook digital video series. The award was granted by...
“The lockdown negatively affected our maintenance plan. Employees had to work from home on rotational basis. Proper safeguarding of facilities was impacted and vandalism escalated. Repairs comes at a cost....
Cllr Margaret Arnolds has welcomed a pledge by various business people in Eldorado Park to partner with the City in restoring vandalised public amenities in the area. Cllr Arnolds, who...