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Despite it being winter, there is nothing cold about Thokoza Park in Rockville, Soweto, the home of Nelson Mandela’s “Champion Tree.” The park is festooned with deciduous trees, green turf...

​​The Soweto Theatre marked Nelson Mandela International Day by hosting a daylong symposium for aspiring arts and culture practitioners to share information on how to access funding. Although it was...

​The MMC for Public Safety, Cllr David Tembe, alongside acting Chief of Police, Thulani Khanyile, spent Nelson Mandela International Day refurbishing Gogo Elizabeth Nkosi’s old house, sprucing up the property...

The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Councillor Mpho Phalatse, and members of her executive team including Speaker of Council, Cllr Vasco da Gama, local councillors and city employees...

The Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) celebrated Mandela Day, with a wreath laying ceremony and other fun-filled activities at Thokoza Park, Soweto, on Friday, 15 July 2022. JCPZ honoured...

​The Department of Community Development in the City of Joburg appointed Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) to build a R43 million swimming pool in Ivory Park. The Ivory Park Swimming Pool...

The tall, lush trees on Main Road drift about sideways from being blown by gusts of wintry winds, creating an even chilly morning adjacent to GOG Gardens, a multi-purpose entertainment,...

Unlike the rest of us reeling from fuel price increases, Charles Moloto lets his feet do the talking by jogging to-and-fro work daily. Moloto, 47, is a Pest Controller at...

The holidays are a special time for learners to spend time with their friends and family and try all sorts of new things. One such new activity was an enjoyable...

​The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, and the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Transport, Cllr Funzi Ngobeni, launched Metrobus’ newly refurbished buses at Metrobus...

​​​The Speaker of Council in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Vasco da Gama, met various departments and officials at the Soweto Hotel in the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication in...

Sometimes heroes don’t wear capes. They just donate much-needed blood regularly. Forty-five-year-old Elton May, a Senior Assistant Librarian at Joburg City Library, is one of hordes of City employees who...

Golf has always been seen as an affluent sport but the Standard Bank Women’s Pro-Am programme is taking it right down to grassroots. This year, Standard Bank’s installment of the...

​​​​​​The office of the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development, Johannesburg City Parks, and Zoo (JCPZ) and the Johannesburg Muslim Cemetery Association had a meeting recently to welcome...

​​​If you missed out on the recent public art bus tour that celebrates the legacy of Drew Lindsay, worry not. The City of Johannesburg has got you covered. “The City...

John Kani's “Kunene and the King" pokes fun at the varied polarised perceptions of two elderly men from different occupations while exploring contemporary socio-political commentary through method acting.​...

​In a City where most young people are unemployed and some short-term contracts are ending, the skills development and workplace preparedness training hosted by the Department of Public Safety was...

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Tree lovers should not be alarmed at seeing trees being removed along the Braamfontein Spruit in Parkhurst and surrounding areas....

The Environment and Infrastructure Services Department’s (EISD) Climate Change Unit is actively engaged in disseminating knowledge and encouraging collective action toward achieving the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). In the...

Transnet’s Phelophepa Healthcare Train has arrived in Soweto, offering two weeks of affordable medical, dental, eye care and counselling services, plus extensive outreach to schools and communities, bringing vital healthcare...
Flawless dance moves dazzle audience at Danie van Zyl Recreation Centre...
The City of Johannesburg has embarked on an exciting quest to find rising stars who will proudly represent it at the 2023 OR Tambo Soncini games this October....
Blairgowrie Recreation Centre is being transformed through a hands-on community beautification project led by Cllr Lucinda Harman, uniting residents in an innovative, collaborative effort to revitalise public spaces across Ward...
Rea Vaya’s Phase 1C expansion reaches Gandhi Square, where new BRT stations will be constructed by the JDA, bringing temporary traffic disruptions but long-term improvements to one of Joburg’s busiest...
John Kani’s iconic play Nothing But The Truth returns to Theatre on the Square from 3–21 October, offering a powerful exploration of family, exile, and South Africa’s apartheid struggle, performed...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has started construction work to rehabilitate the Kilburn Street culvert infrastructure in Discovery, Roodepoort....
The Soweto Cheese and Wine Festival drew over 500 patrons to the Soweto Theatre, offering fine local wines, curated cheeses, vibrant music and artisan showcases, creating a lively cultural celebration...
The Spar Women’s Challenge Jozi 2023 brought thousands together at Marks Park for a vibrant celebration of women’s strength, resilience, and community spirit, with Ethiopian athlete Selam Gebre taking first...
Forces beyond our control determine the conditions of our birth, but with enough ingenuity and a certain amount of audacity, we can rise above our limitations to reach for the...
Wine lovers are in for a treat as WineX returns to Sandton, offering three nights of tastings, gourmet pairings, and interactions with award-winning winemakers, showcasing over 800 exceptional South African...
The vision for a modern, integrated, 3236m2 multipurpose centre in Midrand, Region A, is a step closer with the first phase of the development now completed....
The MMC for Human Settlements, Cllr Anthea Leitch, joined attendees at the 19th Annual Soweto Pride march and festivities to represent the City of Johannesburg and show its commitment to...
As Reggie Moloi, a Senior Manager of Cemeteries and Crematoria for Joburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ), prepares to bid his colleagues goodbye at the end of September 2023, he...
Northern Joburg’s busiest throughfare has officially been renamed Winnie Mandela Drive in a historic tribute to one of South Africa's most iconic political figures....
The vibrant streets of the Johannesburg inner-city witnessed a surge of activity as thousands of enthusiastic runners and walkers participated in the 10km Absa Run Your City Race at Mary...

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