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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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The City of Johannesburg is making concerted efforts to become a cleaner and greener municipality through its Environment and Infrastructure Services Department’s (EISD) Climate Action Plan (CAP). Lebo Molefe, the...
The City of Johannesburg hosted an information sharing event in partnership with external stakeholders to empower, equip, and create opportunities for young people in Soweto, enabling them to be competent...
Only those who risk going too far will ever know how far they can go,” says newly appointed Johannesburg Development Agency CEO Mokgema Mongane, who plans to make work of...
The City of Johannesburg’s Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) will celebrate Global Recycling Day today, 17 March 2023, with an initiative at Qhoboshiane Primary School in Diepkloof, Soweto....
he Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), the infrastructure development arm of the City of Johannesburg, will enter its 22nd year of operation with a new board that was announced this month....
The City of Johannesburg takes pride in serving its residents and providing excellent services to all areas of the municipality....
City officials shut down an Ennerdale business illegally burning animal fat to make candles, following community complaints and a multi-agency blitz. The operation also removed illegal electrical connections and reinforced...
Councillors in Region F have pleaded with the City of Johannesburg to spread resources equally on service delivery matters in wards....
​The Department of Environment and Infrastructure Services (EISD) invites young people to an exciting event at the Joburg Zoo between Friday, 24 March and Saturday, 25 March to discuss climate...
A large number of City employees in Region B have taken the initiative to take control of their lives by embarking on a weight-loss programme in collaboration with health practitioners...
The City of Johannesburg and the Library and Information Association of South Africa’s Gauteng South Branch will launch the South African Library Week celebrations at Noordgesig Library on 22 March...
The City mourns one of its own, Gloria Bosman, a great musician and artist who contributed to the creative fabric of Johannesburg and South Africa....
​​The City of Johannesburg and the Gauteng provincial government visited Jabulani Hostel in Soweto, Region D, to assist residents and surrounding communities with state services on Tuesday, 14 March 2023....
Soweto Theatre hosted a four-day “Take a Child to Theatre” campaign, offering free shows, workshops, storytelling, and creative activities to inspire young imaginations and highlight the transformative power of the...
​​More than 4 000 people watched play Woza Albert at Lesedi stage, Joburg Theatre, during its recent 11-day run....
The Member of Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Safety has just completed a four-day community engagement initiative aimed at addressing safety concerns in various regions of Johannesburg....

The Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) is hosting a series of activities to increase the youth’s capacity to engage in and encourage access to opportunities in climate change as...

The Executive Mayor, Cllr Thapelo Amad, has vowed to focus on improving the quality of service delivery in Johannesburg by ensuring the Government of Local Unity returns to basics. The...

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