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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...
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...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is hard at work repairing and replacing bridges throughout Johannesburg, with an approved budget of R110-million earmarked for bridge construction and maintenance projects for the...
Mark your calendars for Friday 27 to Sunday 29 January 2023 for the return of the popular annual festival ‘Makhelwane’ taking place at various spots in Soweto, with Lebo’s Backpackers...
The City’s directorate of sport and recreation in Region A offered a free sweat-inducing aerobics session to the public at Busy-Corner Imbizo Shisanyama on the weekend, showcasing the best movements...
For nearly three decades, Violet Mahlaba has been going above and beyond for the City, and has no intention of stopping any time soon. Reliable, trustworthy, and dedicated are some...
City officials who oversaw the digital automation of the Construction Permit Management System (CPMS) have been hailed as trailblazers for having increased investment across industries, stimulating job creation, expediting spatial...
Carolyn Steyn, a well-known Johannesburg resident and philanthropist, can best be described as selfless and humble, with a heart of gold filled with unending kindness. If she could lend a...
This week marked a significant milestone for the City’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) as the private sector officially began the manufacturing of 17 specialised firefighting engines for the municipal Red...
The inspirational Johannesburg Culinary & Pastry School aims to train chefs to be productive, independent, and employable. It is a true drawcard for both students who wish to master the...
With a theme of reverting to the roots, Soweto Tourism will host an awards ceremony on 3 February 2023 at Soweto Theatre to honour Soweto-based tourism businesses for putting the...
South Africa’s first hip-hop museum provides educational resources and cutting-edge technology for visitors to immerse themselves in the popular urban youth culture that began in the 1980s in the United...
Over 600 motorists were arrested for drunken driving during the now-ended festive season. It follows one of the busiest festive seasons, with hundreds of vehicles leaving the City of Johannesburg...
The City’s food hub at Joburg Market in City Deep provides immediate relief to thousands of food-insecure communities, assisting in the eradication of hunger among Johannesburg’s most vulnerable residents while...
The City’s digitised informal trading permits accrue several benefits to informal traders, including the ability to register and apply for a trading licence electronically. Once fully-fledged, the digital application system...
As part of her oversight duties, the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, recently returned to Region D in Soweto to check on mop-up operations after...
The sound of laughter and screaming fills the air at Riverlea’s newly unveiled Jukskei Park, which is located along Jukskei and Gamka Streets in the south west of Johannesburg. Children...
The City is streamlining the approval of building plans by infusing technological efficiencies into the system, allowing the digital process to be completed in five to 10 days. Cllr Belinda...
The Ennerdale extension 9 clinic is one of the City’s busiest and well-kept primary healthcare facilities, with neatly paved brick walkways, well-defined sand beds, and neatly manicured grass. According to...
Not even the pouring rain could deter the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Phalatse, from visiting Roodepoort and other parts of Soweto to ensure people affected...