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The Hector Pieterson Memorial Acre was filled with people from all walks of life on Thursday, 16 June 2022, who had come to learn and remember what this day meant...
The Speaker of Council of the City of Johannesburg Cllr Vasco da Gama, family members, community leaders and residents gathered at this gravesite of Japie Vilankulu yesterday, June 16 2020,...
Don’t be fooled by her soft demeanour and small frame. Dynamite comes in small packages and at the age of 29, Mmatshepo Chiloane-Oganne is unstoppable. The mother, wife, and former...
The Directorate of Environmental Health in Region F has led a public education and awareness campaign at the Booysens informal settlement as part of a larger effort to raise awareness...
The Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum marked its 20th anniversary by urging society to be more accepting of social differences. Prince Dube, the museum’s chief curator, spearheaded the event, which...
The Rosebank CID is bordered by four major roads, including Jan Smuts and Jellicoe Avenues, as well as Bolton and Oxford Roads. There are plans to expand the CID and...
Captains of industry have called on South Africa’s biggest metropolis to model the concept of a 24-hour city in a bid to unleash the endless opportunities inherent in the night...
Officials from the Public Safety Department won the spoils and bragging rights after dominating various sporting codes at an intergovernmental sports day organised by the management of the Correctional Services...
“As nations slowly recover from the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, I find it fitting to remind you of how good nature has been to all of us,” said the Member of...
Residents of Joburg living in informal settlements have been advised not to leave candles or braziers unattended, as these are the main course of shack fires during the winter season....
She smiles broadly and greets everyone as she drives through the streets of Langlaagte, Mayfair, Vrededorp and Vredepark, the Region F areas she oversees. “Hello, aunty Yola,” Alicia Meniers, a...
When you empower women, you empower the nation. Those were the words of City of Johannesburg officials as they kicked off an Entrepreneurship and Women Economic Empowerment workshop hosted by...
The City of Johannesburg’s Smart City office continues to push boundaries by making the most of the talent and innovation available both inside and outside of the government. Every year,...
City of Johannesburg’s Public Safety Department is launching a satellite licensing centre at Thuso house in Braamfontein today, June 6 2022. It forms part of the department’s efforts to bring...
The City hopes a newly launched multimedia exhibition on the historic Rivonia trial ignites public interest in some of the seminal moments of South Africa’s struggle history and will help...
Council has ratified an HR decision to digitise the recruitment process, setting the municipality on a path to a paperless and techno-savvy future. The MMC of Group Corporate and Shared...
“I now feel like somebody in this life and the community that I come from. People now look at me differently because I bring solutions to many problems that they...
The Executive Mayor has vowed to improve the allocation of public housing stock to the City’s indigents, in a bid to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in Johannesburg. “All units will go...
MMC Mpho Moerane says Pikitup’s offer to collect bulky waste directly from Joburg households helps the entity divert recyclable material away from landfill sites, which are overburdened. The City’s waste...
The City of Joburg Region F has once again embarked on two-week long Kleena Joburg reloaded campaign, which focuses on clearing illegal dumping, collecting waste, cleaning streets, sidewalks, fixing water...
Cllr Lawrence Khoza, the MMC for Economic Development has renewed the City’s pledge to make Johannesburg business-friendly, following extensive consultations with the sector. Cllr Khoza has been undertaking various engagements...
Do you have a pilot-ready digital solution for modern-day challenges faced by the City of Joburg? Does your business enterprise develop smart technologies that can help the City deliver services...
he Braamfontein student precinct will be a much safer place henceforth thanks to the City’s rejuvenated Crime Prevention Plan, which promises tougher action against the scourge. Launched on the Nelson...
The following employees retired during the lockdown after over 30 years of service to the City. They are now free to do anything with their time and pension money. They...
One of a series of virtual Community-Based Planning (CBP) sessions organised by the Speaker of Council has heard demands by residents of Region D in Soweto for the municipality to...
The new state-of-the-art Selby Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) depot, which will be designated for Phase 1B and Phase 1C operations, is taking shape among the older, heavier industrial...
The MMC for Development Planning, Cllr Thapelo Amad has welcomed a decision by the Department of Labour and Employment to grant the City temporary access to the Metro Link to...
The Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Community Development, Cllr Margaret Arnolds is on a whirlwind tour of the City, cutting overgrown grass and weeds and beautifying parks and...
The City seeks your virtual comment to draft a new property rates policy as required by prescripts of municipal governance. The current rates policy (2020/21) is under routine review to...
Speaker of Council, Cllr Nonceba Molwele is hosting a series of virtual public consultations to give residents free rein to determine the substance and character of the City’s Integrated Development...
MMC Eunice Mgcina is using the month of February to cast the spotlight on the perils of unhealthy lifestyle choices and to encourage joburgers to routinely check-up against HIV/Aids, sexually...