The Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment Summit, hosted by His Excellency Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, and The Right Honourable Sir Keir Starmer MP, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, will take place on Friday, 21 November 2025, alongside the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

Co-hosted in partnership with the Global Fund, the Summit represents a critical opportunity to mobilise global donor support to end HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria. As the world’s largest financier of programs focused on preventing, treating and caring for people affected by these diseases, the Global Fund plays a central role in driving global health impact in countries across the world. This year’s Summit is expected to galvanise bold commitments, accelerate action and strengthen partnerships across regions and sectors.

The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Transport Department, is currently developing an E-Hailing Management Policy for the City. This policy will guide the management of E-Hailing services as well as Scooter Delivery Services. It will focus on the following key nodes to inform the city-wide policy: Sandton CBD, Rosebank CBD, Randburg CBD, Inner City Core, Soweto (around Maponya Mall and Jabulani Mall), Cresta Mall and Mall of the South.

 The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Cllr Dada Morero, will on Thursday, 20 November 2025, lead a special preview launch of the Homecoming Exhibition, a landmark cultural showcase forming part of the official G20 Summit Cultural Programme. 

The Homecoming Exhibition celebrates the return of 145 artworks from the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) following an extensive international tour. It also marks a significant partnership between the Standard Bank Gallery and JAG, ensuring that Johannesburg residents continue to experience the city’s world-renowned collection during the gallery’s refurbishment. 

 The Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) is not just a home for artistic masterpieces; it plays an essential role in preserving the history and heritage of Johannesburg. In recent months, we have made significant strides in both restoring and reimagining this vital cultural asset. The Johannesburg Development Agency has spearheaded these efforts by bringing on board a skilled heritage specialist. They have conducted in-depth structural assessments, paving the way for a well-planned and responsible restoration process. 

We are excited to report that the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority of Gauteng has formally approved the City’s application for the necessary structural interventions in the restoration project. We have also secured all required approvals, covering key areas such as traffic impact, stormwater management, fire safety, water usage, and land surveying, which means we can move forward without any hitches. To protect JAG’s invaluable collection during renovations, we have set up three temporary facilities at the Johannesburg City Library, Museum Africa, and the Brixton Multipurpose Centre. 

Incorrect messages have been propagated over the past few days regarding the reasons for the removal by the City of Johannesburg of a banner illegally erected by Solidarity or its agents along the M1 motorway in Johannesburg. The City reaffirms its constitutional obligation to uphold the rule of law and to ensure that all matters under its administration are managed in accordance with its by-laws, policies and other applicable legislation and regulations. Adherence to these prescripts is essential to the effective and orderly functioning of the City.

In terms of the Outdoor Advertising By-Laws, 2009, any party seeking to erect, install, or display an outdoor advertising sign on City-owned property must make an application and obtain formal approval from the City. No such application was submitted in relation to the banner in question. Instead, the banner was erected unlawfully, in direct contravention of the City’s by-laws. This is the sole reason for the banner’s removal by City officials, who acted strictly within their power and authority to enforce the law. The G20 had no bearing on the City’s decision, and any insinuation of bias or ulterior motive on the City’s actions is categorically rejected. The City simply cannot standby without acting to stop the flagrant disregard of its by-laws.

City Power is starting to feel the impact of sustained heavy rainfall on its operations across Johannesburg, with the number of logged queries this morning, exceeding 2000. The wet weather conditions have increased the number of outages and are hampering our restoration efforts as teams battle to access certain areas that are water-logged. The heavy rainfall over the past few days have affected our ability to respond timeously to faults, resulting in prolonged outages.

There are several roads that the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) have closed off for safety concerns after some of the low-lying bridges got flooded, especially in the Roodepoort and Lenasia area. We also have trees that have fallen and blocked off some roads in Hursthill, Parkview, and Randburg areas. In some parts, those fallen trees have snapped our overhead lines, causing additional outages.

The City of Johannesburg has urged property owners to pay their municipal bills ahead of the festive season to avoid spending their holidays without essential services such as water and electricity.

The City’s Group Finance Department Director of Customer Communications, Kgamanyane Maphologela, cautions that many customers often fail to prioritise their municipal accounts during the busy festive period — a mistake that may lead to service disconnections.

City Power is pleased to inform customers that 100% of the power supply has been restored following last week’s incident at the Bree Substation.

All affected areas have now been successfully reconnected, and our teams have completed all restoration processes.

The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Councillor Dada Morero, is proud to announce significant progress in the ongoing restoration of the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG), a cornerstone of the City’s cultural heritage and one of its most treasured public institutions. The planning and redesign phase of JAG, led by the Johannesburg Development Agency, has now reached an advanced stage.

As the project moves into the construction preparation phase, restoration work cannot proceed while the art collection remains inside the building. To ensure the safety, preservation, and continued accessibility of the City’s invaluable artworks during this period, three temporary relocation venues have been secured: the Johannesburg City Library, Museum Africa and the Brixton Multipurpose Facility.