Chaka Khan and Louie Vega headline DStv Delicious festival
01 June 2015
Party to the sounds of Chaka Khan and Louie Vega and experience a culinary adventure with masterchef's Pete Goffe-Wood including food network celebrity chefs Jenny Morris, Siba Mtongana and Reza Mahammad at the DStv Delicious festival...Read more
City employees clean-up campaign
02 June 2015
Personnel of several City of Johannesburg’s municipal-owned entities were all over Weltevreden Park in Region C on 1 June, cutting overgrown grass, fixing potholes, pruning trees, clearing debris from the main storm water drain and replacing burnout streetlights...Read more
City serves all residents equally
02 June 2015
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Clr Parks Tau has denied that the City spent the biggest slice of its Budget in the townships...Read more
New street lights keep criminal elements at bay
03 June 2015
The angels of darkness that have been stalking several Johannesburg communities have reached the end of their nefarious reign after City Power, the City of Johannesburg's electricity utility, installed more than 2 180 street lights in these areas...Read more
Housing waiting list verification campaign moves to Region B
03 June 2015
The second phase of the City of Johannesburg’s housing waiting list verification campaign – through which the City seeks to verify housing applicants’ information and create a project-linked database – kicks off in Region B on July 1...Read more
Turning rubbish dumps into food sources
03 June 2015
Two years ago, it was a urine-reeking, fly-infested illegal dumping site overflowing with toxic materials, human faeces and animal carcases...Read more
City paves the way to youth opportunities
04 June 2015
Barriers hindering young people from entering the jobs market and accessing opportunities are being broken down in Johannesburg...Read more
Mayor dirties his hands in City cleanup drive
08 June 2015
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau rolled up his sleeves and dirtied his hands as he led the City of Johannesburg’s Environmental Day Cleanup campaign in Kaalfontein, Ivory Park...Read more
Soweto co-ops scoop Jozi@Work package
11 June 2015
At least 10 cooperatives and micro businesses were given a major leg-up on 10 June when they were awarded Jozi@Work packages totalling R1,5 million...Read more
City injects millions into Turffontein Corridor
12 June 2015
The City of Johannesburg will over the next four years spend more than R150-million on the redevelopment of the Rotunda Park Precinct...Read more
City’s homeless - A step closer to their dream homes
12 June 2015
Although 68-year-old grandmother Betsy Chauke applied for a subsidised council house almost 20 years ago, she is still hopeful she will soon have a place she can call home...Read more
Jozi@Work rolls out more work packages
15 June 2015
More and more township residents are to have their lives changed for the better as the City of Johannesburg continues to roll out work packages to cooperatives and micro enterprises registered under Jozi@Work...Read more
Mayor remembers June 16 heroes
17 June 2015
At the crack of dawn on Tuesday, 16th of June 2015, the City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau kicked-off the 39th commemoration of the 1976 Student Uprising...Read more
City of Joburg Supports SAITEX
17 June 2015
As part of its Growth and Development Strategy 2040, the City of Joburg (CoJ) is once again backing this year’s Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX)...Read more
Mayor Tau in CEO Sleepout
18 June 2015
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau will on Thursday night 18 June...Read more
Rea Vaya fares to go up
19 June 2015
Rea Vaya fares will increase by 6% on July 1 – the first price hike since the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system was introduced in Johannesburg in 2009...Read more
Region D reigns supreme at Amos Masondo Games
22 June 2015
Johannesburg’s Region D – which constitutes most parts of Soweto – emerged as the overall winner of the inaugural Amos Masondo Games at Marks Parks Sports Grounds in Emmarentia at the weekend...Read more
Councillor shines in Amos Masondo Games
22 June 2015
Councillor Zodwa Nxumalo of Ward 37 in Johannesburg’s Region D led her senior citizens’ soccer team – Jabavu Top 10 – to a resounding victory over Cosmo City senior citizens’ team during the inaugural Amos Masondo Games...Read more
Joburg youths climb on the Vulindlel’ eJozi bandwagon
23 June 2015
Vulindlel’ eJozi, a City of Johannesburg initiative aimed at breaking down barriers to employment opportunities for “disengaged youths” aged between 18 and 34, has taken off, with an average of 400 young people a day registering for the programme online...Read more
City upgrades roads in Diepsloot
24 June 2015
Motorists in Diepsloot in Johannesburg’s Region A will soon be cruising through the township without having to worry about bumpy and uneven roads as the first phase of the Diepsloot Gravel Roads Upgrade Programme nears completion...Read more
Why I will be walking the talk – MMC Vondo
26 June 2015
With just over a month to go before thousands of walkers lace up their takkies and hit the streets of Johannesburg in the annual Discovery 702 Walk the Talk, the big question every participant has to answer is: “What are you walking for?”...Read more
Rising soccer stars win inaugural tourney
29 June 2015
Lavela High School learners were on Cloud Nine after their soccer team lifted the inaugural June 16 Cup at Dobsonville Sports Grounds in Soweto at the weekend...Read more
City weight loss initiative saved my life
29 June 2015
Big losers become big winners in a weight loss challenge under Jozi’s Healthy Lifestyle Programme...Read more
New shareholders sign Rea Vaya Phase 1B contract
30 June 2015
More than 150 minibus taxi owners became shareholders of a multimillion rand mainstream public transport venture when they, the City of Johannesburg and bus company Putco signed a landmark Rea Vaya Bus Operating Company Agreement (BOCA) at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on 30 June...Read more
Green festival to discuss environmental sustainability
01 June 2015
The second annual Constitution Hill Green Festival, presented jointly by Constitution Hill and the City of Johannesburg, will take place at Constitution Hill over three days from Monday June 1...Read more
ity’s Budget Golf Day attracts Mzansi’s who's who
02 June 2015
The City of Johannesburg’s Budget Week – which saw Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance Councillor Geoffrey Makhubo announcing a record R52,6 billion budget on Tuesday – reached its finale when Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau hosted Budget Golf Day at the Bryanston Country Club on Friday...Read more
City employees clean-up campaign
02 June 2015
Personnel of several City of Johannesburg’s municipal-owned entities were all over Weltevreden Park in Region C on 1 June, cutting overgrown grass, fixing potholes, pruning trees, clearing debris from the main storm water drain and replacing burnout streetlights...Read more
JoburgToday.tv Another window into Jozi’s pulse
02 June 2015
In another ground-breaking development, Johannesburg’s online content TV channel can now be accessed by logging onto the City’s website – joburg.org.za...Read more
More Joburg townships connected to power grid
03 June 2015
City Power – the City of Johannesburg’s electricity utility – electrified more than 10 townships in the past five years, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services Clr Matshidiso Mfikoe has revealed...Read more
City in big show of support for a healthy environment
03 June 2015
The City of Johannesburg has pulled out all stops to demonstrate its commitment to the sustainable conservation of the environment by being actively at the centre of three major events...Read more
MMC Vondo officially unveils a world-class park
04 June 2015
Hundreds of Ivory Park residents turned up in great numbers to witness the official opening of phase 2 of the R4 million state-of-the-arts and international award-winning Ivory Park Regional Park on Friday...Read more
“Smart” more than just technology for cities
04 June 2015
Technology is a tool designed to pull together smart systems to aid urban efficiency in cities, the City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau said on Thursday, June 4, 2015...Read more
Soweto Theatre turns up the heat
09-06-2015
The Soweto Theatre has lined up a dance extravaganza to chase away the winter woollies and get residents tapping their feet, swinging their hips, clicking their fingers and nodding their heads to the beat...Read more
Pikitup ready to host youth summit
11 June 2015
Still fresh from staging a successful Environmental Week that reached its peak when Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau led a big cleanup campaign in Ivory Park...Read more
World-acclaimed Geneva Ballet hits Joburg Theatre
12 June 2015
The internationally acclaimed Geneva Ballet will make its Johannesburg Theatre debut on Wednesday June 17...Read more
Joburg youth urged to protect the environment
15 June 2015
Johannesburg youth have been urged to “be awake and be aware” of the growing threat to the environment...Read more
Linear park to change the face of Turffontein
15 June 2015
The development of the Turffontein Corridor, southeast of Johannesburg, took another giant step forward when the City of Johannesburg announced the construction of a multimillion rand linear park...Read more
Victims of Westdene Dam bus tragedy remembered
17 June 2015
African National Congress struggle veteran Ahmed Kathrada, who in 2012 was given the Freedom of the City by the City of Johannesburg, yesterday, 16 June, led a wreath-laying ceremony at the Westdene Dam
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Mayor launches Jozi’s Inner City Roadmap
18 June 2015
The revitalisation and rejuvenation of the Johannesburg inner city took a giant leap forward when Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau officially launched the Johannesburg Inner City Roadmap...Read more
City of Joburg's vehicle fleet goes greener
18 June 2015
Johannesburg’s green revolution will move up a gear on Friday June 19 when Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau...Read more
Joburg Mayor comes out for CEO Sleepout
19 June 2015
It was one of the coldest nights in Johannesburg but this did not deter Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau from leaving the comfort of his bed and the warmth of his blankets to spend the night on a freezing street for a good cause...Read more
Mayor Tau takes delivery of green cars
22 June 2015
For the next three years, the City of Johannesburg will spend R216-million on replacing half of its 3 500 vehicle fleet with energy-saving and environmentally friendly vehicles...Read more
Eldos is not only about drugs, residents told
23 June 2015
It was high time that Eldorado Park residents told their own story and changed the perception that their area was only about crime and drugs...Rad more
Joburg’s rising tennis star, 15, off to Wimbledon
23 June 2015
A15-year-old Johannesburg rising tennis star is to fly out to Wimbledon on Thursday June 25 to compete in the under-15 women’s singles and doubles tennis tournaments after a sterling performance at the City of Johannesburg’s inaugural Amos Masondo Games at the weekend...Read more
Freedom Charter Gardens unveiled in Kliptown
24 June 2015
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau on Tuesday 23 June unveiled the Freedom Charter Gardens in Kliptown – on the site where the Congress of the People adopted the Freedom Charter on 26 June 1955...Read more
Yvonne Chaka Chaka to woo fans at Joburg Theatre
25 June 2015
Princess of Africa Yvonne Chaka Chaka will perform alongside the talented Johannesburg Youth Orchestra in “A Night with the Stars” show at the Joburg Theatre this weekend...Read more
City's entities reach out to communities
29 June 2015
The City of Johannesburg opened up to the residents of Region F at the weekend – and there were no holds barred...Read more
City to assist over 200 displaced people
30 June 2015
The City of Johannesburg’s Citizen Relationship and Urban Management Department (CRUM) and the Displaced Persons Unit (DPU) are assessing how best to assist more than 200 displaced and vulnerable people identified in Region B over the weekend...Read more