City’s stand draws big crowds at Beeld holiday show
01 March 2016
Joburg Tourism, the City of Johannesburg’s tourism entity, once again took full advantage of opportunities presented by the Beeld Holiday Show to show off a wide and diverse range of tourism, holiday, leisure and accommodation opportunities available Johannesburg...Read more
Tourism could treble employment in Jozi
02 March 2016
Employment in Johannesburg could treble and the economy grow by between 6% and 7% per annum if all stakeholders in the tourism industry “could get the sector going”...Read more
Four Joburg inner city parks to be rejuvinated
03 March 2016
Atotal of R6.1-million is to be ploughed into four inner city parks in the current financial year as part of the ongoing revitalisation and rejuvenation of the bustling and vibrant urban space...Read more
Ubuntu the key to social cohesion
03 March 2016
Race and gender relations, education, the economy, languages and culture were among some of the issues that came under sharp scrutiny during a seminar on nation building and social cohesion at the Lenasia Recreation Centre in the City of Johannesburg’s Region G on Wednesday March 2...Read more
Ekurhuleni takes a leaf out of Joburg’s book
04 March 2016
Adelegation from the City of Ekurhuleni on Thursday March 3 visited the City of Johannesburg’s Region F – which includes the inner city – on a fact-finding mission and to share ideas on a range of programmes the two cities use to drive service delivery in communities...Read more
Mayor sends condolences to Diepsloot family
04 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Cllr. Parks Tau has expressed sadness at the tragic news of a recovery of the body of six-year-old, Angel Sibanda of Diepsloot, on Sunday, 28 February 2016...Read more
City marks Library Week
07 March 2016
If you have been avoiding the library like the plague because of overdue books that now carry a hefty fine, stress no more...Read more
Gauteng Cup produces thrill-a-minute soccer
08 March 2016
Four more teams booked their place in the Future Champions Gauteng International Tournament after another successful hosting of the Gauteng Cup at the weekend, with all the qualifiers coming from academy teams of Premier Soccer League (PSL) sides...Read more
Jozi@Work set to create more work in Region G
09 March 2016
Several job opportunities are expected to be created in the City of Johannesburg’s Region G in the next few weeks after Johannesburg Water and the Environmental Health Department presented one Jozi@Work package each at the Lenasia Civic Centre on Tuesday March 8...Read more
Youth programme opportunities come alive
09 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg youth programme, Vulindlel’eJozi has in just its second quarter roll-out secured up to 47 050 opportunities for unemployed young people in job placements, online education, maritime sector and entrepreneurship skills development...Read more
Joburg to open dedicated taxi lanes soon
10 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg is to soon open several dedicated lanes for minibus taxis on some of its routes to ease traffic congestion and minimise the carbon footprint...Read more
City injects R500-million into hostel redevelopment
10 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg is spending more than R500-million on the ongoing redevelopment and upgrading of single-sex hostels spread across the city and turning them into decent and liveable spaces catering for whole families...Read more
City and FBOs put pray against abuse
13 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Faith-Based Organisation (FBO) on Thursday March 10 called on all South Africans to take decisive action to end murders, human trafficking and the abuse of women and children...Read more
Joshco breaking new ground
13 March 2016
In an unprecedented move, JOSHCO, the City of Johannesburg’s social housing company, has established a skills development centre at City Deep, the former male-only hostel recently converted into a modern housing complex accommodating whole families...Read more
Jozi’s top tech-preneurs stand a chance to win R5 million
14 March 2016
Potential tech-preneurs who come up with technology solutions to everyday Jozi problems stand the chance of turning their digital ideas into viable business opportunities. All they have to do is enter the #Hack.Jozi Challenge before entries close on Friday, 25 March 2016...Read more
JRA appoints new managing director
16 March 2016
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) today announced the appointment of its new Managing Director, Dr Sean Phillips who will assume the new position with effect from 1 May 2016...Read more
Pirates U-17 shine in global soccer championships
16 March 2016
The Orlando Pirates Under-17 team kept the South African flag flying high at the Future Champions International tournament at the Nike Centre in Klipspruit, Soweto, yesterday 15 March, when they registered their second win on the trot...Read more
Jozi woos lucrative Chinese tourism market
17 March 2016
Joburg Tourism – the City of Johannesburg’s tourism entity – has teamed up with UnionPay, the world’s largest card payment company, in a new move to attract millions of Chinese tourists to the City of Gold and other parts of South Africa as well as the rest of the continent...Read more
Big boost for black women in tourism
17 March 2016
The Department of Tourism has, in consultation with both the public and private sectors, launched an executive development programme in a new drive to address the slow progression of black women in the tourism industry...Read more
Cosmo City to have its own fire station
18 March 2016
Cosmo City in the City of Johannesburg’s Region C is to soon have its own fire station...Read more
City on the right service delivery track
22 March 2016
Despite several issues and concerns raised by stakeholders, the City of Johannesburg made significant gains in the past financial year in pursuit of its mandate to deliver services to improve the quality of life of its residents, Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau said on Friday March 18...Read more
Moody's rating the City of Joburg
23 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg has consistently demonstrated its financial resilience as evidenced by the generation of recurring surpluses, maintenance of substantial cash balances which have hovered around R5 billion and the continued roll out of the R100 billion 10 year capital expenditure program...Read more
World shows big interest in Joburg Market Day
23 March 2016
It’s all systems go for Johannesburg Market Day in City Deep in two weeks’ time...Read more
Council approval clears way for IDP process
23 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg Council has approved the 2016-2021 draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for public consultation...Read more
Free State municipality ‘enriched’ by Jozi visit
24 March 2016
Members of a high-profile delegation from the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality in the Free State that visited the City of Johannesburg on Wednesday March 23 said they were greatly enriched by the experience and would take back with them “very valuable insight and lessons” gained from it...Read more
City to tell a good story at Rand Show
24 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg’s stand at the Rand Show will reflect Joburg’s position as a world-class African city, with its departments and municipal-owned entities on hand to answer service-related issues...Read more
Joburg intensifies war on waste
27 March 2016
Easter Weekend saw the City of Johannesburg intensify its war on the waste which has accumulated throughout the city as the illegal strike by Pikitup workers affiliated to SAMWU enters its third week...Read more
Philippines delegation breaks healthy bread with Joburg
29 March 2016
Adelegation from the Philippines is in Johannesburg to train 100 local bakers over five days in producing healthy bread and running successful bakeries...Read more
Investments pour into Jozi despite economic turbulence
29 March 2016
Despite the current economic challenges, the City of Johannesburg is on track to meet its 2015-2016 investment targets...Read more
JMPD nabs 900 traffic offenders over Easter
30 March 2016
More than 800 motorists were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and a further 121 for speeding in Johannesburg over the long Easter weekend, according to Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar...Read more
Your last chance to register to vote
30 March 2016
If you have not yet registered to vote, you have another opportunity to do so – so you can exercise your democratic right, starting with the forthcoming local government elections...Read more
Strike: Why ratepayers won't be reimbursed
31 March 2016
Johannesburg residents will not be reimbursed despite the non-collection of their refuse by Pikitup as a result of the ongoing illegal strike by more than 4 800 members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU), the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity has explained...Read more
Bramfischerville residents access free health services
01 March 2016
I’m keen to know what my blood sugar levels are so I can take better care of my health,” said Ntombizodwa Maseko at the Bramfischerville Multipurpose Centre in Soweto, in the City of Johannesburg’s Region C, on Monday 29 February...Read more
Register to vote for your future
02 March 2016
City of Johannesburg’s Speaker of Council, Councillor Connie Bapela, yesterday made a special plea to the youth of Johannesburg to “seize the moment” by registering to vote in the upcoming local government elections...Read more
We hear you loud and clear
03 March 2016
Each and every suggestion and input made by residents, businesses and property owners during the Rates and Taxes Policy meetings currently taking place across Johannesburg will be taken into consideration and assessed on their financial viability...Read more
City in fresh drive to improve service delivery
04 March 2016
Several City of Johannesburg entities and departments on Thursday March 3 descended on Ivory Park’s Extension 8 informal settlement, generally known as MaMtolo-Riverbend in Region A, to attend to service delivery challenges identified during recent high-profile visits by City politicians under the Bua le Sechaba (Talk to the Nation) campaign, led by Chairperson of Section 79 Committees Cllr Solly Mogase...Read more
Joburg’s “I Know Joburg” Campaign gains momentum
04 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg’s I “Know My Joburg” campaign continues to engage with the residents of the City, especially the youth on what service delivery the City offers the community...Read more
City showcases opportunities, services – all under one roof
07 March 2016
Residents of the City of Johannesburg’s Region F – which includes the inner city – were brought up to speed with job and empowerment opportunities, health programmes and services available in the region when it staged an open day on Friday March 4...Read more
Diepsloot residents scrub illegal dumping hotspots
07 March 2016
Illegal dumping sites in Diepsloot, which are not only an eyesore but also a serious health hazard, were singled out for a major cleanup when Pikitup’s five-month citywide Waste Minimisation Campaign entered its second week on Saturday March 5...Read more
Report incorrect billing swiftly
08 March 2016
Residents of Diepsloot on Monday night 7 March told City of Johannesburg officials during a Property Rates and Taxes meeting at the Diepsloot Youth Centre in Extension 2 that their water bills were too high...Read more
City dishes out Jozi@Work packages
09 March 2016
Four City of Johannesburg entities have offered township businesses and co-operatives in Region E work packages worth more than R4-million under Jozi@Work, an unmatched job-creation and mass empowerment programme spearheaded by Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau...Read more
Graduates praise City’s Massive Open Online Varsity
10 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg officially launched the Massive Open Online Varsity (MOOV) e-learning programme at the Westbury Library and Recreation Centre in Region B on Wednesday March 9...Read more
Soweto to host global junior soccer tournament
10 March 2016
Soweto will next week host some of the leading junior teams in world football in this year’s edition of Future Champions International tournament that will also feature five local clubs...Read more
MMC threatens to expel striking Pikitup workers
11 March 2016
City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services (MMC), Councillor Matshidiso Mfikoe, has given striking Pikitup workers an ultimatum to return to work immediately or face the risk of having their services terminated...Read more
Formation of Region E’s FBO gets off the ground
13 March 2016
Ameeting aimed at setting in motion the formation of a faith-based organisation (FBO) in the City of Johannesburg’s Region E culminated in an agreement to establish a seven-member working committee to drive the process forward...Read more
Pikitup welcomes Samwu's call as dismissal process continues
14 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg, Pikitup Board and its Management welcome the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU)’s national office call for its members at the waste management entity to return to work...Read more
Residents have their say at rates policy meeting
15 March 2016
The first round of the City of Johannesburg’s 2016-2017 public consultation process on the affordability and equitability of its property rates and taxes was concluded at Cosmo City in Region C last night after more than 20 meetings were held in the various regions over the past few weeks to canvass residents’ views, ideas and opinions...Read more
Executive Mayor Tau gets tough with striking workers
16 March 2016
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau has unequivocally condemned Pikitup workers who went on an illegal strike again last week, disrupting waste management services and leaving many parts of the city buried under piles of rubbish...Read more
Pirates, Wits fly into future champions semis
17 March 2016
Two local Under-17 soccer teams – Orlando Pirates and Bidvest Wits – yesterday stormed into the semifinals of the Future Champions International tournament being held at the Nike Centre in Klipspruit, Soweto, this week...Read more
Do you want to open a B&B? Then read this
17 March 2016
Johannesburg residents who want to convert their homes into accommodation establishments or have bought properties to run such businesses are required to abide by applicable laws and regulations...Read more
Give us the land, we will show you the money
18 March 2016
Residents of Ennerdale in the City of Johannesburg’s Region G have called for a moratorium on land in the area to be lifted to give them the opportunity to purchase it for economic development purposes...Read more
Wits U-17 lads miss global soccer glory
22 March 2016
It was a case of so near and yet so far for Bidvest Wits’ Under-17 soccer team at the weekend...Read more
Magistrate calls Pikitup, SAMWU to account on the ongoing illegal strike
22 March 2016
The Johannesburg Labour Court on Friday, 18 March 2016, reserved judgment after calling Pikitup and the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), to account on unenforced interdicts issued to halt the ongoing illegal protests by workers...Read more
City opens way for Jozi youth to work at sea
23 March 2016
Six unemployed young men and women will at the end of this month set off to sea to start a career in maritime thanks to a partnership between the City of Johannesburg and Harambee Youth Accelerator...Read more
Joburg receives 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Congress torch
23 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Economic Development, Councillor Ruby Mathang, has been handed the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) torch as the countdown to the ninth edition of the international entrepreneurship showpiece – to be held in Johannesburg in March 2017 – began in earnest...Read more
City condemns shooting of Pikitup trucks
24 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg condemns the shooting of two Pikitup trucks along Rand Show Road, near Nasrec, which caused the vehicles to collide just before midnight on Wednesday, 23 March 2016...Read more
Eikenhof Farm keeps hunger at bay
24 March 2016
The City of Johannesburg’s determination to provide a food security net in poor communities was showcased on Wednesday March 23 when Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau visited the City’s Eikenhof Farm, south of Johannesburg...Read more
Obey the rules of the road this Easter - JMPD
24 March 2016
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) will have zero tolerance on those who ignore the rules of the road over the Easter weekend...Read more
Joburg Mayor to host US ambassador Andrew Young
28 March 2016
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau and Members of the City’s Mayoral Committee will host United States ambassador Andrew Young, his wife Carolyn and a high-powered delegation of American businesspeople at a luncheon at Apartheid Museum, Gold Reef City, on Tuesday March 29...Read more
Strong action taken against striking Pikitup workers
29 March 2016
Eighteen members of the South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) were arrested in connection with several criminal offences, including attempted murder, intimidation, public violence and damage to property in the midst of the ongoing illegal Pikitup strike...Read more
Joburg to forge trade and investment links with Atlanta
30 March 2016
Johannesburg and Atlanta in the United States are to develop partnerships to stimulate trade and investments following a visit by a high-profile American delegation to the City of Gold on Tuesday March 29...Read more
City using technology to curb traffic snarl-ups
30 March 2016
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) – the City of Johannesburg’s roads and storm water infrastructure provision and maintenance entity – is rolling out several technological innovations to reduce the effects of faulty traffic signals, minimise the economic impact caused by congestion and reduce road-user frustrations...Read more