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Task team to drive formation of FBO in Region B

01 May 2016

 

Religious leaders in the City of Johannesburg’s Region B on Friday April 29 elected a three-person task team to mobilise support for the formation of a regional faith-based organisation (FBO)...Read more

 

IDP Summit: a window into Joburg’s future

01 May 2016

 

After 26 public meetings characterised by robust, honest, frank and no-holds-barred debate, the City of Johannesburg and its stakeholders – including residents, academics and businesspeople – have produced a service-delivery plan for the next five years...Read more

 

Sophiatown revisited as City entertains gogos, old timers

04 May 2016

 

The spirit of the 1950s Sophiatown era was relived on Friday April 29 when City of Johannesburg Council Speaker Councillor Connie Bapela entertained more than 350 senior citizens at Orlando Communal Hall in Soweto...Read more

 

Corridors of Freedom enriching lives, Mayor says in SOCA

04 May 2016

 

The Corridors of Freedom, the City of Johannesburg's spatial programme aimed at re-stitching Johannesburg into one united metropolis, is breathing new life into many parts of the city, Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau said during his State of the City Address in Turffontein on Wednesday May 4...Read more

 

Mayor Tau reflects on youth empowerment at SOCA

04 May 2016

 

The City of Johannesburg has identified vocational skills development and the bridging of foundational learning as critical interventions in breaking down barriers to youth employment...Read more

 

 

Mayor Tau hands over R22-m clinic to Ennerdale residents

06 May 2016

 

Johannesburg Executive Mayor Parks Tau yesterday officially opened a R22.5-million clinic in Ennerdale Extension 8 in the City’s Region G...Read more

 

Jozi my beginning Innovation Fund draws massive interest

06 May 2016

 

The City of Johannesburg is again dangling a multimillion rand carrot in front of budding entrepreneurs, micro business owners and start-ups across the city, calling on them to come up with innovative ideas that could change their lives and their neighbourhoods...Read more

 

Perth-Empire Corridor’s spend tops R300-million

09 May 2016

 

The development of the Perth-Empire Corridor in the City of Johannesburg’s Region B is going full steam ahead, with infrastructure spending expected to increase to R300-million in the 2016-2017 financial year...Read more

 

Lawley electrification turns thief into a community builder

10 May 2016

 

Koena Dithakong is still haunted by the sight of the charred remains of his friend...Read more

 

Inclusion of SMMEs in outdoor advertising space critical

11 May 2016

 

Emerging players in the lucrative outdoor advertising industry in Johannesburg have called for the “levelling of the playing fields” in order for them to participate meaningfully and grow...Read more

 

Mfikoe reaches out to builders at African Construction Expo

12 May 2016

 

The City of Johannesburg is committed to working with the private sector to boost the economy, create jobs and fulfil its mandate of making Johannesburg a world-class African city...Read more

 

City and Standard Bank unveil R250-m fund to aid SMMEs

12 May 2016

 

In an unprecedented move, Standard Bank has, through its partnership with the City of Johannesburg, set aside R250-million to strengthen the hand of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) that have existing contracts with the City...Read more

 

Jozi My Beginning goes to city regions

13 May 2016

 

Entrepreneurs, micro business owners and start-ups across Johannesburg are in a race against time to get their creative juices flowing as the closing date for entries for the second season of the R50-million Jozi My Beginning Community Innovation Fund, draws nearer...Read more

 

New season of Digital Ambassadors kicks off

13 May 2016

 

The bridging of the digital divide in Johannesburg is continuing...Read more

 

EMS introduces measures to boost members' safety

16 May 2016

 

The City of Johannesburg's Emergency Management Services (EMS) is retraining all its 1 200 firefighters across the city to ensure that the incident that led to the tragic deaths of two of their colleagues in the city centre in 2015 does not happen again...Read more

 

Jozi@Work creates jobs in big river cleanup drive

17 May 2016

 

The polluted river passing through Finetown and Lenasia in the City of Johannesburg’s Region G is to be cleaned up, improving the environment and giving work opportunities to dozens of local residents at the same time...Read more

 

City to build micro malls for developing businesses

18 May 2016

 

Atotal of 60 start-ups from across Johannesburg are this year expected to be selected for intensive business training and funding under the R50-milllion Jozi My Beginning Community Innovation Fund to expand their businesses, help create employment and grow the city’s economy...Read more

 

Joburg Water, Jozi@Work tackle water leaks

18 May 2016

 

Joburg Water, the City of Johannesburg’s water and sanitation infrastructure provision and maintenance entity, has declared “war on leaks” and wants the city's co-operatives and township businesses to, through the Jozi@Work Programme, help it defeat the scourge...Read more

 

City's sport facilities declared no-fee zones - Johannesburg Sport Indaba

19 May 2016

 

Residents and sporting organisations will no longer have to pay the City of Johannesburg for the use of its sport facilities, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development Councillor Chris Vondo has announced...Read more

 

JRA, JMPD set up Infrastructure Protection Unit

20 May 2016

 

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) – the City of Johannesburg’s roads infrastructure provision and maintenance entity – has launched an Infrastructure Protection Unit (IPU) in response to wide-scale theft and vandalism of road infrastructure, resulting in massive losses for the City...Read more

 

Joburg EMS gears up for winter

20 May 2016

 

The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) has launched its annual winter safety campaign in a move to prevent fire-related fatalities and injuries, particularly in informal settlements...Read more

 

City of Joburg’s runners to show Comrades how it’s done

23 May 2016

 

At least 50 City of Joburg employees will be among 20 000 athletes from all over the world who will line up at 5.30am on Sunday May 29 for this year’s Comrades Marathon...Read more

 

Jozi@Work gets more Orange Farm residents working

23 May 2016

 

At least 16 people from Orange Farm in the City of Johannesburg's Region G will be guaranteed gainful employment for the next three years...Read more

 

Time to laugh your lungs out at the Soweto Theatre

23 May 2016

 

There will be fun galore on Wednesday May 25 and Thursday May 26 when the Soweto Theatre in Jabulani hosts the ninth annual Soweto Comedy Festival, featuring the finest and funniest comedians from KwaZulu-Natal...Read more

 

June 16 Dialogues get two generations talking youth issues

24 May 2016

 

There was an electrifying atmosphere at the Soweto Theatre in Jabulani on Sunday May 22 when the youth of 1976 met and rubbed shoulders with the youth of 2016...Read more

 

MMC Makhubo presents a R54.8-billion budget

25 May 2016

 

We have delivered on our 2011 electoral mandate,” the City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance, Councillor Geoffrey Makhubo, said as he presented his R54.8-billion budget for 2016-2017 during a special sitting of council at the Turbine Hall in Newtown yesterday, Tuesday May 24...Read more

 

Give ex-offenders a second chance, urges MMC Molwele

27 May 2016

 

South Africans need to change their attitudes towards ex-offenders and work with them upon their release if the country is to break the cycle of crime.  This is according to Cllr Nonceba Molwele, the City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development...Read more

 

MMC Molwele gives autistic children a warm embrace

30 May 2016

 

City of Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development Cllr Nonceba Molwele has urged communities to create a friendly environment for people living with autism...Read more

MEC Mashatile moves to resolve Zandspruit concerns

01 May 2016

 

The Gauteng Provincial Government is to establish a task team to look into the grievances of the residents of Zandspruit, which has been marred by violent protests over the past few weeks following a clampdown on illegal electricity connections in the area..Read more

 

Mayor Tau to deliver end of term SOCA

03 May 2016

 

Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau is expected to sum up his administration’s performance of the past five years and spell out major plans to be implemented in the 2016-2021 term when he delivers his State of the City Address (SOCA) on Wednesday May 4...Read more

 

R1-million for grabs in Hack.Jozi Challenge

04 May 2016

 

The top 10 finalists in the 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge, an initiative aimed at finding Johannesburg’s own Mark Zuckerbergs – technology boffins with great digital solutions to some of the city’s everyday challenges – have been announced...Read more

 

SOCA discloses 70 000 units in Jozi’s mega housing projects

04 May 2016

 

Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau said integrated mega housing projects that the City had undertaken in various parts of the metropolis had yielded almost 70 000 units...Read more

 

Joburg – a Smart City that’s getting smarter

05 May 2016

 

The City of Johannesburg is becoming smarter as more residents get connected to the internet

In his State of the City Address (SOCA) in Turffontein on Wednesday, Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau said the City’s Massive Open Online Varsity (MOOV), part of the Vulindlel’ eJozi youth empowerment programme, had already opened opportunities for more than 4 000 young Johannesburg residents. MOOV also uses state-of-the-art video-enabled learning to turn City libraries into online universities...Read more

 

Ntirhisano restores hope in Hopefield

06 May 2016

 

Leaders of the Gauteng City Region – led by Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau – restored hope for the residents of the Hopefield informal settlement near Ennerdale in Region G during a Ntirhisano Community Outreach campaign yesterday...Read more

 

Mothers’ love too hot at icy Joburg Zoo concert

09 May 2016

 

Hundreds of families yesterday (Sunday May 8) braved the cold snap to fill up the Johannesburg Zoo for the second annual Kaya FM Mother’s Day Concert...Read more

 

City Power gets tough on fraud and corruption

10 May 2016

 

City Power, the City of Johannesburg’s electricity utility, has introduced tough measures to stem the tide of fraud and corruption, which cost the entity millions of rands every year and impact on service delivery...Read more

 

City’s SMME Hub draws big crowds to its stand

11 May 2016

 

The spirit of entrepreneurship was awakened in Alexandra when the City of Johannesburg’s SMME Hub exhibited its services during the Greater Alexandra Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s open day – the first of its kind – on Friday May 6...Read more

 

Joburg moves four steps up the ladder in Moody's ratings

12 May 2016

 

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded its National Scale Rating of the City of Johannesburg by four notches from A2.za to Aa1...Read more

 

Please rid our area of drugs, plead Eldos residents

13 May 2016

 

Communication, business opportunities, unemployment, housing and drug abuse came under the spotlight when acting Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Matshidiso Mfikoe and Gauteng Premier David Makhura visited Eldorado Park in Region G under the Ntirhisano community outreach programme yesterday...Read more

 

Ntirhisano brings hope to Orange Farm

13 May 2016

 

Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau told hundreds of residents of Orange Farm in Region G on Thursday May 12 that the City was committed to ridding the area of poverty...Read more

 

Mayor Tau to announce HackJozi winner

16 May 2016

 

Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau will on Thursday May 19 announce the overall winner of the R1.7-million 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge, a City initiative that seeks to unearth hidden and budding digital talent and develop innovative ideas...Read more

 

Soweto Theatre hosts June 16 Dialogues

16 May 2016

 

Youth leaders of the Soweto 1976 uprising interacted and shared views and ideas with the current generation of the youth at a June 16 Intergenerational Dialogues session at the Soweto Theatre in Jabulani on Sunday May 15...Read more

 

Joburg Water donates diapers for Sanitation Week

17 May 2016

 

Joburg Water, the City of Johannesburg’s water and sanitation provision entity, is donating more than one million diapers to the elderly throughout the city as part of its celebration of National Sanitation Week, which started on Monday May 16...Read more

 

City’s gogos lead the way to a healthy lifestyle

18 May 2016

 

Hundreds of gogos and young people braved the rainy and chilly weather at the weekend as they descended on Ivory Park Sports Grounds to take part in the City of Johannesburg’s Go Jozi Healthy Lifestyle activities...Read more

 

City to reward Soweto’s bright business stars

18 May 2016

 

In its continued drive to cultivate the spirit of entrepreneurship and encourage innovation, the City of Johannesburg has entered into a partnership with The Business Place and Innovation Hub to reward business excellence in Soweto...Read more

 

City Power wins prestigious award

19 May 2016

 

City Power has scooped the much-coveted Power Utility of the Year at the Africa Utility Awards which were held in Cape Town, South Africa...Read more

 

Hutiri wins R1-million prize in 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge

20 May 2016

 

The founder of Technovera walked away with the R1-million first prize on offer on Thursday night (May 19) for his technology-enabled smart locker system that reduces waiting time for chronic medication at primary healthcare collection facilities...Read more

 

Ivory Park kids paint mural against lead

20 May 2016

 

The City of Johannesburg has unveiled a mural in Ivory Park in Region A to raise awareness of the dangers of lead...Read more

 

Norwood residents get preview of Grant Avenue Precinct Plan

20 May 2016

 

Norwood residents got a first-hand preview of what Grant Avenue could look like in the near future when the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) put possible interventions for the area to test - on the street - on Sunday, 15 May...Read more

 

A Budget to bolster Jozi's rising economic democracy

23 May 2016

 

Following two favourable ratings by two global credit ratings agencies within five short months, the City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance, Cllr Geoff Makhubo, is expected to bring about a positive and encouraging vibe when he delivers his Budget Speech on Tuesday May 24...Read more

 

Joburg joins forces with Ekurhuleni to fight rodents

23 May 2016

 

The cities of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni have launched a joint campaign in a bid to deal decisively with rats infestation plaguing both municipalities...Read more

 

City’s Customer Service Centre in Braamfontein undergoes major revamp

23 May 2016

 

The City of Johannesburg’s Thuso House Customer Service Centre in Braamfontein, will undergo a major facelift to emphasize the City’s customer centricity approach and to accommodate the growing demand of customers who visit the Centre on a daily basis...Read more

 

Jozi celebrates Africa Month with the continent's best

25 May 2016

 

Africa's literary giants, intellectuals and some of the continent's internationally acclaimed music stars have converged to take part in a host of activities to mark Africa Month...Read more

 

Africa Day Message from Executive Mayor Parks Tau

25 May 2016

 

Johannesburg is home to residents of diverse cultural backgrounds - most of whom flock into the city for various opportunities in high numbers. There is an influx of up to 10 000 people per month into Johannesburg. This is a clear demonstration that we are a city alive with opportunities and indeed a world class African city that is representative of our continent...Read more

 

City opens its window to girl children

27 May 2016

 

About 40 Soweto schoolgirls had a glimpse of how a big metro is run when they visited the City of Johannesburg’s Braamfontein head office on Thursday May 26 as part of the annual “Take a Girl Child to Work” programme...Read more

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