Big boost as City grants school a sports facility lease
03-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg approved at its April council meeting on Thursday last week the granting of a lease of the hill ...Read more
State of the City Address to focus on progress and the future
04-05-2015
The progress the City of Johannesburg is making and the direction it is taking in the implementation of major programmes under... Read more
Four City families wave hostel life goodbye
05-05-2015
Four families living in poor conditions in the Orlando West Women’s Hotel, Soweto, started a new life yesterday, Monday May 4, Read more
City’s creme de la creme grace Mayor Tau’s SOCA
06-05-2015
Metro Centre in Braamfontein, Johannesburg was abuzz with excitement and energy as the who’s who in the political, Read more
INNOVATIVE INVESTMENTS WILL ENSURE ‘A BETTER TOMORROW’ FOR CITY RESIDENTS, SAYS MAYOR TAU
6 05-2015
Innovative enterprises that will address water shortages, generate energy from underground water pipes and turn rubble from dumpsites into paper will soon be established in Johannesburg. Read more
Mayor Tau champions healthy lifestyle in Jozi
07-05-2015
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau has reiterated the City’s commitment to delivering a healthy...Read more
City rewiring itself for the digital age – Mayor Tau
07-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg was fully behind the “back-to-basics” approach that the national government had ...Read more
Marvin Gaye ‘rises’ back to life at Joburg Theatre
11-05-2015
Marvin Gaye – and all the women in his life – would have been very proud of Lloyd Cele and Vika Bull on Thursday night. Read more
Joburg opens up to international trade
12-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg’s Economic Development cluster on Monday hosted delegates from other BRICS and SADC countries as well as from Italy and the United States...Read more
Beauty and splendour as CIDESCO comes to town
13-05-2015
Johannesburg, which has over the years established itself as a premier destination for major international events,...Read more
Joburg goes back to the future: walking
15-05-2015
For centuries, long before the advent of cars, walking was humankind’s only means of getting around. Read more
Lawley gogos welcome new clinic
15-05-2015
The wide and toothless smile on Gogo Belinda Malefane’s face said it all. Read more
City in new move to end Diepkloof Hostel impasse
18-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg will from July conduct an audit in all Soweto hostels to ascertain the financial positions of all their inhabitants, Read more
City in major move to combat winter fires
20-05-2015
In a proactive move to deal with deadly fires during the winter season, the City of Johannesburg is to distribute more than ...Read more
City helps to keep Vuyo Mbuli’s memory alive
22-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg has joined hands with the Soweto Cabal Athletic Club to keep the memory of the late radio and TV personality, Vuyo Mbuli, alive... Read more
Lira and Lura rock fans at the Joburg Theatre
25-05-2015
The Africa Unite concert staged at the Johannesburg Theatre as part of the build-up to Africa Day celebrations today, ... Read more
Xenophobia gets a hammering at interfaith prayer service
25-05-2015
People who perpetrated xenophobic attacks were agents of darkness, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said during ...Read more
Hundreds race in memory of TV icon Vuyo Mbuli
25-05-2015
Johannesburg residents, fitness fanatics and fans and friends of Vuyo Mbuli turned up in large numbers at the James and Ethel Grey Park in Atholl, near Melrose Arch, ... Read more
MMC Makhubo cushions City’s poor from tariff hikes
26-05-2015
To cushion Johannesburg’s indigent from the impact of the new tariff increases announced by Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance Councillor...Read more
Joburg budget: How to keep your tariffs low
26 May 2015
The City of Johannesburg wants to work with customers on the most effective ways to manage their consumption ... Read more
More millions pumped into Corridors of Freedom project
27-05-2015
The re-stitching of Johannesburg – the process of moving away from apartheid spatial planning to the creation of mixed-use high density residential developments that will ... Read more
City Power gets the biggest share of the City’s Budget
27-05-2015
City Power – the City of Johannesburg’s electricity utility, which recently came up with an... Read more
Taxi rank’s relocation to give way to a R1 billion development
03-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg has approved the relocation of the Sandton Taxi Rank on Erf 575 to a temporary ...Read more
Xenophobia barbaric– MMC Molwele
03-05-2015
Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development Councillor Nonceba Molwele added her voice to the mounting condemnation ... Read more
City fast-tracking digital access, says Mayor Tau
06-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg was on the verge of concluding a settlement agreement that would unlock digital access, Executive Mayor, Read more
City to sharpen focus on public transport safety – Tau
06-05-2015
The recent Metrobus and train accidents in Johannesburg, which collectively claimed the lives of four people – including that of a pregnant woman...Read more
Joburg Mayor opens the way to youth opportunities
06-05-2015
In a ground-breaking move, Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks today announced a major initiative ...Read more
Joburg residents give SOCA a big thumbs up
07-05-2015
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Parks Tau’s State of the City Address, beamed live to several public viewing areas across the city yesterday was positively received by residents. Read more
A Mothers’ Day to remember at the Johannesburg Zoo
08-05-2015
Are you tired of taking your mother to the same old restaurant for Mothers’ Day? Are you embarrassed of getting her the same type of slippers to thank her for giving you life? Read more
Mothers have a ball at the Joburg Zoo
11-05-2015
Kaya FM’s first-ever Mother’s Day Concert at the Johannesburg Zoo yesterday – featuring award-winning Lira and other highly talented musicians...Read more
Jozi unites Africa in song and dance at Joburg Theatre
15-05-2015
After weeks of tension caused by xenophobic attacks in Durban and Johannesburg recently, ...Read more
City entities sign performance agreement
15-05-2015
The chairpersons and executive directors of the City of Johannesburg’s municipal entities (MEs) yesterday (Thursday May 14) signed the Shareholder’s ...Read more
Joburg rolls out more smart meters
17-05-2015
The rollout of smart meters by City Power – the City of Johannesburg’s electricity utility – to mitigate load-shedding, improve consumption efficiency, achieve meter-reading accuracy, Read more
MMC praises nurses for their courage and resilience
17-05-2015
City of Johannesburg nurses who availed their services during the Ebola crisis in West Africa were singled out for special praise at the International Nurses’ Day celebrations at the weekend. Read more
The Joy of Jazz returns with a bang
20-05-2015
Most of the international artists featured in the annual Standard Bank Joy of Jazz showpiece over the past 18 years ...Read more
City’s Budget will respond to your needs – MMC Makhubo
21-05-2015
The blue and green economies, youth empowerment as well as key programmes such as the Corridors of Freedom...Read more
City bolsters it strategy to boost economic growth
25-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg has reworked its Economic Development Strategy to “accelerate growth traction and ...Read more
Inner city residents unite in celebration for Africa Day
25-05-2015
The Johannesburg inner city was on Saturday transformed into a kaleidoscope of colour and beauty as a large number of residents marched through the streets ... Read more
City facilitates multimillion rand deals for Jozi SMMEs
25-05-2015
Small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) in Johannesburg landed a total of more than R120 million worth ... Read more
VUYO MBULI MEMORIAL RACE OFF TO A GOOD START
25-05-2015
The first man home in the inaugural Vuyo Mbuli Memorial Race was Lucky Mohale and the female winner ... Read more
Sandton to get R150 million for public transport infrastructure
26-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg is investing more than R150 million to widen sidewalks, add cycle lanes and introduce ... Read more
RECORD BUDGET POINTS TO “A JOBURG WHERE TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER THAN TODAY”
26 May 2015
A record Budget of more than R52-billion was presented to the City Council of Johannesburg today. Read more
Massive vaccination drive to keep influenza at bay
04-05-2015
The City of Johannesburg is planning to stop sniffles and sneezes in their tracks with the rollout of a massive H1N1and H3N2 flu vaccination campaign during the coming winter season. Read more