Mayor Mashaba extends Princess Clinic’s operating hours
01 November 2016
Residents of the Princess Crossing informal settlement in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, were on Monday October 31 given increased access to primary healthcare when Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba announced the extension of the local clinic’s operating hours...Read more
Ecomobility World Festival in Joburg – one year later
01 November 2016
Transport Month 2016 has come and gone.
The month, observed nationally since October 2005, is used every year to shine the spotlight on the importance of transport to the economy, identify transport-related gaps that stifle growth, focus on investment in roads infrastructure and continually seek sustainable solutions and interventions to the enormous public transport challenges facing the country, particularly major cities such as Johannesburg...Read more
Green City Startup awards 8 finalists R2m to make Joburg greener
02 November 2016
Food from crickets, cleaner streets, reduced emissions, a bicycle and scooter sharing scheme and a waterless urinal system could all be new features of the City of Joburg once the winners of the Green City Startup competition are announced...Read more
City and global partner wage war on diabetes
04 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg and global health company Novo Nodisk on Thursday November 3 set the ball rolling for the 2016 Cycle 4 Diabetes Relay Race to raise awareness of diabetes and to ensure that more people living with the lifestyle disease get diagnosed...Read more
Foreign runners dominate Soweto Marathon again
07 November 2016
Ethiopian runners stole the show again at this year’s Old Mutual Soweto Marathon when Sintayehu Legese secured a record third straight win in 2:20:44 in the men’s race and his compatriot, Selam Abere, cruised to victory in 2:42:32 in the women’s race on Sunday November 6...Read more
Mozambican mayors in historic Joburg Market visit
07 November 2016
Three Mozambican mayors visited the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market – an entity of the City of Johannesburg and the biggest of its kind in Africa – on a fact-finding mission on Friday November 4 ahead of their mooted move to establish a similar facility in their country...Read more
Famous Joburg street makes it to SA’s edition of Monopoly
08 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg has welcomed the addition of Soweto's Vilakazi Street to the South African edition of Monopoly, describing the inclusion as a testament to the uniqueness of the street...Read more
Cojedi learners graduate into the digital world
10 November 2016
More than 430 young men and women have the information and technology (ICT) world at their feet after successfully completing the City of Johannesburg's Educating Digital internship (COJEDI) programme...Read more
Speaker on a mission to tackle service delivery in Eldorado Park
10 November 2016
Security in community parks, the proliferation of drugs and poor lighting were some of the service delivery issues that were put under the microscope when the City of Johannesburg's Speaker of Council, Cllr Vasco da Gama, visited Eldorado Park in Region G on Tuesday November 8...Read more
Innovative Jozi start-up wins City’s R1-million green award
11 November 2016
Ducere Holdings, a Johannesburg company that has developed an innovative system that can achieve fuel savings of up to 70% in vehicles, is the 2016 winner of the City of Johannesburg’s Green City Start-Up Awards...Read more
Mayor Mashaba leads Remembrance Day Ceremony
14 November 2016
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba on Sunday November 13 led a national remembrance and wreath-laying ceremony in tribute to people who died during World War 1 and other armed conflicts around the world...Read more
Thousands up for grabs for young Jozi GeoJozi developers
14 November 2016
Three young geo developers who have entered the City of Johannesburg’s GeoJozi Developer Challenge will on Wednesday November 16 share R300 000 in prize money for coming up with innovative ideas that could help the City improve its allocation and address maintenance systems...Read more
Alex gets multi-million soccer development centre
15 November 2016
The South African Football Association (SAFA on Monday November 14 unveiled the first phase of a multimillion-rand, world-class football development facility in Alexandra, Region E...Read more
Joburg tops tourism index four years in a row
15 November 2016
Johannesburg is set to remain Africa’s most-visited city for the fourth year in a row, according to the 2016 MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index...Read more
Jozi@Work packages worth R1.3m up for grabs
16 November 2016
Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, will be turned into a big construction site early in the new year after the City of Johannesburg on Monday, November 14, unveiled two labour-intensive projects with a combined value of R1.3-million...Read more
City Power puts izinyoka in jail
17 November 2016
City Power, the City of Johannesburg’s electricity utility, has reported a total of 874 cases of fraud and corruption to the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) since it declared zero tolerance on the crimes four years ago...Read more
Joburg in new move to breathe life into recreation facilities
17 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg has embarked on a series of imbizos to consult stakeholders on the state of recreation facilities across the city in order to make them viable and attractive to communities...Read more
Residents urged to get plans approved before they build
18 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg’s Development Planning Department has once again emphasised to residents the importance of refurbishing or extending their properties in accordance with approved building plans...Read more
Pedal power hit Jozi streets
18 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg will on Sunday November 20 shut down some of its busiest roads to make way for the 20th anniversary of the 947 Cycle Challenge...Read more
947 Telkom Cycle Challenge underway
20 November 2016
The 2016 94.7 Telkom Cycle Challenge got off to a great start this morning at the Riversands Commercial Park in Midrand...Read more
Stakeholders in a new move to halt inner city decay
21 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg and its key stakeholders in the inner city – including business owners, informal traders, property owners and church representatives – will on Thursday November 24 hold a crucial meeting at which a committee to spearhead efforts to rid the city of grime and tackle urban decay will be established...Read more
JAG opens two ‘unique’ African art exhibitions
21 November 2016
As dusk settled on Saturday, November 19, light raindrops fell through the arched open roof of the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) in Joubert Park in the Johannesburg inner city...Read more
Hail King Davids, champion of the 2016 Cycle Challenge
21 November 2016
It was exactly 5.30am on Sunday November 20 when Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba fired the shot that got the 2016 Telkom Cycle Challenge under way...Read more
Joburg Tourism wins top award
22 November 2016
Joburg Tourism, the City of Johannesburg’s destination marketing entity, added yet another feather to its cap when it scooped the Diamond Arrow award at the 2016 PMR Africa Leaders and Achievers’ awards ceremony at the Nasrec Expo Centre, outside Soweto, on Monday, November 21...Read more
We’re here to serve you, MMC Sifumba tells Region C residents
23 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development, Cllr Nonhlanhla Sifumba, visited Region C on Tuesday November 22 to share her portfolio’s vision and engage residents on a number of issues, including the use of public facilities...Read more
City gets tough on illegal outdoor advertisers
24 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg is stepping up its efforts to curb illegal outdoor advertising, which does not only create a safety hazard but is also costing it hundreds of millions of rand in lost revenue every year...Read more
Inner city makeover is gathering momentum
25 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg has joined forces with some of its key stakeholders to make the inner city cleaner, safer and more inhabitable in order to create conditions for economic growth...Read more
New-look Bruma Lake scoops two top awards
25 November 2016
Bruma Lake, the City of Johannesburg’s popular landmark known as the “Crown Jewel of the East”, has won national acclaim in recognition of the massive rehabilitation it underwent over the past couple of years...Read more
Joburg continues the fight against HIV-AIDS
28 November 2016
Men must play a leading role in the fight against the HIV-AIDS pandemic, speakers said at the launch of Score4Life at Alex Plaza in the City of Johannesburg’s Region E on Friday November 25...Read more
Joburg residents urged to blow whistle on drug dealers
28 November 2016
It was time to blow the whistle on drug dealers, a substance abuse awareness workshop was told at the Doornkop Community Hall in Soweto on Friday November 25...Read more
Joburg volunteers promote HIV-testing benefits
29 November 2016
As World AIDS Day on Thursday December 1 approaches, the City of Johannesburg’s Health and Social Development Department and the Gauteng Department of Health have deployed hundreds of highly trained volunteers to communities to increase awareness of the benefits of HIV testing, counselling, prevention and treatment programmes...Read more
Festive entertainment galore in Joburg
30 November 2016
Are you looking for something to do in Johannesburg over the festive season but do not want to break the bank to make the dream come true?...Read more
Ward Committee nominations open
01 November 2016
Nomination forms to stand as a ward committee member are now available from all Ward Governance Offices in the Regions during office hours. It can also be downloaded from the City website www.joburg.org.za...Read more
Soweto kids celebrate World Habitat Day at the Joburg Zoo
01 November 2016
Scores of learners from three primary schools in Soweto had the time of their lives on Monday October 31 when they visited the Johannesburg Zoo – many of them for the first time – to mark, belatedly, World Habitat Day courtesy of Johannesburg City Parks & Zoo (JCP&Z)...Read more
Informal sector key to Jozi’s economic growth – report
03 November 2016
The informal sector holds the key to City of Johannesburg's drive to achieve sustained economic growth, according to a recent Department of Economic Department research report...Read more
It’s all systems go for the Soweto Marathon
03 November 2016
The Old Mutual-Soweto Marathon is back. More than 25 000 athletes from all parts of Southern Africa will on Sunday November 6 converge into FNB Stadium, outside Diepkloof, Soweto, to line up for one of the most popular and gruelling races on Johannesburg’s athletics calendar...Read more
Jozi entrepreneurs given the platform to launch themselves
04 November 2016
The Diepsloot Youth Centre in the City of Johannesburg’s Region A was the place to be for entrepreneurs on Thursday November 3...Read more
City fast-tracking large investments to boost growth
07 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg's Fast-Tracking Committee (FTC), a high-level ad hoc body aimed at making it easier for businesses to invest in Joburg by cutting red tape for projects valued at R1-billion or more, has facilitated several large-scale developments since its approval by council about two years ago...Read more
Fun family show hits Roodepoort Theatre
08 November 2016
An interactive and entertaining show for the entire family! This is what theatre lovers can expect when they go to watch the Big Bad Musical at the Roodepoort Theatre from 15-23 December...Read more
City, Primedia assist needy learners at Alexandra school
09 November 2016
With the festive season school break only a few weeks away, many learners are already dreaming about how their parents are going to pamper them during the summer holidays. But learners at Skeem Primary School in Alexandra...Read more
Sibiya appointed head of City’s Anti-Corruption Unit
10 November 2016
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba, who declared corruption as Public Enemy No 1 when he assumed office shortly after the August 3 local government elections, has appointed Major-General Shadrack Sibiya, former boss of the Hawks crime-busting unit in Gauteng, as Head of the City of Johannesburg's internal Anti-Corruption Unit...Read more
City introduces free shuttle bus service to Liliesleaf Farm
10 November 2016
In a new bid to attract more visitors to Johannesburg, increase tourism and create more job opportunities, Joburg Tourism, Bryanston Organic & Natural Market and the Liliesleaf Farm heritage site have jointly introduced a free shuttle bus service between selected Sandton hotels and the two prime tourist attractions in northern Johannesburg...Read more
City gears up for Global Entrepreneurship Week
11 November 2016
Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu will on Friday November 11 officially launches the Global Entrepreneurship Week – to be hosted by the City of Johannesburg at the Sandton Convention Centre from Monday November 14 to Sunday November 20...Read more
City roadshow takes development planning to residents
14 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg’s Development Planning Department has embarked on a series of roadshows to educate and sensitise members of the public about its core mandate...Read more
Ramaphosa hails Global Entrepreneurship Week
14 November 2016
Time is running out for South Africa to change the fortunes of millions of its citizens still burdened by poverty, unemployment and inequality, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said at the Sandton Convention Centre on Friday November 11...Read more
GIS Day allows councillors to get bigger picture
15 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg on Monday November 14 marked Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day by taking 100 councillors through a highly informative induction course focusing on everything from property zoning and spatial planning to the importance of street addresses and the role of maps and how all this fits into the billing process, property evaluation and transfers...Read more
Gauteng Opera Company relocates to Jozi’s inner city
16 November 2016
The Gauteng Opera Company is now calling Miriam Makeba Street in Ferreirastown, adjacent to Newtown, its new home following its relocation from the State Theatre in Pretoria...Read more
City brings entrepreneurs and funders under one roof
17 November 2016
Johannesburg entrepreneurs came face to face with the funding community when, for the first time, the City hosted FundEx, a one-day annual conference and exhibition showcasing a wide spectrum of funders and investment providers...Read more
Streetwise developers scoop R300 000 in GeoJozi Challenge
17 November 2016
Thapelo Lebo Sekwena, a junior software developer at global defence and security company SAAB, is the 2016 winner of the City of Johannesburg’s GeoJozi Developer Challenge...Read more
City apologises as improvements on the M1 freeway are delayed
18 November 2016
Labour unrest, geotechnical complications and financial challenges experienced by the contractor have led to the extension of the R210-million rehabilitation work on three M1 freeway bridges, with the completion date of the project being moved from February 2017 to the end of the year...Read more
Magical Moonlight Markets
18 November 2016
At Bryanston Organic & Natural Market it is that special time of the year again, when the market is opened on Tuesday evenings, lit up with the sparkle of festive lights and trimmings, and offered to you is a tempting array of uniquely hand crafted gifts and Christmas decorations...Read more
947 Cycle Challenge showcases growing city
21 November 2016
The 20th edition of the Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge that added colour and vibrancy to the streets of Johannesburg on Sunday November 20 was more than just a race...Read more
City marks World Diabetes Day
21 November 2016
Diabetes came under sharp focus on Saturday, November 19, when the City of Johannesburg marked World Diabetes Day at Emthonjeni Centre in Zandspruit in Region C...Read more
City rolls out more smoke detectors in settlements
21 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg is continuing to roll out smoke detectors in the various informal settlements across the metropolis as part of its drive to drastically reduce incidences of shack fires and the resultant injuries and fatalities...Read more
City, province spread safe sex message in Dieploot
21 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg’s Health and Social Department and the Gauteng Department of Health have distributed thousands of free condoms among the youth in Diepsloot during an educational and youth engagement campaign to bring sexually transmitted diseases to a halt...Read more
JMPD’s Narcotics Unit gets more teeth
22 November 2016
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba has declared war on drugs and crime, saying there would be nowhere to hide for druglords and other criminals...Read more
Six Jozi co-operatives in line for Jozi@Work millions
23 November 2016
Six co-operatives in the City of Johannesburg’s Region B will share up to R4.7-million in three Jozi@Work packages presented by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) and Johannesburg City Parks & Zoo (JCP&Z) at two packed regional forums on Tuesday November 22...Read more
City pledges to continue with Corridors of Freedom
25 November 2016
The new City of Johannesburg administration will not abandon programmes initiated under former Executive Mayor Cllr Parks Tau, including the Corridors of Freedom, Jozi@Work, Smart City and free Wi-Fi...Read more
City of Joburg Speaker Da Gama calls for activism against abuse
25 November 2016
The Speaker of the City of Johannesburg Council, Cllr Vasco da Gama, on Thursday November 24 urged councillors to take part in the 16 Days of Activism against the Abuse of Women and Children campaign, which starts on Friday November 25 and runs until December 10...Read more
Joburg Zoo's Tree of Light shines on the terminally ill
28 November 2016
As the evening’s darkness enveloped the lawns of the Johannesburg Zoo, hundreds of eager witnesses awaited the annual lighting of the Tree of Light...Read more
City is turning the tide on women and children abuse
28 November 2016
The City of Johannesburg’s move to turn the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign into 365 days of combating gender-based violence and abuse has over the past two years resulted in the empowerment of a significant number of vulnerable individuals...Read more
Joburg and Gauteng step up HIV-AID fight
29 November 2016
Communities must openly accept men in sexual relationships with other men in order to assist in the fight against the rising prevalence of HIV-AIDS within this group, a dialogue on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community heard on Friday November 25...Read more
Joburg events infrastructure put on world stage in Spain
30 November 2016
The Johannesburg Convention Bureau, which is part of Joburg Tourism, is one of the exhibitors at the International Business and Tourism Meetings world convention in Barcelona, Spain, this week...Read more