City is ready to confront flooding disasters – JEMS
01-10-2014
Unlike five years ago, when heavy flooding in Soweto claimed four lives and displaced more than 200 families, the City of Johannesburg won’t be caught off-guard were it to be confronted with a similar situation in future. Read more
City unveils R2,5 million plan to rein in rats in Alex
01-10-2014
The reign of terror unleashed by a marauding army rats in Alexandra, northern Johannesburg, is about to come to an end – the City of Joburg has unveiled a R2,5 million integrated plan to deal with the troublesome rodents. Read more
New recruits beef up JMPD’s crime-fighting prowess
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department’s hand was further strengthened when a total of 30 recruits officially entered the crime-fighting and bylaw enforcement fray after successfully completing a gruelling, mandatory training programme prescribed by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RMTC). Read more
Electricity convention to put cable theft in the spotlight
03-10-2014
The devastating effects of cable theft on South Africa’s economy will come under the microscope when City Power – the City of Johannesburg’s electricity utility – hosts the 64th edition of the African Municipal Electricity Utilities (AMEU) Convention at Gallagher Estate in Midrand next week. Read more
Jozi Mayor challenges industry: ‘Let’s go green’
01-10-2014
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Mpho Parks Tau has challenged industry players in general and vehicle manufacturers in particular to come up with concrete and sustainable plans to reduce greenhouse emissions in the city, saying that the time for talking was over. Read more
Jozi ready to get down to work
01-10-2014
Jozi@Work, the City of Johannesburg’s most ambitious empowerment and job-creation initiative, is on a roll. Read more
City’s heat wave plan ready to roll
02-10-2014
With the summer season already upon us, the City of Johannesburg and its entities are pulling out all stops to ensure that residents – particularly the poor and vulnerable – are protected against probable heat waves. Read more
City’s heat wave plan ready to roll
02-10-2014
With the summer season already upon us, the City of Johannesburg and its entities are pulling out all stops to ensure that residents – particularly the poor and vulnerable – are protected against probable heat waves. Read more
City’s heat wave plan ready to roll
02-10-2014
With the summer season already upon us, the City of Johannesburg and its entities are pulling out all stops to ensure that residents – particularly the poor and vulnerable – are protected against probable heat waves. Read more
There’s food on my rooftop
02-10-2014
Johannesburg’s rooftops will soon be sprouting edible greenery. The City of Johannesburg’s pilot rooftop garden has been a resounding success. Now, more rooftop gardens are to be established throughout the city this summer. Read more
There’s food on my rooftop
02-10-2014
Johannesburg’s rooftops will soon be sprouting edible greenery. The City of Johannesburg’s pilot rooftop garden has been a resounding success. Now, more rooftop gardens are to be established throughout the city this summer. Read more
SANDF shoots to the top at the mayoral charity golf day
06-10-2014
It was all smiles in the camp of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) Education Trust as they pocketed R1.8 million from the 2014 Joburg mayoral charity golf day. Read more
JRA app scoops multiple awards for innovation
06-10-2014
The Johannesburg Roads Agency’s innovative Find & Fix mobile app – which makes it easier for residents to log roads-related faults, chat with agents, send feedback or receive messages using their smart cellphones – has won three prestigious awards at the 2014 Microsoft Partner Network Awards. Read more
Innovative apps turning Joburg into a smart city
06-10-2014
The Johannesburg Roads Agency’s innovative Find & Fix mobile app – which enables residents to report potholes, faulty traffic signals, leaking storm water drains, missing manhole covers and other infrastructural defects using their cellphones – has won three prestigious awards at the 2014 Microsoft Partner Network Awards. Read more
Tourists flock back to Kwa-Mai Mai after a R3.2 million ‘kiss of life’
09-10-2014
Kwa-Mai Mai, one of Johannesburg’s oldest traditional healers’ market and a leading tourist attraction, has regained its spark after the City pumped more than R3.2 million into its rejuvenation. Read more
New move to curb cable theft
07-10-2014
Change in policy was one of the options the government was exploring to eliminate the debilitating scourge of cable theft, Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Andries Nel said on Monday. Read more
MINI OLYMPICS UNLEASH TALENT IN SOWETO
07-10-2014
MINI OLYMPICS UNLEASH TALENT IN SOWETO
Soweto was transformed into a mini Olympics venue this past weekend as youngsters and the not so young tussled in 20 sporting codes – including Swimming, Golf, Cycling, Tennis, Football, Ring Ball, Rugby, Martial Arts, Netball, Athletics and Chess, to celebrate 20 Years of Freedom while impressing scouts. Read more
Premier announces big plans to reignite township economy
07-10-2014
The Gauteng Provincial Government has adopted 10 pillars of the National Development Plan to show it is committed to investing in township infrastructure and to demonstrate it is serious about the radical transformation of the economy, which will manifest in the development of the small entrepreneurs. Read more
Dunkeld sporting venue changes hands
09-10-2014
The Dunkeld West Sport and Recreation Centre, a venue for extramural activities in Johannesburg, has changed hands. But the asset will not lose its allure as a go-to place for residents’ sporting activities. Read more
Walking 5km to a healthy life
08-10-2014
Hundreds of City of Johannesburg employees will actively demonstrate the importance of embracing a healthy lifestyle when they take part in a 5km fun walk in Turffontein, southeast of Johannesburg, on Saturday October 11. Read more
On the coalface of community safety
09-10-2014
About 30 City of Johannesburg ward transport and public safety representatives in Region G have completed an extensive two-day training course at Eldorado Fire Station in Eldorado Park aimed at equipping them with skills to enable them to react appropriately in the event of a road incidents within their wards. Read more
JRA to spend R1,6 billion on major roads overhaul
10-10-2014
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is to spend more than R1,6 billion to rehabilitate, reconstruct and resurface its roads network in a massive, two-pronged intervention to be rolled out over the next three financial years, the municipality-owned entity’s Managing Director, Skhumbuzo Macozoma, announced at a media briefing this week. Read more
Smart meters a smart choice in a smart city
08-10-2014
City Power – the City of Johannesburg’s electricity entity – is seeing the benefits of smart metering. Read more
A new star rises from the east
The Cyrildene Bowling Club – which was once the pride of Bruma, in eastern Johannesburg, but which turned into a vagrants’ haven after it deteriorated into a shocking state of decay and ruin – has been given a new lease of life. Read more
City Power vows to keep load shedding at bay
09-10-2014
City Power – the City of Johannesburg’s electricity entity – has put several measures in place to ensure the city’s electricity supply is secure. Read more
Jozi@Work juggernaut gathers speed
09-10-2014
With information-sharing sessions already done and dusted in many areas of the City, the Jozi@Work juggernaut has shifted into top gear. Read more
Jozi@Work juggernaut gathers speed
09-10-2014
With information-sharing sessions already done and dusted in many areas of the City, the Jozi@Work juggernaut has shifted into top gear. Read more
Mayor Parks Tau puts people top of his Metropolis agenda
10-10-2014
Municipalities affiliated to Metropolis will put their strategic focus areas on urban governance, access to services in the broadest sense and social inclusion as part of their 2015-2017 Action Plan. Read more
Gordhan to launch Afri-Cities Summit in Jozi
14-10-2014
Preparations for the hosting of the seventh edition of the Afri-Cities Summit in Johannesburg in December next year get under way this week with the launch of the five-day continental conference at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Rosebank by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Pravin Gordhan, at a seminar on Tuesday October 14. Read more
Jozi@Work juggernaut gathers speed
09-10-2014
With information-sharing sessions already done and dusted in many areas of the City, the Jozi@Work juggernaut has shifted into top gear. Read more
Mayor Parks Tau puts people top of his Metropolis agenda
10-10-2014
Municipalities affiliated to Metropolis will put their strategic focus areas on urban governance, access to services in the broadest sense and social inclusion as part of their 2015-2017 Action Plan. Read more
Jozi launches dream shopping fest
13-10-2014
Calling on all shoppers, the moment you all have been waiting for has arrived!
For the first time ever, Johannesburg will present to you a dream shopping experience, an opportunity for you to shop until you drop before the festive season rush. Read more
Ivory Park library gets a R1,5 million spruce-up
13-10-2014
The revamped Lord Khanyile Library in Ivory Park, northern Johannesburg, has been officially handed over to the local community in what Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development, Councillor Chris Vondo, has described as “an important milestone in the development of our people”.Read more
City comes to the rescue of Kya Sands residents
13-10-2014
The City of Johannesburg is exploring ways of speeding up the development of Kya Sands.
This was said by the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Mpho Parks Tau during his visit to the informal settlement that was ravaged by fire last week, leaving thousands of families displaced. Read more
Mountain bikers see other side of Jozi
14-10-2014
Somewhere in the City of Joburg there are people who are suffering from saddle sores and walking like mummies after taking part in the first-ever Hollard Jozi Urban Mountain Bike Adventure (Juma) on Sunday. Read more
Hundreds register their small businesses on Jozi@Work database
15-10-2014
Jozi@Work, the City of Johannesburg’s R1,1 billion mass empowerment and job-creation programme, has entered a new phase. Read more
World Food Day: the day that gives the world food for thought
15-10-2014
The City of Johannesburg has deliberately chosen Poortjie, an impoverished area south of the city, as the venue to mark the 69th anniversary of World Food Day on Thursday October 16. Read more
City gears up for carbon-free fuel future
16-10-2014
Johannesburg is almost certain to become the first city in South Africa to convert its fleet to carbon-free fuel within the next two years. The City began piloting the conversion in its Metrobus fleet at the beginning of this year. Read more
City gets ready to run on fuel for the future
16-10-2014
Barring a major unforeseen occurrence, Johannesburg is almost certain to become the first city in South Africa to change to carbon-free fuel. Read more
JPC opens up to customers
16-10-2014
The interactive platform that the Johannesburg Property Company (JPC) has come up with to resolve customers’ property-related queries has proved to be a phenomenal success. Read more
Registering for Jozi@Work gaining momentum
16-10-2014
The staff of The Business Place, an advisory agency that assists SMMEs to establish themselves, will have their hands full again next week when the registering of small companies and cooperatives for the City of Johannesburg’s Jozi@Work Programme gets into full swing. Read more
Military veterans get housing from the City
17-10-2014
The National Department of Human Settlements, together with the City of Joburg will on Monday hand over houses to three military veterans in honour of the role they played in the liberation of the country. Read more
Soweto water supply upgrade project saves City R700 million
16-10-2014
A R1,7 billion project undertaken by the City of Johannesburg to tackle massive water losses in Soweto – mainly through leaks and pipe bursts – is paying off. Read more
Registering for Jozi@Work gaining momentum
17-10-2014
The staff of The Business Place, an advisory agency that assists SMMEs to establish themselves, will have their hands full again next week when the registering of small companies and cooperatives for the City of Johannesburg’s Jozi@Work Programme gets into full swing. Read more
City helps people put healthy food on table
17-10-2014
“It’s a small patch of land but I produce enough vegetables to feed my family,” said Mapaseka Ndoda, one of the hundreds of Orange Farm residents who turned up at the Poortjie Multipurpose Centre on Thursday October 16 to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the United Nations' World Food Day. Read more
An evening of frights and delights at the zoo
20-10-2014
Are you prepared to be spooked and shocked, taunted and terrified? If indeed that is your wish, don’t stress: the Johannesburg Zoo will give you the opportunity to experience all of this in one evening. Read more
Soweto water supply upgrade project saves City R700 million
16-10-2014
A R1,7 billion project undertaken by the City of Johannesburg to tackle massive water losses in Soweto – mainly through leaks and pipe bursts – is paying off. Read more
More put up their hands for Jozi@Work
20-10-2014
Opportunities under Jozi@Work – a City of Johannesburg’s mayoral initiative to address unemployment, poverty and inequality – could start opening up as early as January or February next year, Dumisani Hlatshwayo of The Business Place, an SMME advisory agency working in partnership with the City, said at the Naledi Hall in Naledi, Soweto, on Monday October 20. Read more
MMC Walters lets her takkies do the talking
20-10-2014
For the second year in a row, Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee for Transport Councillor Christine Walters on Friday “outpaced, outwitted and outclassed” other participants in the Kasi-to-Kasi Challenge to retain the title she won last year.
Jozi – the magnet of major global events
20-10-2014
When the City of Johannesburg welcomes more than 5 000 delegates to the seventh edition of the Africities Summit in December next year, it will be the umpteenth time that the economic hub of South Africa hosts a high-profile global event since the dawn of democracy in 1994. Read more
An evening of frights and delights at the zoo
20-10-2014
Are you prepared to be spooked and shocked, taunted and terrified? If indeed that is your wish, don’t stress: the Johannesburg Zoo will give you the opportunity to experience all of this in one evening. Read more
Pennyville goes green
20-10-2014
The City of Johannesburg’s green revolution is in full swing. Read more
City empowers residents who turn trash into treasure
20-10-2014
Every morning when she wakes up, Nomsa Zwane makes her way to the Marie Louise dump site a few kilometres away from her humble home in Braamfischerville in Dobsonville, Soweto, to see what valuable items she can salvage to resell and feed her family.
Time for communities to reclaim their streets
10-10-2014
More than 100 ward committee members from the City’s seven regions witnessed the launch of the Johannesburg Road Safety Council at the Metro Centre as part of Transport Month activities at the weekend. Read more
City team tackles service delivery shortfalls
20-10-2014
More than 100 ward committee members from the City’s seven regions witnessed the launch of the Johannesburg Road Safety Council at the Metro Centre as part of Transport Month activities at the weekend. Read more
City invests R50 million in sport and recreational facilities
10-10-2014
The City of Johannesburg has set aside more than R41,8 million to redevelop sports facilities and other public amenities along the Corridors of Freedom in pursuit of its goal to enhance the quality of life of its residents in the current financial year. Read more
City declares war on Randburg crime and grime
20-10-2014
Staff members from the Johannesburg Social Housing Company (Joshco) and members of the local Community Policing Forum (CPF) took to the streets of Randburg...Read more
Events reignite a joyful spirit in Jozi
20-10-2014
Johannesburg, Africa’s flagship city, will again be a beehive of activity in November.
As it has become customary at this time of the year, the city will be hosting a plethora of exciting and high-profile events, cementing its position as South Africa’s melting pot of cultural, sporting, lifestyle, leisure and business activities. Read more
I'll take AMEU to a new level, says City Power’s Sicelo Xulu
20-10-2014
City Power’s Managing Director, Sicelo Xulu, who was recently appointed President of the Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities (AMEU), says he will use his presidency to make the organisation more relevant to municipalities and to drive transformation. Read more
Soweto Highway gets a R180 million facelift
20-10-2014
The Soweto Highway, one of the most important transport arteries in Johannesburg, is to be resurfaced at a cost of R180 million over the next three years. Read more
Soweto residents cycle to a new future
20-10-2014
The unveiling of dedicated lanes for cyclists in Orlando East, Soweto, on Thursday October 22 was a further demonstration of the City of Johannesburg’s resolve to move with speed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city, Executive Mayor Mpho Parks Tau said. Read more
Look who’s getting smart in Diepsloot
20-10-2014
Johannesburg’s quest to be a world-class smart city is steadily beginning to become a reality. Read more
Ivory Park library gets a R1,5 million spruce-up
20-10-2014
The revamped Lord Khanyile Library in Ivory Park, northern Johannesburg, has been officially handed over to the local community in what Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community (MMC) Development, Councillor Chris Vondo, has described as “an important milestone in the development of our people”. Read more
Joburg rides its way to victory at OR Tambo games
20-10-2014
Cyclists and golfers from the City of Johannesburg held the City flag high as they were crowned champions of the OR Tambo games on 24 October. Read more
Look who’s getting smart in Diepsloot
20-10-2014
Johannesburg’s quest to be a world-class smart city is steadily beginning to become a reality. Read more
The day the City visited Gogo Lifero and her community
28-10-2014
On Monday, Gogo Ethel Lifero, a 72-year-old grandmother, stood next to her fence chatting to some of her neighbours.
She was curious to see men and women in reflective vests milling around the house across the street and fixing the sewerage pipe that had burst four days earlier. Read more
Jozi scoops another top award
28-10-2014
The City of Joburg has done it again.
South Africa’s leading city scooped the 2014 Excellence in Planning Award at the Planning Africa Conference in Durban recently. Read more
AMEU pledges to provide more support to municipalities and drive transformation
28-10-2014
The Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities of Southern Africa (AMEU) should be used as a catalyst that drives transformation and should further provide much-needed support to municipalities, says newly-elected AMEU President, Sicelo Xulu. Read more
MMC officially opens Orange Farm’s Eyethu Mall
28-10-2014
Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Corporate and Shared Services Councillor Mally Mokoena officially opened the multimillion rand Eyethu Orange Farm Mall on Tuesday. Read more
Jozi scoops another top award
28-10-2014
The City of Joburg has done it again.
South Africa’s leading city scooped the 2014 Excellence in Planning Award at the Planning Africa Conference in Durban recently. Read more
MMC officially opens Orange Farm’s Eyethu Mall
28-10-2014
Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Corporate and Shared Services Councillor Mally Mokoena officially opened the multimillion rand Eyethu Orange Farm Mall on Tuesday. Read more
Jozi’s changing face changing lives
29-10-2014
The infrastructure development projects taking place in Johannesburg are not only enhancing the quality of life of its residents, but they are also providing tourists with an exciting and refreshing experience of Jozi. Read more
Events reignite a joyful spirit in Jozi
29-10-2014
Johannesburg, Africa’s flagship city, will again be a beehive of activity in November. As it has become customary at this time of the year, the city will be hosting a plethora . Read more
New Jozi junior mayor aims high
29-10-2014
Fifteen-year-old Innocent Marubini was the toast of the city on Wednesday night when he was elected Junior Mayor of the City of Johannesburg. Read more
Schools provide lessons on how to tackle effects of climate change
29-10-2014
Schools around Johannesburg have joined the war against climate change challenges Read more
Thousands line up for Soweto Marathon
30-10-2014
Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee for Community Development Councillor Chris Vondo will on Sunday morning lace up his running shoes and join more than 21 000 runners at the Nasrec Exhibition Centre for the Nike Soweto Marathon. Read more
JOBURG PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE SPORTS EXTRAORDINAIRES
30-10-2014
The City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Parks Tau on Thursday, October 30th, joined an emotionally charged joint memorial service attended by families of three South African sports icons who recently lost their lives – just days apart. Read more
Jozi’s healthy lifestyle fun walk attracts hundreds
30-10-2014
Hundreds of City of Johannesburg employees – including junior and senior officials – and residents of Turffontein, Yeoville, Hillbrow, Malvern and Johannesburg CBD descended on Rotunda Park in Rosettenvile...Read more