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#ward56cleans
As part of the city wide community clean-up campaign, #AReSebetseng, Ward 56 have organised a clean-up day on Friday 29 September.
Celebrating OR Tambo
An exhibition celebrating the life and times of Oliver Reginald Tambo is currently on display at the Apartheid Museum until the end of September 2017.
Open for public comment: Draft Land Use Scheme
On 29 June, the council approved the draft land use scheme, a tool that regulates the zoning of each property in the City. Joburg’s MMC for Development Planning, Funzela Ngobeni told council that the scheme is an important tool that affects the daily activities of...
#TourismMonth “Sustainable Tourism for Development”
#Tourismmonth launched on 1 September and the JICP encourages local residents and visitors to explore the City of Johannesburg on foot. This comes after the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) hosted the hugely successful Walk My Jozi #Joziwalks weekend at the end...
DED relaunches JBF
On Friday 25th August 2017, the Department of Economic Development (DED) relaunched the Johannesburg Business Forum (JBF). The JBF is an important platform for the city of Johannesburg to partner with the business community towards the realisation of Johannesburg's...
New lease on life for the Alhambra Theatre
Anna Cox, The Star, reports on the exciting new developments at the iconic Alhambra Theatre in Doornfontein. Curtain to rise again at historic Joburg theatre THE STAR / 24 AUGUST 2017, 11:20AM / ANNA COX The grand old dame of Doornfontein, the Alhambra Theatre, is set...
Community Cleanup Campaign: A re Sebetseng
The City of Johannesburg's Executive Mayor, Cllr Herman Mashaba, together with community leaders and various stakeholders, launched a monthly cleanup volunteer campaign on 14 August 2017 at the Yeoville Recreation Centre, to encourage the reduction of grime and litter...
JCPZ encourages Business to ‘adopt a park’
Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo (JCPZ) has entered into a strategic partnership arrangement with Crebus (Pty) Ltd. One of the exciting projects is the ‘Business-Adopt-a-Park’ partnership programme. JCPZ and Crebus would like to extend this invitation to the Business...
COJ offers Property Rebate Scheme
Enhancing investment climate & growing jobs: City offering Property Rebate Scheme. The City of Johannesburg is calling on developers and investors to take advantage of its Property Rebate Scheme when building new or refurbishing old infrastructure. ...
JICP signs MOU’s with COJ
The aim of the Johanneburg Inner City Partnership is to work with COJ to achieve the rejuvenation of the Inner City. On 27 July 2017, Anne Steffny representing the Johannesburg Inner City Partnership, signed MOU's with the Department of Environment and Infrastructure...
COJ delivers anti-crime monitoring system to Vilakazi Street
25 CCTV cameras have been placed in the Vilakazi Street Precinct on Wednesday 19 July 2017. Address by Executive Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba "A good morning to you all. I wish you a very warm welcome to this momentous occasion. Ladies and gentlemen, We are gathered in...
Open Streets Toolkit
Image:Lisa Burnell Since 2013, Open Streets Cape Town has hosted 12 Open Streets Days in five parts of Cape Town, attracting between 3 000 and 15 000 participants at each one. They have done this in partnership with the City of Cape Town's Transport and Urban...
Legal disputes around billing
On 31 May 2017, Schindlers Attorneys gave a talk to property owners on the correct procedure to follow when embarking on a Municipal Dispute. Thanks to JPOMA for making the presentation available HERE In a long line of court cases regarding the responsibility of...
Johannesburg Nodal Review Public Participation
The first round of public participation for the Nodal Review for the City of Johannesburg starts on Wednesday 19 July. At each meeting, the draft nodal review will be presented followed by a session of public input and comment. These comments will then be considered...
JICP recruiting a CEO
The JICP is looking to recruit a CEO to champion the collaboration between the City of Joburg and the private sector to facilitate growth and transformation for all Inner City stakeholders. The JICP works with individual and corporate citizens and groups within the...
Walk My Jozi
The Johannesburg Development Agency has organised and funded the "Walk My Jozi" weekend on 24 & 25 June. These walks are aimed at exploring the communities, heritage, art and food of each area. For more info follow the FaceBook page Walk My Jozi and also look out...
CSIR survey to improve recycling in Joburg
The CSIR is conducting research about recycling in Johannesburg, on behalf of Pikitup.
New Tourism Knowledge Portal
A new Tourism Knowledge Portal has been developed by the National Department of Tourism. The web-based app is to be used for tourism information dissemination and will include a national events calendar. The calendar aims at becoming a marketing platform for...
National Geographic Channel’s Worlds Smart Cities: San Diego
Published on 24 Jun 2015 National Geographic Channel features San Diego as the only U.S. city in its acclaimed documentary series "World's Smart Cities". San Diego was chosen for its strong technology sector, local innovators, green practices, smart public planning...
Regionalisation of Municipal Billing
Regionalisation aims to improve the city's billing process, read more about this process HERE
Transport: NMT project linking Sandton & Rosebank
The project will begin in wards 90, 91 and 117 which spans from Victory Park and Saxonwold to Illovo and Atholl Gardens. Some of the streets which will be included in the sidewalk upgrade include Craddock Avenue, Boundary Road and Melville Road.
IDP Public Participation until 25 April 2017
The three-week IDP public consultation process, which started on Monday April 3, will culminate in a stakeholder engagement session on Tuesday April 25 when submissions and proposals from various cluster meetings will be communicated, discussed and, where applicable,...
Sustainability: Eco-match adopts green principles to eliminate construction waste
Eco-Match is a recycled concrete aggregate handler (RCA) that adopts green principles to eliminate construction waste.
Tourism: Go to town, cherish the city
"Town is abuzz with activity. Dodge an open manhole and discover much more than you can ever imagine, hidden behind the facades of inner-city Joburg." Gerald Garner, Joburg Places Read the full article HERE.
Event: Unequal Scenes at GIBS
Unequal Scenes portrays scenes of inequality around the world using a drone. www.unequalscenes.com Exhibition at GIBS Art on Campus 27 February - 3 March 2017 011 771 4000 facebook.com/GIBSartoncampus The Gordon Institute of Business Science 26 Melville Road Illovo...
Inner City Eastern Gateway Urban Development Framework
Inner City Eastern Gateway Urban Development Framework Relevant stakeholders are requested to provide written comments on the Inner City Eastern Gateway Urban Development Framework to City Transformation by 17 March 2017 Inner City Eastern Gateway Urban Development...
Transport: Vaya Moja transport app
The City of Johannesburg has created a new app to assist citizens to move from A to B utilizing Public Transport. VayaMoja provides consolidated information about routes, schedules and fares across various transit operators. The app has been designed to help users...
Municipal courts launching in Johannesburg
Seven Municipal Courts to be Established in Joburg by the End of March Municipal Courts deal mainly with the prosecution of traffic offences, and offences in terms of municipal by-laws, such as those for: - zoning and building - water pollution - waste management -...
In the Press: Rejuvenating inner-city one building at a time
On 26 January, City Officials worked together to assist and relocate residents from a derelict building on the corner of Commissioner and Goud streets in Johannesburg.
Joburg Mayor shuts down Jozi@Work programme
Johannesburg Mayor, Herman Mashaba has terminated the R1 billion Jozi@Work programme.
New open and transparent tender system
From the office of the Executive Mayor Cllr Herman Mashaba; Members of the public will be able to attend the tender adjudication hearings.
Public Meetings: Property Rates Policy
The City of Joburg is hosting a number of Rates Policy public meetings.
How well is your municipality managing its money?
Check out this tool, designed to inform citizens on how local municipalities spend their finances. "Municipal Money is our money, spent in our name. As citizens, we should know how this money has been spent and also have a say in how money is spent in the future to...
Mayors First 100 Days Speech
“[The Inner City] can be a place of home, work and play that becomes the thriving and inclusive heartbeat of our
City.”
Plans to improve the process of billing queries
Johannesburg property-owners who are unhappy about the service they receive particularly at the walk-in-customer service centres city-wide, can talk directly with their area managers.
In the press: 60 days in office: Mashaba targets corruption, unemployment
Johannesburg executive Mayor Herman Mashaba speaks to Leigh Roberts about his first 60 days in office and his plan to transform the city into a job-creating hub.
City of Johannesburg appoints new City Manager
he Johannesburg City Council has unanimously approved the appointment of Dr Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni as the new City Manager.
Safety: City launches specialised K9-Narcotics Unit in the JMPD
“As a parent, I have had enough of how drugs are destroying the lives of many of our young people. Communities have had enough and the City cannot ignore their plight.” Executive Mayor, Herman Mashaba
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