Media Releases 2011
City’s new fashion market
FIRST it was the Bamboo farmers' market in Melville, then the Market on Main at Arts in downtown Joburg. Now it's the Fashion Kapitol market in the CBD. At present 16 or so seamstresses and [...]
Joburg on top for productivity
JOHANNESBURG has graduated at the top of its class this year, coming first in the metropolitan municipal productivity index for the fifth consecutive year. This is according to the data and intelligence service company, Municipal [...]
Informal sector on show
URBAN design and architecture are the focus of an exhibition at the Bus Factory in Newtown about South Africa's informal sectors. Titled South African Informal City (SAIC), the month-long exhibition ends on 11 December. It [...]
Fountain flows again
THE Rissik Street fountain, which for years has been sitting twiddling its thumbs, is happily spraying into the air again. Its restoration is part and parcel of the Rea Vaya construction running up the street, [...]
Awethu Project helps entrepreneurs
ASPIRING entrepreneurs with talent, vision and capabilities, but without formal experience and qualifications – Awethu Project, an entrepreneur development programme, wants you. Awethu, which has been operating for 14 months, helps young people start up [...]