Media Releases 2012

Youth talk about G2055

May 12th, 2012|

YOUNG people have urged government youth development agencies to aid start-up businesses with funding and mentorship programmes, to help them grow into mainstream enterprises. They made this plea at the first public consultation on the [...]

Veggie patch in Hillbrow

May 3rd, 2012|

ANOTHER rooftop garden is on the cards. This time, a little Eden will be planted on top of Towerhill Mansions in the centre of the high-density flatland of Hillbrow. Rooftop gardens are fast becoming a [...]

Africa’s most competitive city

April 22nd, 2012|

JOBURG has once again come out tops, emerging as the continent's most competitive city according to a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) research report that was commissioned by the global financial services company, Citi. Hot [...]

Have your say on budget

April 15th, 2012|

Residents will get the chance to share their thoughts on the City's budget and Integrated Development Plan (IDP) when Mayor Parks Tau travels around Joburg as part of the consultation process on these documents. This [...]

Another roof turns green

April 10th, 2012|

THE fourth rooftop garden has been planted in the inner city; this time at the top of Towerhill Mansions in the dense flatlands of Hillbrow. At sunrise on Thursday, 10 May, employees of the Johannesburg [...]