Media Releases 2012

Minister tables Budget

February 22nd, 2012|

THE City of Joburg will benefit from the government's Cities Support Programme, which has been set up to improve spatial planning, public transport systems and the management of infrastructure in eight metropolitan municipalities. The programme, [...]

Ferreira’s wagon rolls in

February 22nd, 2012|

COLONEL Ignatius Ferreira would probably smile whimsically – a wagon much like the one he drove on to the Reef 125 years ago, has been unveiled close to where he parked his wagon in what [...]

EKhaya moves into north Hillbrow

February 21st, 2012|

HAVING achieved a great deal with its regeneration endeavours in Hillbrow south, the eKhaya Neighbourhood programme is now moving north. EKhaya, a city improvement district (CID) started in 2004 in Pietersen Street in the south [...]

Mokonyane lays out plans

February 19th, 2012|

NASREC in Soweto has been labelled the ideal hub for Gauteng's new information communication technology (ICT) initiative, Smart City, a multidisciplinary development designed to create sustainable economic activities and decrease the cost of ICT. The [...]

Joburg’s jewel re-opened

February 14th, 2012|

FOR the love of words and learning, the City has re-opened the doors to Johannesburg City Library, which has been described by Executive Mayor Parks Tau as one of Joburg's outstanding landmarks. On Valentine's Day [...]