Media Releases 2013
South Africa mourns
Expressions of grief and condolence have poured in from across the world after former president, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and statesman, Nelson Mandela, the world’s icon of reconciliation, compassion and goodwill, died at home in [...]
JDA pays its respects to Mandela
WITH the death of Nelson Mandela, the baton has been passed to all of us to continue his legacy of reconciliation, forgiveness and nation-building. The Johannesburg Development Agency has joined people the world over in [...]
Mandela’s Joburg
Nelson Mandela moved to Johannesburg as a young man in 1941. He lived first in Alexandra, before moving to Soweto with his bride. There are many places that mark his presence in the city he [...]
JDA supports city’s new technology hub
The Johannesburg Development Agency, with the Department of Trade and Industry, has opened the city’s first information technology incubator in the Maboneng Precinct, to support young ICT entrepreneurs’ growing businesses. Johannesburg’s information and communication technology [...]
Lowest rentals in Joburg first
Joburgers inner city will soon boast dignified housing for thousands of the city’s residents, as the Affordable Housing Company, with the JDA, is overhauling office buildings into budget-friendly housing. chrysler1Joburg is transforming block after block [...]