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City gives good advice to parents
FEBRUARY is Child Protection and Caring Month, prompting Joburg to host a series of workshops to help parents and caregivers raise the next generation.
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City urges residents to 'get involved'
LENGTHY meetings are probably not on many people's must-do lists, but community involvement should be. The City invites residents to be a part of 2009's first council meeting. Show up, show interest and get involved.
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Joburg Open's curtain-raiser
ALMOST 200 of Joburg's amateur golfers have teed off along a number of top-ranked golfers in the curtain-raiser to the 2009 Joburg Open.
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Joburg tees up for Open
SOME of the world's top golfers are in town this week preparing to take part in the annual Joburg Open – and two local developmental players will be joining them.
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Top bands play at New Year’s bash
GANG of Instrumentals and Freshlyground are just two of the bands lined up to party in the new year at Mary Fitzgerald Square - and entrance is free.
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Jozi marks every child's birthday
JOBURG threw a party for over a thousand children, giving orphans and vulnerable youngsters a chance to have a birthday party.
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Joburg wins second Vuna Award
PROVING once again that it leads the pack, Johannesburg won the provincial Vuna Award for the second year. Next up - beating national competitors to the top spot.
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Young councillors return wiser
A TRIP to the United States proved to be a steep learning curve for Joburg's student councillors, who discovered there was more to the superpower than hip-hop music and movies.
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Learn from the children, says MMC
CITY officials were recently treated to six primary school plays on the importance of road safety. And while they may not be old enough to drive, these youngsters proved to be excellent messengers to Joburg drivers.
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Visitors learn Joburg's formula
VISITORS from the coastal resort town of Plettenberg Bay were in Johannesburg to get some insight into setting up a development agency that will help it deal with the imbalances between rich and poor.
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Council gives dinner to immigrants
INSTEAD of enjoying the annual budget dinner, councillors have elected to donate the food to the people displaced by the xenophobic violence spreading across Gauteng.
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Orientation day for Children's Council
YOUNG councillors were welcomed aboard by the City's team at the Children's Council orientation day.
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Techies track GIS trends and uses
TECHNOLOGY experts gathered at the War Museum to talk about ways in which geographic information systems can be used to ease the lives of ordinary citizens.
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Colourful opening of City council
WORKERS ditched their air-conditioned offices, joining hordes of people in the boiling Braamfontein streets to witness the procession up the hill to kick off the City council’s year.
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Councillors paired up with mentors
FEMALE councillors have been given the opportunity to take part in the provincial mentorship programme, Kwanele. It is aimed at developing their skills and leadership abilities.
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Speaker takes kids to Peter Pan
DISADVANTAGED children were treated to an outing to the Civic Theatre, where they were enchanted by Peter Pan - The Pantomime.
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Singing and dancing mark the JDA’s move
IT’S been about six months since the Johannesburg Development Agency began the huge task of building and moving into its new home in Newtown’s Bus Factory. A Friday night party marked the day it finally settled in.
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Traffic alerts
Traffic alerts
WHAT it's like out on the roads right now: updates between 6.00am and 9.00am and 3.30pm and 7.00pm.

Jozibeat launches
jozibeat
The official print publication of the City of Joburg will hit city streets next week. Watch this space for more...

Tenders/Quotations
Tenders/Quotations
COPIES of current tenders and quotations are available to download.

Supplier database
Inner City
Companies owned by women, youth and people with disabilities are invited to register on the Joburg supplier database.

2010 BOOKLET
2010 booklet
A comprehensive guide to Joburg’s 2010 FIFA World Cup™ efforts .
* Match schedule

Rea Vaya website
Rea Vaya website
JOBURG is creating a world-class public transport system. Find out more about Rea Vaya.
 

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