COMMUNITY development - referred to as 'the heart of the city' - is the largest department in the City. It is responsible for overseeing the well-being of all of Joburg's inhabitants, from providing social support to catering for the physical, emotional, mental and artistic and cultural needs of its people.

The department's vision is: "A city where community development, personal growth and social mobility are enhanced so that the challenges of poverty and vulnerability, inequality and social exclusion are fundamentally addressed." The City's social development responsibilities include:

• Maintenance and upgrading of the City's sports, recreation, libraries and social service facilities;
• Home-based care and food, social services, technical and counselling support for the vulnerable (the elderly, women and children) and people living with HIV/Aids; and
• Providing technical support to the corporate services department and the health department in rolling out workplace HIV/Aids programmes.

• The department's objectives
• Projects and programmes
• Directorates
  • Human development
  • Arts, culture and heritage
  • Sport and recreation
  • Libraries
  • Capital projects
  • Social assistance
• City-run amenities
  • Migrants helpdesk
  • Joburg Art Gallery
  • Museums
  • Civic Theatre
  • Libraries
  • Recreation centres
  • Swimming pools
  • Council halls

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• Key people
  • Member of the mayoral committee responsible for community development: Bafana Sithole
  • Executive director of the department of community development: Pilisiwe Twala-Tau

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