Council

Mayor leads tour of Region B

ITS SUCCESSES were highlighted on a tour of Region B, although the City officials were also kept informed of the challenges facing the area.

Street names across Jozi finalised

ACTIVISTS and freedom fighters will be remembered in street names across the city, following a council decision to rename a street in Newclare and name streets in Mayibuye, Far East Bank and Klipfontein.

Junior mayor meets her public

JOBURG'S new junior mayor made her first public appearance at her own school, a very proud Lancea Vale Secondary.

Mayor hosts African diplomats

COMMON interests have been discussed by the executive mayor and members of the diplomatic corps from other African countries.

Planning approval to speed up

THE department of urban management aims to cut the time it takes to approve zoning and building plans to 24 hours for most applications.

City planners have tough job

THE City's development planning and urban management department aims to come up with a city form that deals with the fragmented legacies of apartheid planning, while dealing with modern challenges like an increasing urban population.

New Joburg Student Council launched

Taking over from the old Junior City Council, the new Joburg Student Council is responsible for growing youngsters' interest in local government affairs.

Freedom comes to Randburg's streets

TWO apartheid dinosaurs will no longer be recognised in Randburg, where a couple of streets have been given freedom names.

City calls for comment on draft policy

BY law, new property rates will include the value of improvements to land, and the City is urging residents to comment on its draft rates policy before the new law comes into effect.