Parks

Primary school gets dream park

THE latest winner in the annual My Dream Park competition has its new park. The playground at Mayibuye Primary School in Midrand has been opened for play

City Parks wins national award

ITS commitment to job creation and skills development has been recognised - City Parks has won a national award from the Department of Labour.

City Parks celebrates the extraordinary

IT’S the annual City Parks Environmental Awards, where the company acknowledges the efforts of employees and others who go out of their way to make Johannesburg a cleaner, greener city.

Enjoy Jozi's parks 'responsibly'

JOHANNESBURG'S many green parks are governed by its public open spaces by-laws, which aim to keep the facilities beautiful.

Joburg back in LivCom spotlight

AFTER winning the most awards of any participating city in last year's Liveable Communities competition, Johannesburg is back with several more contenders.

City trees get in shape for summer

SEVERE tree pruning is necessary to ensure Joburg's street trees do not interfere with the overhead power cables distributing electricity across the city.

Madiba plants a birthday tree

TO mark his 90th birthday, Nelson Mandela celebrated the planting of a white stinkwood in Thokoza Park. The tree is another step on the Greening Soweto path.

Joburg gets first stimulation park

CITY PARKS and its partners have delivered another first for Johannesburg - the Nkanyezi Stimulation Park, a green oasis for children with disabilities.

Whistling through the park

WHISTLES will be handed out to users of the Zoo Lake and Johannesburg Botanical Gardens at Emmarentia Dam as part efforts to make parks safer places.

Public TV switched on in Lenasia

ROSE PARK has become the fourth city park to have a big screen public television, funded by Township TV.

City Parks keeps its staff healthy

A DAY was set aside to focus on the health and wellness of City Parks staff. On hand were health care providers, optometrists, dentists and gym groups, among others.

Bloom bird sanctuary restored

The Florence Bloom Bird Sanctuary has been restored, thanks to the combined efforts of several stakeholders, including the Delta Environment Centre and City Parks.

City Parks thanks its workers

WITH medals and cash prizes up for grabs, there was strong competition among City Parks's drivers and machine operators.

City Parks workers rewarded

THE managing director rewarded hard work and dedication, but even those workers who did not get a mention were thanked for making Joburg a beautiful place to live and work.

Diepkloof gets its extreme park

IN just 24 hours, Diepkloof has an inviting green park - with a big screen television to broadcast sport and other interesting programmes - where once was a dusty piece of open land.

XtremePark is 'nearly finished'

WORKERS spent the night digging and planting, racing to meet the deadline for the Diepkloof XtremePark. In just 24 hours, a park is being built.

Countdown to extreme park

IN just 24 hours, a dusty part of Diepkloof will be transformed into a pleasant green oasis, thanks to the hard work of City Parks and its partners.

New park opens in Bram Fischerville

THE poor suburb of Bram Fischerville now has its own green lung, after Region C and City Parks built an inviting park for the area.

New mowers give grass short shrift

CITY PARKS has taken ownership of five new mega-mowers. They should make the job of cutting the grass at Joburg parks a whole lot easier.

Urban forest grows in Soweto

THE target is to plant 200 000 trees in dry and dusty Soweto by the end of the year. Already well on the way, City Parks has a number of tree-planting projects on the go.