Media Releases 2011
First-class new library for city
JOHANNESBURG’S stately central library has been presiding over the city since 1934, but has been under a cloud of building dust since May 2009. The veil is due to be lifted, however, and she will [...]
Rooftops open up Braamfontein
LUSH green gardens, with lounge areas and cocktail bars have been created as recreational spaces on Braamfontein rooftops – and they offer some awesome views of the city’s skyline. Developers have started a trend to [...]
Tau takes oath of office
MPHO Franklin Parks Tau is the newly elected executive mayor of Johannesburg, beginning his five-year term on 19 May, the day after the local government elections. Tau was elected and sworn in as mayor on [...]
Mayor names committee
THE newly appointed executive mayor, Parks Tau, has restructured the City’s 10-member mayoral committee, introducing youthful new faces and amalgamating portfolios, in an effort to ensure that Joburg moves rapidly towards its vision of being [...]
Tribute paid to Masondo
DEPUTY President Kgalema Motlanthe has hailed the former mayor of Joburg, Amos Masondo, as an outstanding leader, a gracious human being and a torch bearer of the democratic revolution. Highlighting Masondo’s 10-year tenure, Motlanthe said [...]