Media Releases 2014
Joburg is Africa’s most visited city: MasterCard
Joburg is expected to receive 4.3-million international visitors spending in the region of US$3.2-billion (about R35.6-billion) in 2014. Johannesburg is ranked as Africa's most visited city in the 2014 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index - [...]
Kick-starting the formalisation of Diepsloot
There is "brewing excitement" in the Diepsloot community following a number of developments anchored by the Ingonyama Road upgrade and extension. Elias Nkabinde reports. "I have been living in Diepsloot for almost two decades and [...]
Station retrofits to improve Rea Vaya experience
Improvements include additional glass panels to protect against severe weather, and tactile tiles for people with disabilities. The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has begun retrofitting work on four Rea Vaya stations in order to improve [...]
Joburg scoops top award for Corridors of Freedom project
The Corridors of Freedom project seeks to liberate residents from an apartheid spatial legacy characterised by informal settlements, poor schooling and limited recreational spaces. The City of Joburg scooped the Excellence in Planning Award at [...]
Eyethu Orange Farm Mall opens its doors
Part-owned by the community it serves, the R400-million development is set to transform one of Joburg's least affluent areas into a thriving business district. Thousands of shoppers flocked to the newly built Eyethu Orange Farm [...]