Media Releases 2015
Workshop gives SMMEs insight into JDA projects
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) have the potential to be the backbone of the economy and the leading driver of job creation in the country. However, they are faced with many challenges, not least [...]
City budgets for acceleration of Corridors of Freedom
Finance MMC Geoffrey Makhubo, delivering his 2015/16 Budget speech, clearly signalled Joburg's commitment to the Corridors of Freedom programme, allocating over one-third of the City's three-year capital budget to the departments and agencies responsible for [...]
Fashion Kapitol: refashioning the future inner city
Tshepo Mhlatuzana, executive director of the Fashion District Institute, chats to Elias Nkabinde about the progress the Fashion Kapitol has made since its establishment in the inner city in 2008. The Fashion Kapitol squareThe Fashion [...]
Bruma Lake renewal project nears completion
The eastern Joburg suburb of Bruma will enter a new, more upbeat era when the Bruma Lake upgrade and renewal project is completed over the course of the next few months. The project, undertaken for [...]
Rea Vaya construction update: 22-28 May
Rea Vaya phase 1C construction, including widening of roads and construction of new kerbs and pedestrian and cycling pathways, continues between Parktown, Alexandra and Sandton. New road surfacing in WynbergNew road surfacing in WynbergResidents, commuters [...]