The Johannesburg Development Agency aims to transform Joburg through growing competitive business environments, improving public spaces and promoting access to jobs.
The innovative Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) was established in April 2001 to revive economic activity throughout the city. The JDA initiates and supports area-based economic development initiatives throughout the Johannesburg metropolitan municipality in support of the City’s Growth and Development Strategy, Joburg 2040 (GDS).
The recent partial reopening of the Johannesburg City Library has reignited a love for literature and learning among its dedicated members. Among them are Mantombi Nkosi and Zonke Vilakazi, the passionate founders of the Moving Spirit Book Club, who have long considered the library a cornerstone of their personal and literary journeys.
World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April 2025, will kick off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. The campaign, titled Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures, will urge governments and the health community to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and to prioritize women’s longer-term health and well-being.
The City of Johannesburg Council has officially approved the Zandspruit Urban Development Framework (UDF) 2024, marking a significant milestone in the commitment to sustainable urban development. The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), appointed as the implementing agent, played a pivotal role in overseeing the formulation of this comprehensive framework.
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), the infrastructure arm of the City of Johannesburg, completed the rehabilitation and upgrade of the eastern stormwater channel and adjoining stormwater systems in Orange Grove, Norwood, and Patterson Park. This transformative project is a key component of the Louis Botha Transit-Oriented Development (ToD) Corridor’s Stormwater Master Plan. The project’s primary scope entailed rehabilitation and upgrade
