The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg, has begun implementing the High Court Precinct Public Environment Upgrade (PEU) Project — a major initiative to transform the public environment around the Johannesburg High Court into a safer, more accessible and vibrant urban precinct. The project focuses on the area surrounding the Gauteng Local…
Madam Speaker and Deputy SpeakerPremier Panyaza LesufiFellow members of the Executive CouncilChief Whip of the Majority PartyLeaders of Political PartiesMembers of the Provincial LegislatureMMCs of Finance and CouncillorsRepresentatives from the Auditor General’s OfficeSenior Officials of Government and MunicipalitiesRepresentatives of Business, Organised Labour, and Civil SocietyDistinguished guestsComrades and FriendsINTRODUCTIONIt is an honour and a privilege to…
This weekend (6 and 7 December 2025), Joburg Child Welfare (JCW), in partnership with the Johannesburg Artist Market (JAM), formerly 27 Boxes in Melville, will launch the Play Café, a safe, fully supervised and creative space designed to give Johannesburg children and families a secure environment for children to play at a time when child-safety…
The Soweto Theatre was aglow with elegance, excitement, and emotion on Saturday night as the 46th White Star Miss Soweto pageant crowned its new queens in a spectacular celebration of womanhood, culture, and leadership. What started on 16 October 2025 with the unveiling of the Top 20 finalists culminated in an unforgettable evening filled with…
This December, the Soweto Theatre will once again open its doors and its heart to the community’s senior citizens for a special Christmas celebration titled “Ukhisimusi Wabadala” — a joyful and heartfelt tribute to the elders who continue to shape and nurture our society. The event will honour 200 elders aged 70 years and older…
Collen Hans All eyes will be on the Gauteng Provincial Legislature where The MEC of Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, is expected to present Gauteng’s 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) and the Adjustment Budget to the Legislature on Tuesday, 02 December 2025. This Gauteng MTBPS will be the second of the 7th administration following…
WHAT IS THE REPARATIVE AND GENERATIVE POWER OF CREATIVITY AND CULTURE? From 17 to 22 November 2025, the Creativity for Social Change Hub together with the Moleskine Foundation, in collaboration with NIROX, hosted 11 Creativity Pioneers, local and international cultural and creative organisations, for 5 days of workshops, discussions and exchanges on creativity for social…
One year of solar delivers more than 5.8 million kWh South Africa’s most famous holiday resort, Sun City in the North West Province, has generated over 5.8 million kWh of clean energy since the completion of its latest solar panel installations in August 2024, which equates to a saving of more than R8 million in…
As your little one grows, their imagination is where they start to make sense of the world, how it all works, and the different roles grownups can play. From babbling on a toy phone, to “cooking” dinner in their play kitchen, or looking after the animals on the Little People® Caring for Animals Farm playset,…
Every thriving innovation ecosystem has two kinds of infrastructure: the visible, such as devices, networks, and platforms, and the invisible, which are the women who design, optimise, and expand it. The 2025 Innovator Trust Women in Tech (WIT) Awards celebrated this invisible infrastructure. They marked more than a decade of partnership between the Innovator Trust…
