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DECEMBER 2005
Ready for Joburg's best New Year bash
Be patient when carnival begins
Parktonian to get fresh look
It has been Jozi's year
EMS may lose its ambulances
KwaMahlobo soccer season swings into gear
City plans to honour Tobias
Dogs, walks and modern medicine
Getting into the carnival mood
More money made in Gauteng
Roodepoort museum may close
Don't litter, warns Pikitup
Something's moving over at Egoli Gas
Jozi wins green award
City Parks tough on bad behaviour
Rea Vaya: Putting Joburg on the move
Bara shops get new owners
Work begins at Jerusalem site
Police crack down on crime
EMS watches over holidaymakers
The Big Top is heading to Jozi
Business as usual for Pikitup
Marketer plans to brand Joburg
Welcome in New Year at carnival
Honeyman puts on another winner
Four families have place to call home
Candles lit for those lost to Aids
Mayor switches on festive lights
Abused women now homeowners
Soweto Arts Festival in full swing
Phumani's paper trail of skills and jobs
Cosmo City gets wheelie bins
Joburg's festive lights switch on
Khosa rises to challenge
Ward 45 is cleanest
Children learn how court works
Gautrain gets go-ahead from govt
Market rounds off a great year
After 20 years, a home for Christmas
Dube to get police offices
Mbeki opens Maropeng centre
Senior citizens treated to lunch
City and Wits sign another partnership
Alex project leader counters criticism
Safe4Life aims to keep roads safe
Young and old love Cinderella
School's out for summer
Workshop focuses on morality
Main Street turns into Christmas tree forest
Government magazine comes out in Braille
Alexandra's Kidz Clinic turns two
A week in Joburg: 5 - 11 December, 2005
Joburg airport name under review
Reserve Bank work almost complete
Bob wants his job back
New life for Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre
Holding hands to stop Aids
Jozi kids head to Birmingham
City focuses on wellness plan
Disabled people show their mettle
Disabled kids party in park
Rocking to raise HIV/Aids awareness
Building a house a day
Joyous Celebration to record concerts
Celebrate Jozi at New Year carnival
NOVEMBER 2005
Early Christmas for Region 4
We'll all go a-carolling
City to go wireless
Pay before you play
Globe Award for JDA
Final days of Gentle Anarchist
Main Street Mall hosts festive market
Mayor urges return to morals
A decade of housing Joburgers
Get on the Christmas bus
Road runners adopt Makoko
Alex renewal is on course
A week in Joburg: 28 November - 4 December, 2005
Joburg makes a stand against abuse
City adds burial package to help poor
Raise awareness at When Life Happens festival
JDA: 360° of potential
Mayor launches 16 Days of Activism
Tree of Light to shine at zoo
It's Summer Cup time again
Joburg promises virtual festive tree
Gautrain sod-turning in January, says Shilowa
Door-to-door campaign kicks off World Aids Day
Budget of R17-billion to fuel Gauteng economic growth
Welcome Christmas with the St Cecilia Mass
New headquarters for Safa
University offers second chance
City stakeout ends health hazard
Joburg is art lover's paradise
Joburg bus driver is best in land
Fun-filled day in the sun for youngsters
A bit of R&R after the challenge
Gautrain 'still on track'
City prioritises youth concerns
Record finish at Cycle Challenge
A week in Joburg: 21 - 27 November, 2005
Rainfall predicted for Joburg
Joburg roads to be closed for Cycle Challenge
Paramedic saves premature twins
Mayor hands over Cosmo City keys
Randburg rebirth kicks off
Taking chess to the park
Joburg tap water is safe to drink
Joburg launches map website
Date for elections announced
Jozi buildings scoop awards
GPG underpass plan ready for comment
Children's theatrical treat
Last chance to register
Time for carols at Zoo Lake
Children flock to computer centre
Sports plans for the holidays
Get ready for Cycle Challenge
City focuses on diabetes
Put on your dancing shoes
Joburg remembers its war dead
A week in Joburg: 14 - 20 November, 2005
Joburg wins innovation award
Cologne pips Jozi to Gay Games
It's Crocodile Country at the zoo
Sandton streets become F1 track
Women's Jail goes to Brazil
Joburg remembers fallen heroes
City Parks replaces Randburg trees
City launches Braamfontein brand
Merry Widow dances into Jozi
Safety first for Cycle Challenge
Fairytale run at Pro Musica
Food Bank feeds needy
Inner city being reborn
Grand Prix masters race at Kyalami
Fight continues to stop gender violence
Rain fails to dampen beach party spirit
First residents move into Cosmo City
It's Proms time again
Bra Gib to get own theatre
Personal best for winner of People's Race
Joburg rewards its finest
Feast of art at the JAG
A week in Joburg: 7 - 13 November, 2005
Indian visitors impressed with Jozi
Junior Mr and Miss Joburg crowned
From dump site to veggie farm
Youngsters show off violin skills
Vuyani Week back at Dance Factory
Taxis, buses to pay cab licences
City launches Moral Regeneration Movement
Gay Games bid hots up
Superman Madiba launches comic
Pay rises for City managers
Catch People's Marathon on TV
Geese rent office space
Joburg targets water crooks
Soweto is surf city
Joburg's many shacks registered
OCTOBER 2005
It's time to play in Newtown
Soweto Beer Festival a hit - again
Sandton becomes mini Monaco
A week in Joburg: 31 October - 6 November, 2005
Working for a safe city
Revenue unit on the move
City trains food hawkers
Get your car washed for charity
Leicester Road wins book battle
Newly upgraded Bara taxi rank opens
Gautrain will cost R20bn
Branson School to boost business
Record entries for cycle challenge
Ekhaya nurtures next Tiger Woods
Fairview fire tower is reborn
Jesse Jackson flies into Joburg
Be afraid: it is Howlerween at the zoo
Sing along with Jack and the Beanstalk
Iphutheng Primary wins Story Skirmish
Chill out at Soweto Beer Festival
Diwali Festival was a big hit
Youngsters choose sport over crime
A week in Joburg: 24 - 30 October, 2005
Demolition of 10 buildings gets go ahead
Keep the peace, revellers warned
My car-free ride to work
Khulisa targets youth at risk
So . . . wear . . . to is here
Transport ministers catch cab rides
Prof Tobias at 80: life goes on
Visit the night skies at the planetarium
Zoo Lake hosts charity golf day
Learning about science at library
Hop on the bus or taxi
Thousands of poor register for subsidy
Alex on the road to recovery
Tasty treats at food and wine show
Bollywood comes to Newtown
High praise for Moroka Dam
City director driven by staff development
JPO kicks off with international violinist
Air quality plans awarded
Alex children learn rights
A week in Joburg: 17 - 23 October, 2005
Alien plants face the chop
Revel in nostalgia at Acropolis Café
High praise for Operation Gcin'amanzi
Gautrain plan ready for viewing
Indo-African fashion show at Diwali Festival
Mayor highlights water projects
City opens bursary applications
Demand for inner city living on rise
City Parks battles aliens
MEC tests Jozi's public transport
Celebrations as Councillors graduate
Mayor reopens old Europa Hotel
Joburg to the rescue
Breast cancer under spotlight
Hip-hop summit planned for Newtown
Scientists to look at climate change
Just In Time for Wits play
Check online for summonses
Youth theatre ends year with Cinderella
Arcade completes Gandhi Square
Look to future in Newtown
Take a trip in Mlungu's taxi
A week in Joburg: 10 - 16 October, 2005
People's Race draws near
Zoo hosts Teddy Bears' Picnic
Elkah centre gets a facelift
Ebony school wins dream garden
Moscow circus to dazzle again
Soweto gets own tax office
Windybrow explores cultural taboos
Khosa is new tourism chief
More homes for city centre
No rain on horizon
BEE database goes live
Apartheid Museum gets thumbs up
Three Little Pigs run extended
Marang Centre focuses on maths and science
Child property rights protected
Italo Bernicchi: a life in film
Date a celeb, help stop child abuse
City launches BEE database
Work in Alex forges ahead
Joburg turns 119 today
Art centre opens with mandala
Joburg shows Congo the ropes
A week in Joburg: 3 -9 October, 2005
SEPTEMBER 2005
Ziyabuya to march through Hillbrow
Magazine to give voice to rural poor
New name tags for metro police
Goggas battle to survive
Epic battle at Wits
Environment back on agenda
Soweto festival caters for all
Bird fair flies into Joburg Zoo
Mayoral Aids Fund launched
Joburg gets a Namibian sister
Soweto is ace up Jozi's sleeve
Umoja to get home of its own
Loads to do these holidays
Mobile system for unpaid fines
Operation Gcin'amanzi piques Kenyan interest
Strong winds lash Joburg
Party mood at pride march
A good time was had by all
Special graduation at Wits University
Jozi jols on Heritage Day
One city, three artists
Move your body to Joburg Day
Take a bus to work
Teaching the world to dance
Make way for Joe Slovo Drive
Welcome to Linbro Park nature reserve
Get your entries in for City-to-City run
New parents for zoo's honey badgers
Limber up for indigenous games
Target: fuel congress delegates
Evicted tenants move in next door
Councillors earn diplomas
Finding a use for garden refuse
IDP meetings kick off
Tladi Butt Hut is refurbished
And the water flows again ...
Ikwezi upgrade nears completion
Joburg's water is safe to sip
Delphic Games heads to Joburg
Joburg gets a new daily
Globes crushed in Alexandra
Steven Sack: force behind arts
A week in Joburg: 19 - 25 September, 2005
Fresh water runs through Alberts Farm
Child Safety Centre opens
Pipe 'sprung a leak'
Diwali party for Newtown
Two views on state precinct plan
Afronova brings art to Newtown
Crocs make zoo their home
Lael Bethlehem: soccer and other challenges
Road works ahead on Hans Strijdom
Queen musical to rock Jozi
Gearing up for City-to-City run
Joburg honours Pickhandle Mary
Learners help Alex clean up
Irish dancers return to Civic
Library Services rewards adult learners
Dance goes to Alex kids
Pride Week plans big party
A week in Joburg: 12 - 18 September, 2005
Bassline hosts Puisano festival
Alex hostel work is on course
Call made for Dance Umbrella submissions
Airport looks at parking problems
Fruit halls get a make-over
Edoardo Villa exhibits at the zoo
Carnival to take over streets of Rosebank
Head for the great outdoors
Childhood memories of a sleeping princess
Alex banks on schools
Initiative to ease Sandton traffic
Minister opens Siyakhana project
La Boheme at Pro Musica
Metro cops market SA
Fairytales come to the People's Theatre
Sophiatown is resurrected
Arts Alive wows the crowds
A week in Joburg: 5 - 11 September, 2005
Big clean up at Diepsloot
Second Better Building opened
Libraries hold huge book sale
Poets add rhyme to Arts Alive
Maropeng is christened
Prepare for Jazz on the Lake
Metro cop proves her mettle
Mankodi Moitse: looking after City cash
Pools open for Spring Day
AUGUST 2005
Uncle Tom's statue unveiled
Deputy president opens hotel school
Time to sign up, Joburg voters told
Delphic team off to Malaysia
Arbor Week kicks off in Kliptown
Wine will flow in Soweto
Welcome to Freedom Park
Party people to flood Newtown
Power restored to Joburg suburbs
City acts on fraudsters
A week in Joburg: 29 August - 4 September, 2005
Jozi's champion tree dies
Prepare for Jazz on the Lake
Arbor Week launch in Kliptown
Gay Games guys love Jozi
Daily dance fix at Arts Alive
Zoo plans Arbor Week plant
New Baralink phase gets R30m
Joburg market hosts Limpopo farmers
Eve to be Live in Jozi
Boat show sails into town
Youngsters targeted in anti-crime plan
International stars kick off Joy of Jazz
Pay your fines, warn police
UDZ tax incentive draws developers
Joburg shows Japan the ropes
Arts Alive welcomes spring
Women voice their concerns
A week in Joburg: 22 - 28 August, 2005
Ward 71 residents voice their concerns
Keeping the faith in Orange Farm
Community groups asked to register for IDP
Fast Forward Johannesburg
Serial planters add greenery to city
UDZ gets off the ground
Mayor's last stop is Region 11
Kaya FM ready to rock Newtown
Harvestime sows seeds of hope
Africa Unites in Newtown
MEC pitches in to clean up river
Auditions for Ballet Theatre Afrikan
Women build 15 houses
Strike over but wage talks go on
Half a century in pictures
Young people to have their say
Ulla-la - lekker Afrikaanse kos
Safe cooking gas demonstrated
Approved booms to be named
UDZ to get green light
A week in Joburg: 15 - 21 August, 2005
Day five and strike goes on
Mbeki opens Brickfields housing
Fewer power outages in Jozi
Strike rolls into its fourth day
Over 1 000 properties to go to Gautrain
Joburg impresses national minister
Joburg Water saves billions
Women's issues put on the table
City reports record revenue collection
Women build their own homes
More CBD buildings to become residential
Hot musos for Jazz on the Lake
City acts to cut disruptions
Doll's House gets a facelift
A week in Joburg: 8 - 14 August, 2005
Another strike by City staff
Women on menu at Constitution Hill
Joburg aims to empower women
Hoax caller to face legal action
Ibiza Massive reunites in Newtown
Women take over at Newtown
Zoo fights bird extinction
Community builders honoured for work
Visitors flock to Constitution Hill
Decorex aims to inspire
Joburg gets ready to rock
Driven by a passion for wine
Kickboxing glory at Diepsloot Gym
Joburg photos speak for themselves
Cemetery opens in Waterval
Live in Alex, will dance
A week in Joburg: 1 - 7 August, 2005
Gender commission moves into Women's Gaol
Women's Day canoe races planned
JULY 2005
City Parks helps grow dreams
Off-ramp closed
Three-day municipal strike winds down
Chess keeps kids off streets
Striking municipal workers arrested
Drum brings Sophiatown alive
Celebrate women at Newtown
Strike wins little support
Diepsloot gets a facelift
Telkom Charity Cup kicks off
Municipal workers back on strike
Busta Rhymes for Arts Alive
Jozi to host fuel congress
Zasekhaya Market open for business
Soweto landfill sites rehabilitated
A week in Joburg: 25 - 31 July, 2005
Youth issues on the table
Turbine Square rises from a cloud of dust
Things look up for Ivory Park
Dr Benn's very busy world
Exhibition explores Kentridge's life in art
Gem Theatre to sparkle again
The Boks are back in town
Mayor opens tarred roads
Mayor to launch urban development zone
Black eagle chick hatches
More racers for Cycle Challenge
Warm gifts for city's poor
Catwalks get ready for SA Fashion Week
Name change urged for Harrow Road
Women build Soweto walkway
Joy of Jazz for Newtown
Traders learn to grow business
Happy birthday, Madiba
Fifa group inspects venues
Turbine Hall defies destruction
Soweto artists get recognition
A week in Joburg: 18 - 24 July, 2005
City Parks focuses on Kloofendal
Coca-Cola lights up Joburg sky
Another CBD building gets a make over
Kliptown to get own Business Place
Evictions in inner city
Workshop for jazz musicians
Graffiti artists tag Joburg walls
More men need to be tested
Zoo keeps them coming
Moshito seeks unknown talent
Housing plan looks at homeless blues
Strikers hand over memorandum
Angry Godzilla guards the court
Bassoon blows hot in Soweto
Kentridge's work on show
Strike will not disrupt services
Jozi gets ready for soccer cup
A week in Joburg: 11 - 17 July, 2005
Jozi's highest point honours Indian army
969 Festival draws closer
Feast for ballet lovers
Top awards for Joburg landmarks
Unique Westcliff house fetches R7m
Gauteng studies global mega cities
Arts Alive pulls out all stops
Joburg property now online
Get fit the gentle way
Roads agency faces challenges head on
Water back on tap after valve burst
Indigent register is successful
Mobile market is a hit in Diepsloot
Homes flooded by burst water pipe
Essential services will not join strike
Wonke-Wonke spots top soccer players
Burst water pipe floods Meredale
Bombela lands Gautrain contract
Orange Farm gets connected
Initiatives in place to cut power outages
A week in Joburg: 4 - 10 July, 2005
Mayor gets unusual gifts
Voters urged to check details
First tenants move into Brickfields homes
Zoo launches win a car competition
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