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Johannesburg Hosts National Water Week

“Water is Life: Respect it, Conserve it, Enjoy it,” a theme the rest of the world could probably learn from, is the mantra for Johannesburg's yearly National Water Week celebration. Promoting awareness and community participation, Johannesburg has invited students of all ages to submit essays about water conservation or artistic depictions with a chance of winning thousands of rands or state of the art computers.

Jozi Praised as Model Exhibition

Put on by a partnership between the City of Johannesburg's Convention Bureau, the Gauteng Provincial Department, and the South African National Convention, Jozi has been praised not only as valuable, but as a model for conventions worldwide. Striving for pan-African prosperity and the utilization of the budding markets there, the convention brought together the cream of the crop in a move to facilitate commerce.

Beeld Holiday Show Showcases Johannesburg

A consumer exhibition to remember, the Beeld Holiday Show presented a wide array of Johannesburg's cultural, infrastructural, and commercial exploits with a two-day show that brought out the best and brightest aspects of the Lightning City's impressive spread. The exhibition also marketed Johannesburg as a holiday destination of choice, a notion which may not have occurred to many potential travelers.

Johannesburg to Implement Integrated Structural Transport System

Revealed in a plan about planning – city planning that is – the city of Johannesburg will implement a new method for laying out future developments in the city. Aimed at easing the costs of transportation on average households, future plans will give greater weight to availability and convenience of public transport in addition to additional focus in infrastructural needs to prevent gridlock, ensure pedestrian safety, and streamline mass transit.

World Wetlands Day Celebrated in Johannesburg

Environmental awareness has been a consistent theme in and around Johannesburg, with special focus going towards educational efforts in the field. The World Wetlands Day celebrations held at the Botanical Gardens in Emmarentia is no exception to this trend, and students from around the area learned much about the importance of often misunderstood and underappreciated wetlands.

Johannesburg to Celebrate Mozart with Love

Possibly rating in as the musical capital of the entire continent, Johannesburg is giving a tribute to who might possibly rate in as the most widely recognized musical genius in history: Mozart. January 27th of this year will bring with it a loving celebration in the South African Lightning City and a 14 day event featuring a host of singers, dancers and performances.

Light Festival for Johannesburg

Johannesburg, the Lightning Capital is celebrating the 9 day SABC Soweto Festival of Lights starting December 14th. Featuring local student performances, family events, and centered about the kicking off of a "true African Christmas" – a curious feat for what evolved from a chiefly western religious holiday.

MTN Joyous Celebration Sings Gospel Outside Johannesburg

Bringing joyous celebration indeed to Randburg, a small town consumed by the municipality of the City of Johannesburg in South Africa, the MTN Joyous Celebration heralded the holidays with a performance of its 17th live DVD/CD project with more than 7,000 fans looking on. In addition, the group sang with famous American singer Kenny Lattimore.

Bieber's Believe Brings Boy Singer to Johannesburg

It's hard to believe just how far Justin Bieber and his Bieber fever have spread, but with performances around the world including his scheduled May 12th performance in Johannesburg, detractors and fans alike will have no choice but to believe as the boy singer continues his “Believe” march across the globe.

Comair Opens Johannesburg-Maputo Route

The time seems right and Comair is joining hundreds of expanding airline companies with its acquisition of a daily Johannesburg-Maputo route set to launch in May of next year. Officials at the airline expect the move will see a rapid boost in business travel, siting Mozambique as a major world-class tourist destination.

Molemo 'Jub Jub' Maarohanye Sees Stark End to Career

Arguably the most popular South African artist in and around Johannesburg, Molemo Maarahanye aka “Jub Jub” has seen the last of his performance days for at least 25 years after being sentenced for the accidental killings of four schoolchildren in a drag racing incident. Almost Paradoxically, the charge sparked widespread protests despite the clear cut nature of the case.

airBaltic Kicks off Riga-Prague Route

This year has seen an aggressive expansion of tourist focused routes all across the world, and airBaltic's new Riga to Prague route is no exception. Coming as part of a plan that has already seen them expand into 12 high-demand European destinations, the thrice a week service comes at the fore of six more expansions planned to open next summer.

Johannesburg Introduces Auto-Rickshaw Service to Ease Congestion

The word gridlock can barely describe the almost awe inspiring traffic mash-up that happens as a daily occurrence in the city of Johannesburg, but the implementation of a new auto-rickshaw service may help in relieving some of that congestion – or, at least adding the funky looking three-wheelers to the mix for a little bit of variety.

Gaga Galvanizes Johannesburg

If South Africans loved Lady Gaga before her latest show in Johannesburg, they absolutely worship and adore her now. Forcing even her detractors to compliment her performance, together with The Prodigy's separate but similarly impressive performance, Gaga rocked the city and reminded everyone just why she is loved across the globe.

Johannesburg Goes Gaga at Gaga Arrival

World famous American singer Lady Gaga stepped off the plane to Johannesburg to a chorus of chants, tears, and praise as she made her way through the airport. An unexpected detour by airport security prompted angry responses from fans who didn't get a chance to see their favorite idol, but a few lucky ones were able to see her as she exited the airport via an alternative route.

Johannesburg Airport Resolves Fuel Crisis

Contaminated fuel supplies shipped into Johannesburg put the airport into a serious fuel crisis that threatened to shut down, or at the very least severely limit, the airport's ability to accommodate travelers. The crisis was resolved by instituting emergency measures that cut services, and this temporary measure was enough to avert a full disaster.

Second Chance for Johannesburg Gaga Concert

Lady Gaga, together with British rock band The Darkness, are set to perform on November 30th and December 10th in Johannesburg and tickets have become impossible to find. Thankfully for local fans, a wave of extra tickets has gone on sale, giving Gaga lovers one final opportunity to buy their seat at the guaranteed-to-impress performance coming in just a few days.

Johannesburg International Mozart Festival Update

Set to launch January 2013, the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival commemorating the birth date of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has released information about its theme. The two week long celebration of musical genius and inspiration will follow the theme “If you would dance” and will feature various orchestras with a wide array of talented performances and performers.

Fashion Show Returns to Johannesburg

For the third time, the South African city of Johannesburg will host the Fashion Accessories show, bringing stylish accessories from handbags to headwear across the world from China on November 28th. The Three day show is meant to capitalize on the booming sub-Saharan marketplace, and the exhibition's easy access from the nearby airport makes it appealing for travelers as well.

Linkin Park Lands in Johannesburg

Linkin Park shocked detractors with an impressive performance in Johannesburg that brilliantly blended hip hop and rock to generate something new for the long time band. With numerous songs including a Jay-Z collaboration on Collision Course, the concert was impressive enough to leave even die-hard haters wanting more.