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International Earth Day commemorated

Johannesburg City Parks, together with approximately 700 pupils, yesterday celebrated International Earth Day under the theme "green and socially responsible" in Meadowlands, Soweto.
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Family Hikes

Turn off the TV and go for a hike.
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Wilds reborn

Revamp brings beloved park back to life
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Parks dept brings cheer to the disabled

Festive sheer came early this year for children in Johannesburg with physical disabilities.
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City heroes

It´s just a small park that´s unnamed on maps, yet after Kim Tobias´ daughter cut her foot on broken glass, she´d had enough of the building rubble, smashed bottles and dead foliage littering the open space.
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Delta Park dam cleansed

Shirley Tebbutt writes:

What an incredible response we had to our working weekend, the aim of which was to try to clear the top dam of water hyacinth.

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Greening the urban jungle, tree by tree

The city has made it a priority to soften its harder edges with foliage, writes Shelley Buckham
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Greening the urban jungle, tree by tree

The city made it a priority to soften its harder edges with foliage, writes Shelley Buckham
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Makeover for neglected park

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Squeals of delight fill playground won by pupils.

A Real Treat: Pupils of St Ives Primary School in Klipspruit West, Soweto, winner of the My Dream Park Competition 2005, make the most of their new playground after its official opening on the 28 March 2006.
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Picnic area imminent

The park on the corner of Vale and Oxford roads which has been a thorn in the side of residents for many more months, is being given a facelift and will soon become a picnic area.
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City begins replanting of trees.

Nearly two months after unceremonious felling of 68 trees along Hans Strijdom Drive in Randburg, City Parks have attempted to rectify the situation by planting 34 white stinkwood trees along the road.
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Braamfontein Spruit forum forges ahead - slowly

To discuss progress on the formation of the Braamfontein Spruit Stakeholders Forum a futher meeting was held at the Floreum, Johannesburg Botanic Garden.
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Party break gives 400 children a day of fun

Ticklish time... 6- year-old Nomulelo takes a break to get her face painted during the Johannesburg City Parks party.
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Zola works his magic!!

Joburg City Parks hosted 358 disabled kids from 13 institutions to commemorate the International Day of the Disabled.
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Kids meets the celebs

Santa Claus dances with some of the children at the Christmas party held by Johannesburg City Parks for 358 disabled children yesterday at Emmarentia Dam The children were entertained by clowns, face painters and a mini-zoo.
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Unity against crime

Olga Manganyi of Citt Parks, Tebogo Tswai from Emergency Services, Naledi Leboela from SA Polic Services, Wayne Minaar from Joburg Metro Police and Hoosa Mamabula also from City Parks at the Hillbrow Anti-Crime Awareness Day.
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Dream Park winner gets R250 000

The eager participants in the "My Dream Park" competition gathered at the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens as the winning schools were announced yesterday.
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'n Laaste Lêplek

Weens die hoë sterftesyfer, tesemae met godsdienstige en kulturele tradisies, is grafte vinnig besig om in ´n seldsame luuksheid te ontaard.
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Weiner Park to be upgraded

A total of R145 000 has been set aside to upgrade Weiner Park in Bruma.
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Ennerdale women get moving to earn money from the environment

Johannesburg City Parks helps out women who cleared dumping site.
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Parks will be restored to their former glory

Several public parks in the EXPRESS´ distribution area will be restored to their former glory which will certainly draw the crowds back to these natural places of beauty.
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Drain death kid sparks safety plan

City of Johannesburg CEO Sibongile Mazibuko gestures during the official launch of the Karabo Gwala Memorial Park in Dube, Soweto, yesterday.
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Did you know?

Nkosi Sikelel´ iAfrika has been adopted as the national anthem by 20 countries in Africa.
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It's about having fun

Teams preparing for the Game Challenge relay at Delta Park on April 10 have begun work on their outlandish outfits to ensure fun remains one of the top priorities of the event.
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Johannesburg remembers Sontonga

Enoch Sontonga, the man who wrote South Africa´s national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel´iAfrika, died a century ago this year.
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Cemetery 'cots' a menace in Joburg

Cots such as these at Avalon Cemetery and other graveyards around Johannesburg are to be removed by City Parks once the by-laws are passed.
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Millions of reasons why we stand tall

They need the woodland to hunt up in trees where they can ambush their prey- smaller birds
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Walk on the Wilds side in our public secret garden

Rather tame, really... walkers take one of the paved paths that wind around the east koppie of The Wilds in Houghton.
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