| Urban forest grows in Soweto |
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Emily Visser
15 April 2008
The target is to plant 200 000 trees in dry and dusty Soweto by the end of the year. Already well on the way, City Parks has a number of tree-planting projects on the go. |
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| Parks safety unit launched |
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Lesego Madumo
27 March 2008
Park rangers, driving 4x4s, will now take care of safety and security at Joburg´s parks, cemeteries and other green lungs. |
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| Eldorado gets its park |
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Emily Visser
10 March 2008
WATCHING your favourite sports game from a park bench may be strange for some, but for many residents in Eldorado Park extension 3, having an outdoor facility offering international sport, education, travel and entertainment on their doorstep, is a welcome gift. And it is offered free of charge.
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| Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People |
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By SANBI
25 January 2008
Johannesburg City Parks and its partners are set to observe World Wetlands Day on 31 Jan and 1 Feb 2008. Key dignitaries will be involved in a clean up campaign along the Klipspruit Catchment, south of Johannesburg. The event will culminate in a formal address by the Deputy Minister for the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry in Kliptown on 1 February. Please contact cmhlongo@jhbcityparks.com´´>''>href=´´mailto:cmhlongo@jhbcityparks.com´´>cmhlongo@jhbcityparks.com´´> for more details regarding how you can participate in a clean up of your wetlands. |
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| Greening Soweto, tree by tree |
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By George Matlala
23 January 2008
Thousands of trees are being planted in Soweto under the award-winning Greening Soweto, aimed at turning the sprawling township into an urban forest ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup™. And the City is calling on more people to participate. |
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| Alex’s driving range tees off |
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By Ndaba Dlamini
8 January 2008
Golf is coming to Alexandra in the form of a new driving range, built as a legacy project of the Joburg Open, which begins on 10 January. |
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| Finding a green heaven in Joburg |
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By Emily Visser
7 January 2008
Far from being a dusty, concrete-filled city, Johannesburg is filled with leafy trees and has dozens of spacious green lungs. Each region has its own flagship park, among the many smaller ones. |
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| City Parks snags big awards |
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By Emily Visser
28 November 2007
Johannesburg´s City Parks bagged more awards than any other city at an international greening competition organised by the United Nations. |
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| Joburg City Parks makes a clean sweep at the UN-endorsed LivCom 2007 Awards in London |
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Jenny Moodley
27 November 2007
The City of Joburg celebrated a landslide victory at the United Nations endorsed Livable Communities awards in London, winning 4 Gold Awards, 1 silver, 1 bronze, sharing 2nd position in the Whole City category and winning the only bursary of the competition for the 2010 Greening Soweto Legacy Project, which will go towards installing a play park for children with physical challenges in Soweto. |
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| Trees mark joyful anniversary |
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By Tabisa Mntengwana
20 November 2007
There have been Jews in Johannesburg for the past 120 years, during which time the community has made an indelible mark on the city. It has celebrated this history by planting trees in Soweto. |
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| Disabled kids invited to party |
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By Lesego Madumo
20 November 2007
City Parks and its private sector partner, Cell C, threw an early Christmas party for more than a thousand disabled children. Zola 7 and Lesego Motsepe joined the festivities. |
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| City Parks rewards hard work |
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By Ndaba Dlamini
7 November 2007
Staff, media and companies were all recognised for their contributions to greening Johannesburg. Work in the south of the city got particular attention. |
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| More trees make Soweto greener |
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By George Matlala
22 October 2007
Yet more trees have been planted in Soweto, narrowing the green divide between the north and south of the city, and growing Joburg´s man-made, urban forest. |
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| Chapel Garden is open for weddings |
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By George Matlala
9 October 2007
The Johannesburg Botanic Gardens has opened its own wedding venue, the Chapel Garden, which has been revamped to provide a beautiful setting for nuptials. |
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| Klipspruit is spruced up |
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By Ndaba Dlamini
3 October 2007
Greening the south of Joburg is high on the City´s priorities. Already trees have been planted and parks set up; the latest effort was a clean-up of the Klipspruit. |
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| Refreshed Rose Park opens for play |
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By George Matlala
20 September 2007
City parks has turned Lenasia´s Rose Park into an attractive green space, and residents have been urged to help keep it clean and safe. |
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| A dream garden turns into reality |
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By Tabisa Mntengwana
14 September 2007
For a Dobsonville, Soweto, school a dream of a beautiful garden has become a reality. |
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| Campaign to green Soweto blooms |
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By George Matlala
3 September 2007
Thousands of trees are being planted in Soweto, with residents of Dobsonville receiving fruit trees for their yards on Arbor Day.
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| Joburg´s urban forest to grow |
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By George Matlala
30 August 2007
Already the largest manmade urban forest in the world, Johannesburg is planning to add thousands more trees to its landscape, greening the traditionally neglected townships.
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| Johannesburg City Parks Environmental Awards - Call for Nominations |
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Jenny Moodley
23 August 2007
Johannesburg City Parks, the custodians of greening the city, is calling for nominations of individuals and organizations that have made a substantial contribution to building a greener, more sustainable and better environment in Johannesburg, in the following categories: |
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| Trees blossom for Madiba |
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By Ndaba Dlamini
19 July 2007
Nelson Mandela turned 89 yesterday, and to mark the occasion 89 trees were planted at Thokoza Park. Another sapling will be added each year on the day.
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| Live Earth concert moves to Joburg |
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By Lesego Madumo
28 June 2007
The Coca-Cola Dome in northern Johannesburg is the new venue for the African leg of the Live Earth concert, 24 hours of music across the world to highlight global warming.
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| Extreme park open for play |
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By Ndaba Dlamini
11 June 2007
It took hard-working City Parks staff just 24 hours to transform a barren piece of land into an attractive park.
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| World Environment Day looks at climate change |
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By Emily Visser
4 June 2007
An environmental awareness campaign looks at global warming and the effects of climate change. It includes a youth summit, spot testing of vehicle emissions and an extreme park make-over.
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| City Parks rewards dedication |
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By Millicent Kgowedi
31 May 2007
The hard work and dedication of scores of City Parks workers was noted when the agency´s acting managing director toured the city handing out certificates.
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| City Parks plans extreme park make-over |
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By Ndaba Dlamini
24 May 2007
In just 24 hours, City Parks aims to transform an open space into a lush green oasis with plenty of space for children to play. And it is just the first of what is hoped will be an annual event.
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| Northcliff intersection gets make-over |
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By George Matlala
10 May 2007
The first road island targeted by City Parks has been given a make over. From a rubble strewn bit of land, it is now a beautiful green space. |
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| Mbeki hears the pleas of Jozi residents |
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By Ndaba Dlamini
16 April 2007
President Thabo Mbeki has promised his government "is prepared to address all issues raised" at a community meeting in Soweto. He was in the township as part of the Gauteng Presidential Imbizo tour of Joburg.
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| Cemetery opens in Diepsloot |
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By Millicent Kgowedi
12 April 2007
There is a shortage of burial space in Johannesburg, but the new memorial park in Diepsloot will go some way towards easing the crisis, with space for over a hundred thousand burials.
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| Millions poured into Greening of Soweto |
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By George Matlala
11 April 2007
The governments of Norway and Denmark have pledged to pour millions of rands into the Greening of Soweto Legacy Project. The plan is to plant more than 300 000 trees in the township over the next four years.
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| Parks safety unit launched |
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Park rangers, driving 4x4s, will now take care of safety and security at Joburg´s parks, cemeteries and other green lungs. |
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| Clean up brigade takes on Bailey Spruit |
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By Tammy O´Reilly
2 February 2007
Bailey Spruit and Lenasia Vlei were cleaned up by school pupils and City Parks as part of activities to celebrate World Wetlands Day.
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| City Parks to clean up wetlands |
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By Tammy O´Reilly
30 January 2007
Joburg will mark World Wetlands Day with clean up campaigns and awareness programmes across the city. The international theme this year is "Fish for tomorrow".
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