This year, Vogue Nights Jozi (VNJ) celebrates its one-year anniversary in redefining South African queer culture into inclusive and intersectional spaces. VNJ is an event for the queer community and a movement that is redefining culture, shifting norms and reimagining Johannesburg’s nightlife scene to allow diverse freedom of expression through dance, music, art and community.

In celebration of VNJ’s anniversary, the French Institute of South Africa announced that it invited famous French dancer, Lasseindra Ninja and DJ Monique, both from the House of Ninja in Paris, to participate in the inclusive and intersectional nightlife project.

Vilakazi Street will be abuzz as food and art lovers alike, artisans and entrepreneurs descend upon the annual Box Shop June 16 Food Market on Youth Day. With the powerful backing by American Express, The Box Shop will be celebrating its second year of the partnership. The lifestyle and retail initiative offers a platform for young entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by reaching markets beyond their social influence.

The food market will feature 22 stalls operated by young entrepreneurs. Out of the 22 stalls, 12 will be dedicated to food from African-inspired traditional cuisines, hot authentic beverages, a display and showcase of local wines and ready to eat products. The remaining 10 stalls will be dedicated to fashion, accessories and jewellery products.

American Express will set up all 22 suppliers with Pocket Point-of-Sale (POS) devices at no cost to enable the youth-owned SMEs to transact with ease.

Johannesburg Executive mayor Herman Mashaba  announced on Thursday that a Job seeker's database set to replace Jozi@work would be launched. 

"Our new opportunity centre will house the City's soon-to-be-launched work seeekers' database, which will effectiely replace Jozi@work and do away with middlemen determining access to those opportunities," said Mashaba. 

The Indigo New Media team took off to spend their Mandela day with Nazareth House in Yeoville this past Tuesday. The plan was to spend 67 minutes with the old age home and hospice; 67 minutes that turned into hours. The pleasure and absolute joy in giving back :)

"I’ve made a watershed decision in the life of my company, Ornico. I have moved our headquarters from Sandton to Johannesburg’s City Centre. Several considerations guided my decision, ranging from the practical to the ideological. I have no doubt that one day, in the not too distant future, Johannesburg will feature prominently in global lists as a great place to invest in, to work in, and to live in". Says Oresti Patricios, CEO of the OrnicoGroup 

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