#JoziWalks is taking place on the weekend of 27th – 28th September, 2025
Walk My Jozi with Jozi My Jozi
JOZI MY JOZI WALKS is a series of sponsored walking tours initiated in 2017 by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) in partnership with local community activists, tourism entrepreneurs, walking tour operators, and heritage specialists. #JoziWalks 2025 is presented by Jozi My Jozi in partnership with Johannesburg In Your Pocket, other tourism partners, and property developers. This initiative aims to get Joburgers onto the streets to walk and engage with neighbours and their local community, and to enable people to discover and share insights and ideas about the neighbourhoods they walk.
Led by a walk host, each experience is an opportunity to discover and give a voice to the stories of people who have shaped a community, and to kickstart conversations about the achievements and challenges of a place. The walks are a chance to present a personal take on the culture, social history, and development of a neighbourhood you know, and encourage conversation about possible local solutions to neighbourhood issues.
Applications are open to all. Successful applicants will receive an amount of R10 000 to cover the cost of planning and implementation of their walk.
Conditions for hosting a Jozi My Jozi Walk 2025
- Your walk should be designed as a route, taking from one to three hours to complete (and held on two consecutive days, where possible).
- Your walk must combine elements of local culture, social history, and encounters with people who are part of the local neighbourhood.
- The focus must be on communities, places, and experiences
- Your walk must take place in one of the following neighbourhoods:
- Joburg Inner City, including Newtown and Maboneng
- Yeoville
- Orange Grove
- Melville/Brixton
- Fordsburg
- Kensington
- Chinatown Cyrildene
- Lorentzville/Troyeville
- Soweto
- Alexandra
- Hillbrow
Each walk must be documented. Following the event weekend, participants will be required to submit a portfolio of their walk for evaluation against defined criteria. Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place.
What we are looking for Jozi My Jozi Walks 2025
The ideal walk should:
- Celebrate the real Joburg, the stories of places and people, and the spirit of the city.
- Foster community connection.
- Offer insights into what makes a neighbourhood work.
Proposal submissions
To submit a proposal to host a walk, please complete the form below by 17:00 on Monday, August 18, 2025.
If you need more details, please attend a hybrid, non-compulsory general information briefing held on Thursday, August 7, 2025, from 10:30 to 12:00 at the Jozi My Jozi offices at 44 Main Street, Marshalltown. Use the following link for online participation:
Jozi My Jozi Online General Information Briefing Session
Please complete this form to apply: Jozi My Jozi Walks Guide Application
