But the city describes the budget as ‘fully funded, pro-poor and pro-growth’
Mayor Dada Morero said abandoned buildings will be seized to address the 1996 to 1997 RDP waiting list
The library was closed in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and remained closed for critical repairs
First steps are prioritising people over politics, sustainable urban planning and cutting corruption
Failure in water provision has a ripple effect on other sectors
South Africa’s metros can be improved when this information is made publicly available
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Sources in the city’s executive believe the former mayor has become a ‘liability’ for the Johannesburg council
The ‘challenges’ being experienced in the metro were no different to those in other municipalities, the minister said
The closure of the city’s biggest library is a loss to the public, and some of the other libraries are also battling to keep the culture of books alive
Environmental justice organisations and waste pickers say that burning rubbish will cause air pollution and take away livelihoods
The city confirmed that repairs to Lilian Ngoyi Street, formerly Bree, will now be completed in May 2025 instead of December this year
Evidence suggests that the ANC in Joburg knew about leaders’ ‘capture’ of the city’s entities
The party is establishing a task team led by Minister Parks Tau, a former mayor of Johannesbur, to tackle service delivery issues
The electricity and energy minister announced a collaborative effort to bring down high municipal electricity tariffs and alleviate financial pressure on consumers
Some are expected to reach capacity earlier because solid waste like garden debris and industrial rubble are taking up space
The waste management company’s services are not operational in 10 of the 12 depots around Johannesburg because of protest action
The library closed its doors in March 2020 with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and remained shut over ‘structural issues’
The water shortage was caused by ‘an incident’ at the Eikenhof pump station, the bulk water supplier said
The water crisis has largely been caused by a power outage that affected the main pump station
Residents log calls and escalate the complaint, but the City of Joburg’s fault logging system appears not to work
A Rand Water executive and his bodyguard were killed in a shooting the Zakariyya Park community hall where a school donation function was taking place
Rand Water, Johannesburg Water and the department of water and sanitation are to meet civil society groups on Saturday
Road and water infrastructure, largely in the central, south and west of Johannesburg, is being damaged
The city has identified three possible causes, but one of them is the most likely source of the blast
Consumers are urged to report any suspicious behaviour
The directive orders the city to stop untreated waste from entering rivers
City Power and Eskom identify hardest-hit areas by the floods which have caused widespread and escalating damage to power infrastructure
Heavy rains have submerged vehicles, trapped homeowners on roofs, collapsed walls, and decimated shacks and houses
Inadequate rail capacity has pushed more trucks, and costs, onto municipal roads, which are steadily deteriorating
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The Socio-Economic Rights Institute alleges the threats came after public statements by ActionSA city councillor Nkululeko Mbundu