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The City of Johannesburg granted the R196 million tender to repair Lilian Ngoyi Street after last July’s deadly explosion to a company on trial for defrauding municipal entity City Power of nearly R94 million. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BREE STREET EXPLOSION

Joburg gave R200m tender to firm facing fraud charges of R94m

The city confirmed that repairs to Lilian Ngoyi Street, formerly Bree, will now be completed in May 2025 instead of December this year

  • Khaya Koko
7 min read
Trouble brewing: Loyiso Masuku, the ANC’s Johannesburg deputy regional secretary; the party’s regional chairperson Dada Morero and Sasabona Manganye, its regional secretary in the city. Photo: Papi Morake/Gallo Images
ANC

ANC ‘lies’ exposed in R1.3 billion corruption cover-up

Evidence suggests that the ANC in Joburg knew about leaders’ ‘capture’ of the city’s entities

  • Khaya Koko
  • Lunga Mzangwe
6 min read
Councillor Juwairiya Kaldine. Photo: Facebook
CHINELLE STEVENS

PA councillor accused of ‘fraudulent’ Joburg land transfer

The councillor has been accused of giving away provincial land for a taxi rank development without following legislation

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
The City of Johannesburg has recorded an increase in illegal mining activities, which include tunnelling on the road reserve, below road surfaces and excavations of bridge embankments in recent years. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ARTISANAL MINING

City of Johannesburg counting cost of illegal mining on its infrastructure

Road and water infrastructure, largely in the central, south and west of Johannesburg, is being damaged

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
DADA MORERO

Pikitup helps pile up Joburg debt

A number of the City of Johannesburg’s critical municipal entities are in overdraft

  • Khaya Koko
6 min read
Things fall apart: The coalitions running the city for seven years have been fractious and service delivery has suffered. Photo: Moeletsi Mabe
AL JAMA AH

Financial mismanagement and land grabs a Johannesburg political game

Illegal land occupation and alleged corruption plague the city’s unstable administrations

  • Khaya Koko
7 min read
For Prasa, late buses and trains are not uncommon. Autopax has been bleeding money for years, with attempts to fix its finances falling by the wayside. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BONA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS

Another multimillion-rand Johannesburg contract set aside

Threats of legal action force a contract set aside which could have seen second-hand equipment supplied to the city

  • Sabelo Skiti
4 min read
GAUTENG

Gauteng may get a new airport

Johannesburg may be the site of Gauteng’s newest airport, it was announced on Friday. An economic feasibility study will be conducted by the Johannesburg metro council to…

  • Sapa Author
  • Mail Guardian Online Reporter
  • Sapa Afp
1 min read
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Officials stumble upon Jo’burg hospital of horrors

Eleven people who were allegedly carrying out illegal abortions were arrested in central Johannesburg, the city said on Monday. City officials and metro police came upon a…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
DUMISANI LANGA

Jo’burg metro police deny joining strike

The Johannesburg metro police department has disputed a claim by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) that metro police have joined striking council workers in the…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read