Our waste-management sites are filling up fast, with serious health and environmental consequences
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
While residents battle water cuts and filthy streets, Pikitup and Joburg Water leaders face multibillion-rand nepotism claims
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
A number of the City of Johannesburg’s critical municipal entities are in overdraft
The city has reappointed a ‘grossly dishonest’ executive found by a forensic investigation to have ‘wasted’ its finances
The police operation coincided with the discovery of another four bodies near the site on Johannesburg’s Golden Highway on Wednesday morning
When Pikitup stopped replacing bins for free, it created a new business in Soweto. But the lockdown regulations are strangling it
New laws came into effect in August, but neither households nor Pikitup are compliant
The inquiry’s mandate is to investigate whether there are violations of the rights contained in the Bill of Rights as related to people in Alexandra
Despite national plans to reuse waste and reduce SA’s carbon emissions, too much rubbish is still going into landfills and
money is being lost
Informal waste reclaimers say that separation at source deprives them of their hard-won livelihood
Cosatu has declared that it will challenge any attempts by Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba to privatise Pikitup.
Ester Mteshane says the fact workers are willing to lose pay and risk dismissal in an unprotected strike underlines the seriousness of their issues.
Workers at waste management company Pikitup were not on strike but holding a meeting and singing outside the company’s head office, says their union.
The refuse backlog accumulated during a two-week Pikitup strike would be cleared over the Easter weekend, the refuse removal service said on Thursday.
The ANC on Thursday appealed to Samwu to reconsider plans for a second strike in May, which will have negative effects on the forthcoming elections.
There is a possibility of second strike by Samwu if negotiations on wage disparities are not successful, Cosatu said on Thursday.
The two-week long strike by Pikitup refuse collectors in Johannesburg has ended, the City of Johannesburg said on Thursday.
Union insists there is something rotten about Pikitup’s tender adjudication processes.
Negotiations will continue on Wednesday between the SA Municipal Workers’ Union and the City of Johannesburg to bring the Pikitup strike to an end.
Uncollected rubbish littering the streets of Johannesburg city centre has triggered a rat infestation that poses health risks, media reported.
As a strike by refuse workers drags on, the streets of Johannesburg have been turned into a dumping ground.
The Labour Court has dismissed the City of Johannesburg’s bid to stop the Pikitup strike, which has left rubbish uncollected for three weeks.
Samwu said on Wednesday that it had accepted an offer to end a refuse-worker strike, but that Pikitup management did not sign the agreement.
Pikitup chairperson Phumla Radebe and several board members have resigned, the City of Johannesburg said on Wednesday.
Samwu, which represents striking Pikitup workers, may face legal action, a City of Johannesburg spokesperson said on Tuesday.
The strike by Pikitup workers will continue until commitments for change by the City of Johannesburg were put on paper, Samwu said on Monday.
The managing director of Pikitup, Zami Nkosi, has resigned with immediate effect, the City of Johannesburg said on Saturday.
The SA Municipal Workers’ Union on Thursday threatened to approach the Public Protector about alleged corruption at waste management agency Pikitup.