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Adamant: ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says that Democratic Alliance federal chair Helen Zille should not be mayor of Johannesburg because she does not have black people’s interests at heart. Photo: ActionSA
CITY OF JO BURG

Zille for Joburg mayor? Hell no!

ActionSA’s Mashaba has vowed to block the DA federal chair’s bid

  • Lunga Mzangwe
5 min read
Stage two water restrictions were introduced in Joburg this week but these will only be effective if they are enforced as they were in Cape Town during their Day Zero period. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CITY OF JO BURG

Editorial: We are a shredded nation

The fact that we are lamenting water cuts speaks volumes of our privilege, particularly when there are parts of the country where people have to walk kilometres to get a few…

  • Editorial
2 min read
(John McCann/M&G)
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

Metro municipalities in South Africa cannot function, they must switch to a relevant model

The executive mayor model used in Joburg, Tshwane, Cape Town, eKurhuleni and Nelson Mandela Bay is obsolete. An executive committee model is more fitting

  • Mcebisi Ndletyana
8 min read
CITY OF JO BURG

‘Jo’burg uses our fees for slush fund’

The city says it will investigate the missing millions claim by the municipal workers’ union

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read
(Reuters)
BILLING CRISIS

I want to pay but Jo’burg won’t let me

My fresh billing crisis goes back nearly two years now

  • Shaun De Waal
3 min read
Firefighter Muzikayise Zwane said during the memorial service that firefighters had to use their hands to put out the fire as there was no water. (Renata Larroyd/M&G)
CITY OF JO BURG

EFF opens murder case against Gauteng MECs over firefighters’ deaths

Political parties and trade unions pointed the finger at who they say is responsible for the deaths of the three firefighters

  • Gemma Ritchie
2 min read
The bus stops here: Computicket staffers allegedly defrauded Metrobus
AUDITORS

Fraud costs Metrobus millions

Six Computicket staffers are up on fraud charges, but the real problem is inside the bus service itself

  • Given Sigauqwe
3 min read
CITY OF JO BURG

Shree Laxmi’s walk in the City of Gold

What would the Goddess be met with, were she to walk the streets of Johannesburg?

  • Youlendree Appasamy
5 min read
Seduced: Despite Jo’burg city’s plan to keep the area in Kyalami as a ‘consolidation zone’ where litle development happens
CITY OF JO BURG

Owls and frogs vs shops and offices

Developers paying for infrastructure all but ensures Jo’burg city will pass their plans

  • Sipho Kings
7 min read
CITY OF JO BURG

Parks Tau appointed interim chairperson of SA Local Government Association

The former Jo’burg mayor wants to beef up municipal finances & smoothen labour relations.

  • Govan Whittles
3 min read
CITY OF JO BURG

North, south, east and west, throw your hands up: Jo’burg residents despair of crime

Locals complain about being attacked and robbed and are dissatisfied about the lack of attention paid to their problems.

  • Lloyd Gedye
9 min read
IFP pick could backfire
CITY OF JO BURG

Record budget for City of Jo’burg

The City of Johannesburg’s budget has increased to R47.1-billion. Electricity prices will rise by 7.05% and waste removal services by 6% to 8%.

  • Sapa
2 min read
Almost 30 years into democracy, the ‘world-class city’ claims and the realities of the urban poor are still in conflict (Madelene Cronje, M&G)
CITY OF JO BURG

Informal traders’ application ‘not urgent’, says judge

Johannesburg hawkers will have to wait a little longer before they know if they can return to the streets.

  • Manqoba Nxumalo
2 min read
The OPCW says there is a total of 20 sites to be visited in Syria.
CITY OF JO BURG

City of Jhb faces court challenges over informal trader evictions

The City of Jo’burg will face two similar court challenges next week, seeking to interdict the "illegal" eviction of informal traders from the city.

  • Sarah Evans
6 min read
The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (Fedsas), has hit out at the ban. (File photo/MG)
CITY OF JO BURG

Informal traders have lost their livelihoods, says DA

The informal sector has lost income following a City of Johannesburg’s programme halting hawkers from doing business, says the DA.

  • Sapa
1 min read
CITY OF JO BURG

Vendors to file second interdict to stop City of Jhb removals

The City of Jo’burg is about to face its second court application regarding the "illegal" removal of informal traders from the inner city centre.

  • Sarah Evans
2 min read
Almost 30 years into democracy, the ‘world-class city’ claims and the realities of the urban poor are still in conflict (Madelene Cronje, M&G)
CITY OF JO BURG

Informal traders to take City of Joburg to court

The SA Informal Trader’s Forum has announced plans to take the City of Johannesburg to court over the removal of informal traders in the CBD.

  • Sapa
3 min read
The ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters. (Gallo)
ANC

ANC gets slapped with R3.5m municipality bill

The ANC has received an erroneous bill from the City of Jo’burg stating that it owes more than R3.5m in outstanding rates, taxes, and electricity.

  • Sapa
1 min read
Diamonds are prepared in Gaberone and then traded out of there rather than London. Namibia
CITY OF JO BURG

ConCourt gives reasons for dismissing Saratoga case

The ConCourt has given reasons for dismissing the case to force the City of Jo’burg to provide plans to move residents from Saratoga Avenue.

  • Sapa
2 min read
Tau appointed as new Jo’burg mayor
AMOS MASONDO

Tau appointed as new Jo’burg mayor

The ANC’s Parks Tau has been appointed as the mayor of Johannesburg, the city said on Thursday.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read