City of joburg
Fatal JHB building fire: 'People broke through the flames and fell to the floor'
Residents of Gazine informal settlement relive the events of a deadly fire that tore through a Johannesburg building that they were using as shelter....
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CoJ warns land invaders as talks continue to acquire Rabie Ridge land
Community members had been trying to erect shacks on privately owned land.
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CoJ to begin 'fair' procurement of fire trucks after court voids tender
The High Court in Johannesburg has set aside the tender valued at over R500 million that was award to TFM Industries to supply the City with 92 specialised fire and rescue engines.
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CoJ wants input on renaming William Nicol Drive after Winnie Mandela
Last year, it was announced that the city would begin this official process, which could not happen without first receiving official support or objections from the very members of the public who used one of Johannesburg's most well-known roads.
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CoJ, municipal manager agree to mutual termination of employment
Mayor Geoff Makhubo said that Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni had agreed to a mutual termination of employment.
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CoJ officials to meet with Alex residents over illegal electricity connections
On Thursday residents barricaded the main entrance of the area, forcing City Power to abandon its operation intended to cut operators.
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City Power says latest cable theft in Roodepoort cost over R1m
Over the past four days, technicians have been working to try and fully restore electricity to the area after criminals caused major infrastructure damage.
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Makhubo asserts that govt contract that paid him R35m not conflict of interest
Makhubo's company Molelwane was paid more than R700,000 but he said there’s nothing wrong with his participation in that process.
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CoJ employees who defrauded UIF, Sassa could face criminal charges
The city has also emphasised that it is committed to dealing with fraud and corruption and ensuring that there are consequences for wrongdoing.
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Joburg residents facing tariff hikes after city approves budget
Property rates tariffs will be increased by 4%, while water tariffs will increase by 6.6% and electricity tariffs will go up by 6.23%.
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CoJ: We are not digging up 1 million gravesites for COVID-19
Many residents have been anxious that the province was anticipating the same number of fatalities due to the virus.
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City of Joburg tables R68.1bn budget for 2020/2021
This follows several delays which saw the Gauteng government throw the book at the city’s council threatening to place it under administration.
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City of Jobug reopens customer service centres
The first to open is the Sandton customer services centre in Sandown.
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COVID-19: CT, eThekwini prepare extra burial sites while CoJ considers cremation
In an online meeting on Thursday, the three municipalities briefed Parliament’s cooperative governance and traditional affairs oversight committees on their plans to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19: Joburg, CT & eThekwini report significant drop in revenue for April
The mayors of Joburg and eThekweni and officials from the City of Cape Town briefed a joint virtual meeting of Parliament’s committees on cooperative governance and traditional affairs on Thursday.
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CoJ has plan to move 1,600 households from Stjwetla informal settlement
About 1,600 households from the Stjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra will be moved to an identified area around in Marlboro.
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GALLERY: Red Ants evict residents from Lakeview informal settlement
The Red Ants returned to the Lakeview informal settlement near Ennerdale to complete the evictions of residents as ordered by the City of Joburg, despite the coronavirus lockdown. The first evictions started last Thursday.
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CoJ set to complete issuing permits for informal traders today
The process was halted after a large crowd descended on the registration center in Braamfontein on Tuesday, compromising safety and social distancing regulations.
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1,083 JMPD recruits caught in crossfire of ANC-DA power tussle
Mayor Geoff Makhubo recalled the recruits to the JMPD academy, saying that they were trained properly, but DA councillor and former MMC, Michael Sun, said on Wednesday that it was senseless and pure politicking.
