City of joburg
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.
The city has also emphasised that it is committed to dealing with fraud and corruption and ensuring that there are consequences for wrongdoing.
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%.
Many residents have been anxious that the province was anticipating the same number of fatalities due to the virus.
This follows several delays which saw the Gauteng government throw the book at the city’s council threatening to place it under administration.
The first to open is the Sandton customer services centre in Sandown.
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.
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.
About 1,600 households from the Stjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra will be moved to an identified area around in Marlboro.
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.
The process was halted after a large crowd descended on the registration center in Braamfontein on Tuesday, compromising safety and social distancing regulations.
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.
Eyewitness News has seen a copy of a memo from the City of Joburg's head of legal Mogashoa in which he advises against impounding vehicles as it is illegal and therefore poses a risk of financial liability.
Makhubo says Herman Mashaba’s administration is to blame for the billions it’s owed in uncollected revenue.
A tough-talking John Steenhuisen described the actions of councillors who failed to toe the party line as nothing short of “treasonous”.
A new mayor for Johannesburg was elected on Wednesday at the city's chambers. The elections took place following Herman Mashaba's resignation in November. The ANC's Geoff Makhubo was elected in the first round of voting.
The ANC’s Geoff Makhubo was voted in as mayor on Wednesday - but there have been questions about his past.
Dr Jack & Curtis
Herman Mashaba left office as the mayor of the City of Joburg on Wednesday.