City of johannesburg
City Power meets with CoJ in an attempt to resolve power supply issues
Officials of Johannesburg hospitals, which have been left without water for weeks, say power cuts were hindering the filling of reservoirs.
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CoJ announces rates increases for 2021/22
Electricity rates are now up by 14.59%, followed by sanitation and water tariffs by 6.8%. Refusal removal rates are up by 4.3% whole property rate increased by 2%.
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MEC Mamabolo calls on City of JHB to intervene in Metrobus, union dispute
On Tuesday, the bus company's court application to stop the strike by union-affiliated employees was struck from the roll with a cost order.
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CoJ housing dept calls for donations for residents of Gazine informal settlement
A devastating fire destroyed the informal settlement last month - displacing hundreds of families.
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Pikitup scam that conned victims of R400k could be inside job - CoJ
The trio appeared in the Protea Magistrates Court on Monday where they were charged with fraud and extortion after they solicited R600 for three-month contract jobs and R5,000 for permanent jobs.
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Outa opposes CoJ’s attempt to add fixed monthly charge to prepaid electricity
The civil society group said the metro’s draft budget for 2021/22 proposed adding a fixed monthly service charge of R230 to domestic and R460 to business prepaid bills.
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CoJ warns job seekers after three arrested for Pikitup employment scam
It's understood the trio has been targeting unsuspecting victims, charging them R600 for three-month contract jobs and R5,000 for permanent jobs at the company. A few individuals were employed temporarily but no one was employed permanently.
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CoJ’s first democratic Mayor Isaac Mogase has passed away
Isaac Mogase was in the position between 1995 and 2000.
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CoJ approves debt-rehabilitation programme for ratepayers
The new programme policy includes an increase in the qualifying property value from R600,000 to R1.5 million.
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Suspect arrested for allegedly scamming Yeoville residents over R1.6m CoJ bill
The suspect allegedly demanded a R10,000 gratification in order to prevent the City of Joburg from cutting water supply at the residential flats.
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CoJ condemns ‘lawlessness’ in Rabie Ridge as residents settle on private land
There have been running battles between private security guards, police and protestors in the Midrand area.
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City of Joburg bags Public Library Innovation Award
Joburg libraries were recognised for their contribution to providing remote digital library services during the lockdown.
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CoJ helps fire ravished Booysens informal settlement rebuild homes
The densely populated area in the south of Johannesburg was razed to the ground on Friday.
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Ex-Joburg Mayor Mashaba refutes claims he ended OUTsurance pointsmen contract
The City of Joburg has announced that the OUTsurance points men and women are back to assist traffic during peak hours following 15 months of frustration caused by traffic congestion in their absence.
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Mayor Makhubo to remember Joburg residents who succumbed to COVID
The City of Johannesburg said the bridge lights would also be switched off around 7 pm on Thursday evening to pay tribute to the city’s frontline workers.
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CoJ officials enforce COVID rules during festive season
The City of Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department officials embarked on a mission to ensure compliance with lockdown regulations over the festive season in Johannesburg on Wednesday. #COVID-19 #Lockdown #Compliance
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CoJ welcomes PP report into Herman Mashaba
Mkhwebane found former Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba made irregular appointments in the city including that of the executive head of housing and former Joburg chief of Metro Police David Tembe.
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CoJ concerned over rise in homeless people occupying transformer substations
On Monday, the city evicted a mother and her four children from such a chamber in Randburg, which she turned into her home.
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CoJ evicts mother, 4 children from transformer substation turned home
It’s not yet clear how long the family had been staying in the dangerous high voltage chamber in Randburg.
