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Phalatse warns Joburg residents of rising RDP housing scams
The city said its Department of Human Settlements had been inundated with walk-in and call enquiries from people who had lost their hard-earned money to...
Poor service delivery and power cuts made the top of the list of demands from citizens demanding change.
Soweto residents listed illegal firearms, unlicensed taverns, no electricity or recreational amenities among the social ills that make them constant victims of crime.
The six-year-old went missing almost three weeks ago, after allegedly falling into an open manhole while playing with friends near his Dlamini home in Soweto.
Law enforcement has gathered in the area, keeping watch over the planned protest.
Residents of Soweto woke up to disruptions on Monday, with protests over power cuts and poor service delivery.
She said it was important for the youth to be encouraged about getting jobs and working for themselves.
Joburg MMC for Finance, Councillor Julie Suddaby, says the 'golden start' has paved the way for the 'golden repair'.
Phaalatse visited the informal settlement on Sunday hours after one person died and another was injured when the blaze swept through hundreds of structures.
MMC for Finance Julie Suddaby said R1.6 billion of City Power’s R20.5 billion operational budget would be used for the reduction of power outages.
Acting CEO Tshifularo Mashava has joined Mayor Mpho Phalatse and other senior officials in a media briefing amid the city's inaugural energy indaba in Sandton.
The city is on Monday hosting an energy indaba in a bid to find ways of generating power amid blackouts and poor service from Eskom.
Mpho Moerane passed away on Wednesday at Milpark Hospital he was receiving treatment there following a car crash a week ago.
The party said the decision to place the region under administration follows what it calls “significant underperformance” during last year’s local government elections.
This was made public by City of Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse who was delivering her State of the City Address.
The mayor has been calling for national intervention following a spate of attacks on City Power's contracted security personnel.
Council resolved last week to rescind the decision, a move Matshidiso Mfikoe said was procedurally flawed.
Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse was part of mourners who gathered at the St Mary’s Cathedral in Johannesburg, for a memorial service held in honour of the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, where she highlighted that Tutu had left a great legacy and that it was up to everyone to preserve and carry it of forward. #EmeritusDesmondTutu #DesmondTutu #RIPDesmondTutu #CityofJoburg
Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse delivered a eulogy at a memorial service held at St Mary's in Johannesburg on Thursday.