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Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse is giving an update on the latest regarding RDP housing scams taking place in the city. Picture: Veronica Mokhoali/EWN.

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Phalatse warns Joburg residents of rising RDP housing scams

By Veronica Mokhoali

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...

  • FILE: Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Phalatse misses 14-day deadline to respond to Soweto residents' demands

    Poor service delivery and power cuts made the top of the list of demands from citizens demanding change.

    36 days ago
  • Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse (L) and SAPS top brass in Soweto following a mass shooting at a tavern. Picture: @mphophalatse1/Twitter.

    Phalatse concerned about high number of shebeens in communities

    Soweto residents listed illegal firearms, unlicensed taverns, no electricity or recreational amenities among the social ills that make them constant victims of crime.

    37 days ago
  • EMS crews at a manhole in Klipspruit West to search for six-year-old Khaya Magadla who fell into a manhole in Soweto. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    CoJ 'working around the clock' to find Khaya Magadla:' Mayor Phalatse

    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.

    48 days ago
  • A screengrab of Soweto residents gathering at the Maponya Mall on 21 June 2022 ahead of their protest march to the office of the Joburg mayor. Picture: @khanya_mntambo/Twitter

    Soweto residents gather at Maponya Mall ahead of march to mayor’s office

    Law enforcement has gathered in the area, keeping watch over the planned protest.

    57 days ago
  • Police on standby in Pimville after protest action caused disruptions on Monday morning. Residents in parts of Soweto want Jhb mayor Mpho Phalatse to address service delivery issues. Picture: Nokukhanya Mntambo/Eyewitness News.

    Soweto roads open despite protest threat, planned march to mayor’s office

    Residents of Soweto woke up to disruptions on Monday, with protests over power cuts and poor service delivery.

    57 days ago
  • FILE: Phalatse addressed journalists surrounded by the youth dressed in different school uniforms as she shared her plans for young people in the city. Picture: @mphophalatse1/Twitter

    Youth employment is our priority: Joburg mayor

    She said it was important for the youth to be encouraged about getting jobs and working for themselves.

    62 days ago
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    The golden repair: government’s commitment to fix the city of Johannesburg

    Joburg MMC for Finance, Councillor Julie Suddaby, says the 'golden start' has paved the way for the 'golden repair'.

    63 days ago
  • Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse at the scene of a fire at an informal settlement near Kwa Mai Mai on 12 June 2022. Picture: @mphophalatse1/Twitter

    Phalatse: Illegal power connections could be cause of Kwa Mai Mai fire

    Phaalatse visited the informal settlement on Sunday hours after one person died and another was injured when the blaze swept through hundreds of structures.

    65 days ago
  • City Power workers weld up an electricity power box to prevent access to cable thieves and vandals. Picture: @JoburgMPD/Twitter

    City Power allocated nearly 30% of Joburg’s R70bn budget for 2022/23

    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.

    84 days ago
  • A scrap yard where 16 people were been arrested on charges of cable theft in Johannesburg on 6 September 2017. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN

    Nearly R200m spent replacing stolen cables in last 5 years, City Power reveals

    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.

    86 days ago
  • FILE: Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Mpho Phalatse: Joburg is determined to reduce its dependence on Eskom

    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.

    86 days ago
  • The ANC's Mpho Moerane (right) congratulates Mpho Phalatse (left) following her election as mayor of Joburg during the City of Joburg's council sitting at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre on 22 November 2021. Picture: @mphomoerane/Twitter

    Joburg Mayor Phalatse: Mpho Moerane was honest about his political stance

    Mpho Moerane passed away on Wednesday at Milpark Hospital he was receiving treatment there following a car crash a week ago.

    90 days ago
  • FILE: Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Phalatse’s job as mayor ‘safe’ as DA places region under administration

    The party said the decision to place the region under administration follows what it calls “significant underperformance” during last year’s local government elections.

    98 days ago
  • FILE: Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    R3bn spent irregularly in 2020/21 financial year in City of Joburg: Phalatse

    This was made public by City of Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse who was delivering her State of the City Address.

    118 days ago
  • FILE: Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Joburg mayor Phalatse worried about recent attacks on City Power security guards

    The mayor has been calling for national intervention following a spate of attacks on City Power's contracted security personnel.

    133 days ago
  • FILE: Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Ex-JHB MMC Mfikoe lashes out at Mayor Phalatse over termination of 130 contracts

    Council resolved last week to rescind the decision, a move Matshidiso Mfikoe said was procedurally flawed.

    160 days ago
  • ‘It’s our responsibility to preserve his legacy’ - Joburg Mayor delivers Tutu’s eulogy

    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

    230 days ago
  • Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse (R) and an Anglican reverend are seen at a memorial mass in honour of South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at the St. Mary Cathedral in the Johannesburg CBD on 28 December 2021. Picture: LUCA SOLA/AFP

    Tutu was a fearless leader who challenged apartheid regime - Phalatse

    Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse delivered a eulogy at a memorial service held at St Mary's in Johannesburg on Thursday.

    230 days ago
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