The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has introduced a Debt Relief Programme aimed at assisting financially struggling businesses and residents to settle outstanding municipal accounts, while restoring financial sustainability to the City. The initiative forms part of the City’s broader commitment to improving revenue collection, promoting social justice, and ensuring that ratepayers in arrears are provided…
Today, the City of Johannesburg tabled its draft budget & tariffs for the 2024/25 financial year starting 1st July 2024. Public participation and opportunities for comment will follow. In Region B, the first meeting is scheduled for Wed 10 April from 4pm until 8pm at the Danie Van Zyl Hall in Claremont. It will be…
Daily water supply system status updates: Tuesday, 11 July 2023 (Morning) Water supply status update by exception (i.e., areas affected due to supply constraint and notservice interruption from occasional pipe burst).Planned interruptionsRand Water planned shutdown: Estimated impact and recovery of Johannesburg WaterinfrastructureThe Rand Water planned shutdown is scheduled from 19:00 on Tuesday, 11 July to…
Date : 20 January 2023MEDIA STATEMENTRAND WATER TO IMPLEMENT 30-HOUR PLANNED MAINTENANCE ON THE R1, S1 ANDR5 PIPELINESRand Water has scheduled the planned maintenance on its S1, R1 and R5 pipelines to tie-in a portion of the S4 pipeline to the existing S1, R1 and R5 pipelines. The 30-hour project will commence from 03:00am on…
Last month, Engineering News reported that Gauteng Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo had confirmed that his department intends to determine a route for Phase 1 of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Integrated Network extensions in terms of the province’s Transport Infrastructure Act. The proposed route starts at the Little Falls Station, on Hendrik Potgieter road in Willowbrook. From there, the route runs in a north-easterly direction towards Zandspruit,…
DA Shadow MMC of Public Safety, Cllr Michael Sun, on ENCA this morning regarding the riots and vandalism in Joburg:
Last week in council the draft Property Rates Policy and By-law for 2021/22, along with increases for water, electricity, sewerage, and all other City services, was passed. Most of these increases are far above inflation, and seemingly ignore the dire economic situation which many are in.As these proposed increases are out for public comment, we…
REGION B REVISED VIRTUAL MEETING DATES THE NEW COVID-19 REGULATIONS HAVE FORCED THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG TO ENGAGE WITH ITS STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO ACCESS THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS 27 FEB @ 09 : 00 WARDS 68, 69, 70, 82, 86 & 89 CLUSTER 1 03 MARCH @ 17 :…
The City will host virtual public meetings as part of its annual Rates Policy Review process from Monday, 8 February 2021, until 26 February 2021. To adhere to the National Lockdown Covid-19 regulations, the City will host virtual meetings, giving ratepayers the opportunity to engage and provide comments on the current Rates Policy from the…
13 August 2020 MEDIA STATEMENT Joburg lockdown consumption hikes utility bills The City of Johannesburg appeals to residents to use water and electricity sparingly during the Covid-19 National Lockdown to mitigate consumption resulting in higher than normal municipal monthly bills for the resources. The appeal comes after numerous customer queries were received for consumption bills…
The City of Johannesburg will be undergoing an urgent system refresh from 13 to 15 August 2020. This means that residents will have limited access to some services at the City’s call centre and Customer Service Centres. The refresh will impact transactional processes, which means that services across several channels will default to our manual…
Request for Public Comments on the City of Johannesburg’s Draft 2020/21 Integrated Development Plan, Medium Term Budget and Tariffs In terms of Sections 21 and 25 of the Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000, read with Chapter 4 of the Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003, the Municipal Budget Circulars No 98 and 99,…
The Smart City Office of the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has commissioned the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) at the University of South Africa (Unisa) to conduct a research study to assess and establish the progress made with the implementation of the Smart City Programme in the City. You are invited to participate in the…
A 6.4% pay hike in the midst of crisis – the city’s idea of belt-tightening. Residents of Joburg are being asked to comment on the city’s latest budget proposals – and they probably should. The city councillors propose awarding themselves a 6.4% pay increase this year, while multiple surveys show that most South Africans are…
Region B Market Day Christmas Special City of Johannesburg Social Development Department: Food Resilience Date: Thursday, 28th November 2019Time: 09:00 – 15:00Venue: Randburg Civic Centre Bram Fischer Drive, Ferndale, Randburg On Sale:– Green pepper– Cabbage– Chillies– Onion– Pumpkin– Beetroot– Kale– Garlic – Spinach– Morogo– Spring Onion Agro Processed Products – Atchar– Herbal Teas– Juice– Herbs– Chilli Sauce– Jams– Gemmer – Diced/…
A City of Johannesburg Press Statement bythe MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services, Cllr Nico de Jager Johannesburg Water upgrades infrastructure to put an end to sewer blockages 04 October 2019Release: immediate I am pleased to announce that Johannesburg Water, the City of Johannesburg’s water utility, will replace 3,7km of sewer pipe using through open trench…
2 October 2019 Johannesburg Water, the City of Johannesburg’s water utility, is urging residents to adhere to the level-1 water restrictions already in place as a planned shutdown of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel system continues for inspection and maintenance from 1 October 2019 until 30 November 2019. The shutdown by the Department…
Region BPublic Announcement from City Power JohannesburgYou are hereby notified of a planned power interruption on Monday, 07 October 2019 from 22h00 – 00h00.The following areas will be affected: Blairgowrie Bordeaux Bryanston Extension 3 Ferndale Ferndale Extensions 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15, 20 Fontainebleau Malanshof Malanshof Extensions 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 Moret…
Veld fire affects electricity supply to pumping stations Media Statement – 19 September 2019 A veld fire was experienced last night – Wednesday: 18 September 2019; as a result the, ESKOM’s Snowden Substation was negatively impacted. The substation supplies 88kV power to Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Treatment Plant and the Lethabo Pumping Station. This meant that…
A planned strike over pay could bring Johannesburg’s Metrobus service to a halt on Monday, said the Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union of South Africa (Demawusa). The strike is protected, the union said, although there was complex litigation about whether it was permitted or not. About 300 people were expected to strike in the…