A City of Johannesburg Media Statement byExecutive Mayor, Cllr Herman Mashaba Eskom Must Stop Potential Electricity Blackouts in communities 11 July 2019Release: Immediate Yesterday, I wrote to Eskom requesting a meeting within the next 48 hours in reaction to Eskom’s alleged institution of credit management procedures across entire communities due to certain residents’ failure to…
Johannesburg Water Media Release 18 June 2019 RAND WATER MAJOR SHUTDOWN Johannesburg Water advises all residents of the City of Johannesburg that Rand Water which is our main bulk water supplier is planning a major shutdown that will affect all our reservoirs and towers in terms of water supply for 54 hours from 24 June…
MMC Funzela Ngobeni answers your questions on the upcoming Debt Rehabilitation Programme What is the debt write-off report approved in council on 13 June 2019?It is a report for the once-off debt write-off for the rehabilitation of defaulting residential debtors. What does the report aim to do? The purpose of the write-off is to rehabilitate…
Public Notice Calling For Inspection Of Supplementary Valuation Roll And Lodging Of Objections Dear MembersThe COJ’s Supplementary Roll 1 (to the 2018 General Valuation Roll) is open for inspection and comment from 22 May 2019 to 28 June 2019.The roll can be inspected on the City’s website using this link: Supplementary Roll Search FormForms can be…
Speaker of Council, Cllr Vasco Da Gama; His Worship the Executive Mayor, Cllr Herman Mashaba; Chief Whip of the Council, Cllr Kevin Wax; Chair of Chairs, Cllr Alex Christians; City Manager, Dr Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni; Members of the Mayoral Committee; Esteemed fellow Councillors; Members of the media; Distinguished guests; and Residents of Johannesburg. Good Morning. It…
MMC Nonhlanhla Makhuba Easter Safety Message Date: 17 April 2019 I take this opportunity to wish everyone safe travels ahead of the Easter long weekend. High traffic volumes are expected as many will commute to holiday destinations, or visit family and friends located across the country. During this time, Christian church communities such as the ZCC take…
Dear Customer, please note that services at the Region C Customer Service Centre in Christiaan de Wet Road, Florida, are interrupted due to staff protest. Customers are advised to use the following alternative Customer Service Centres: Randburg Customer Service Centre Cnr Braam Fischer and Jan Smuts Roads Thuso House Customer Service Centre 61 Jorissen Street,…
The City of Johannesburg is making a continuous effort to improve customer service. It’s important that municipal account holders are well informed about the options for transacting with the City. One of these options is by using the call centre, on 0860 56 28 74 or 0860-JOBURG. You can find an explanation of the simple…
Dear Resident or Stakeholder At the March Council Meeting, the following tariff increases were proposed for the 2019/20 financial year. They apply from 1 July. • Property rates up 5.5 % • Electricity up 12.2 % • Water up 9.9 % • Sewer up 9.9% • Refuse up 7 % Pensioners The 60-69 years old…
RANDBURG – Ward 102 councillor David Potter explains about load-shedding and a councillor’s role during it. David Potter writes: There is more to load-shedding than you may know. It is unprecedented that Stage 4 runs for this long, with load-shedding currently running for 24 hours a day. I speak for many ward councillors, who have…