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…
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CORRECTION: The previously posted invitation incorrectly showed Cosmo City in Region B; it is in fact in Region C as indicated below. Land Use Scheme to undergo extensive public awareness campaign The Department of Development Planning is undertaking a public awareness campaign of the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme through a series of city-wide…
Invitation to the 2020/21 IDP, Budget and Tariffs, Community Based Planning (CBP) workshops The City of Johannesburg hereby invites stakeholders to the consultation process in terms of the Local Government Municipal Sytems Act (32 of 2000) and Municipal Finance Management Act (56 of 2003), which mandates the City to develop a culture of participatory governance…
City Power says it has managed to clear and restore most of its information technology systems, including the pre-paid electricity vending system. This means that most customers will now be able to buy electricity. News24 reported earlier that scores of Johannesburg residents using pre-paid electricity meters were unable to purchase electricity or even load that which…
Please find below all City of Johannesburg rebate forms. These are to be used for a variety of applications for different rebate categories. This is part of the City’s effort to continuously assist residents. Application for Pensioner Rebate on Property Rates for Pensioners Aged 70 years and older Application for the Agricultural Residential Rebate Application…
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 Members The 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 Form…