The vibrant 7th Street in Melville was recently listed as one of the world’s coolest top 30 streets by global magazine Time Out but residents tell another story.
Fordsburg flea market’s new facelift has turned the neighbourhood into a vibrant hub in the heart of the Joburg inner city.
City of Joburg accused of drastically increasing tariffs while service delivery and basic maintenance have deteriorated.
The City of Joburg has suspended its last remaining 40 ambulance services, citing lack of vehicle insurance and pharmaceutical supplies.
JRA says illegal mining has caused damage underneath, where the ground is left hollow and muddy due to digging and excessive water usage, resulting in the occurrence of sinkholes and tremors.
The Johannesburg Property Company took a court order against squatters who invaded the heritage Rissik Street Post Office that the City spent R29m upgrading. However, the squatters won the right to stay
Chaos reigns in Joburg as residents are not only being subjected to load shedding but also enduring electricity and water outages, with many councillors reporting the largest number of complaints in years.
The hi-tech, advanced international long-distance and cross-border transport will be the biggest public transport facility for long-distance travellers on the African continent.
Joburg MMC for Economic Development Lawrence Khoza says the attractiveness of Joburg as an investment destination is contingent on its ability to provide sufficient power.
The DA in Joburg opposed the budget that finance MMC Jolidee Matongo delivered saying it was an election budget designed to give priority to areas that are ANC strongholds.
The new Joscho student accommodation in Braamfontein has 89 units, free wifi and rentals are between R3 500 and R4 100 a month.
Joburg residents are not happy with the city’s service delivery and made their displeasure “quite clear” in the city’s recent public participation engagements.
100-year-old Maureen Waddington of Elphin Lodge Retirement Village in Modderfontein, received her Covid-19 jab this week as part of phase 2 of government’s vaccination programme.
The lack of the guardrails is alleged to have resulted in the death of an elderly person on a dangerous curve in Bruma where she lost control of her car and crashed into open veld.
EOH withdrew from its contract with City of Joburg following allegations of bribes raised during the Zondo Commission which resulted in Microsoft withdrawing all their licences from the company.
Several city roads in Joburg’s southern suburbs are now sinking due to illegal mining by the zama zamas who are digging under roads to mine for gold.
Mayor Geoff Makhubo says crime, lawlessness, building hijacking, collapsing roads, failed infrastructure projects and compromised service delivery hindered Joburg’s growth.
Joburg residents are requested to take care of the environment by composting fallen leaves and to refrain from setting them alight.
City of Joburg residents who are in arrears, and who meet certain criteria, can now apply to have their debts written off under certain conditions.
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute has helped the homeless Dunkeld West squatters move back into the property they were squatting in.
Residents say they are desperate due to frequent power cuts because of the illegal connections which also cause fires in the substation.
The Gerald Fitzpatrick House and Nursing Home is a haven to 80 elderly women who have nowhere else to go.
City of Joburg has now posted an adjusted drafts policy version which does not include prepaid electricity’s R200 levy which caused an outcry.
Panorama Residents’ Association got together with members of the community to fill potholes as well as removing weeds and trees growing between pavement stones and stormwater drains.
City of Joburg MMC for public safety Mally Mokoena is still performing her duties despite being on a month’s suspension without pay.
