Municipal
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Ward 98 power outages highlight ongoing challenges at City Power during festive season
Local newsRepeated electricity interruptions in Ward 98 over Christmas have raised renewed questions about City Power’s operational and financial stability.
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Pikitup outlines festive season services, urges residents to report gift-soliciting staff
Local newsWaste collection will continue throughout the holiday season, barring Christmas Day.
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Councillor highlights Christmas traditions and gratitude toward Ward 89 residents
Local newsZander Shawe shares his festive message with his residents, reflecting on gratitude, family, and the community he serves.
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Marie Louise closure exposes lack of waste diversion planning
Local newsLandfill closures are already reshaping waste patterns across the city.
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African Reclaimers Organisation and Brixton residents join forces against illegal dumping
Local newsThe clean-up focused on more than litter, bringing residents and reclaimers together to rethink recycling and waste at source.
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Former wastepreneur highlights urgent challenges facing reclaimers after Emmarentia property raid
Local newsParkhurst resident, and former wastepreneur, Steven Jourdan warns that Johannesburg’s waste system can’t survive without its reclaimers.
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Fairland Gabion work stopped as Gabion Baskets awaited long-overdue payment
Local newsA project meant to stabilise erosion areas in Fairland has paused after payments stalled, leaving Gabion Baskets unpaid and seeking…
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Hursthill 2 reservoir to undergo seven-day dummy test before structural repair work begins
Local newsThe dummy test will assist Johannesburg Water understand system performances and assist in the rehabilitation work efficiently.
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CRUM raid at Emmarentia property exposes overflowing waste crisis
Local newsA controversial raid on a congested Emmarentia property has thrown Joburg’s waste-reclamation struggles into sharp focus.
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Councillor calls for multi-layered solutions to break Westbury’s cycle of crime
Local newsWard 69 councillor Genevieve Sherman urges community-driven solutions to address gangsterism through layered interventions.
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Ward 86’s growing food insecurity issue
Local newsThe ward councillor shares why this is a plight faced by many in her ward.
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City finally hears residents’ outcry over by-law crisis at Emmarentia property
Local newsRelocation efforts shift social problems and waste accumulation to nearby communities, prompting municipal intervention and voluntary accommodation offers.
