The City of Johannesburg enforcement teams conducted a multidisciplinary operation across two sites in Region C on May 7.

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They targeted illegal street trading in Cosmo City and Kaya Sands, while also carrying out service delivery work in Ward 100. The operation covered South Africa Drive in the Cosmo City precinct and River Road in the Kaya Sands precinct.

It was co-ordinated by the city’s Region C citizen relationship and urban management (Crum) unit and brought together the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and the development planning department to enforce the City of Johannesburg’s street trading by-laws.

Officers impounded a range of goods and equipment from traders found to be operating in violation of the by-laws. Items seized included two braai stands, two wheelbarrows, a table and a chair, as well as five 20l containers and two 25l containers.

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Perishable goods, including three crates of mixed vegetables, five crates of mixed fruits, and two crates of bananas, were also impounded, along with a plastic bag of mixed snacks. Four impoundment notices were issued during the operation.

On the service delivery side, Crum Region C used the same day to address infrastructure concerns that residents in Cosmo City had raised.

Maintenance crews carried out road repair work and unblocked kerb inlets along South Africa Drive, while the area-based freight and service unit removed vegetation and cleared silting along the same road. A blocked sewer along South Africa Drive was also unblocked during the operation.

The city said these multidisciplinary operations are conducted regularly to uphold by-law compliance and improve conditions in targeted areas, with the aim of delivering high-impact service delivery where communities need it most.

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