JOHANNESBURG, April 3 – A protest which has broken out in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township over poor basic services is under control, the city’s metro police department said on Wednesday. Alexandra residents, angry that the city council has not developed the area and has not clamped down on illegal structures, barricaded roads with rocks and burning […]
JOHANNESBURG, March 15 – The South Gauteng High Court on Thursday granted former Johannesburg mayor, Parks Tau, leave to appeal its ruling on the defamation case filed by the present mayor Herman Mashaba. Judge Van der Linde granted Tau leave to appeal at the Supreme Court of Appeal on the grounds that “there is reasonable […]
JOHANNESBURG, February 20 – City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba on Wednesday said that investment of over R100 million is expected in Soweto. On Wednesday Mashaba was joined by the MMC for Economic Development Leah Knott and the Joburg property Company (JPC) on a tour of filling stations in Soweto that will be made available […]
JOHANNESBURG, February 10 – The proceeds of a costs order handed down by the High Court in Johannesburg against former mayor Parks Tau will be donated to an organisation supporting women in need as a result of abuse and other social ills, mayor Herman Mashaba said on Sunday. On Friday, High Court Judge Willem van […]
JOHANNESBURG, 11 December – Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba said on Tuesday that he had received notice that the R290 million unsecured loan owed to the City by state-owned arms firm Denel has been repaid in line with the loan repayment date of December 10. This follows the lending of money from the City’s coffers to […]
JOHANNESBURG, November 30 – Counterfeit goods that include footwear, clothes and watches labelled as well-known brands such as Adidas, Nike, Puma and All Stars – worth an estimated R25 million – have been seized by police after a raid in the inner city, Mayor Herman Mashaba revealed on Friday morning. “Yesterday, I was informed that counterfeit goods […]
OHANNESBURG, November 29 – The City of Joburg (COJ) on Thursday announced it has approved a report authorising settlement negotiations with Regiments Capital Fund Managers (Regiments) in order to terminate its relationship with that institution, which has allegedly been linked to state capture. Forensic reports implicated Regiments in possible wrong doing. The fund managers were […]
JOHANNESBURG, November 29 – Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba said on Thursday that he will be investigating claims of manipulation in the City’s R1 billion tender to allegedly benefit the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, while also rejecting claims that he might have had knowledge of this. This comes after the investigative unit […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 14 – Two metro police officers have been murdered in separate incidents in Johannesburg and Tshwane in Gauteng, with one suspect arrested for the Johannesburg incident. Both incidents happened on Thursday. The off-duty member of the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) was disarmed and shot dead while walking in Hillbrow. Police said two […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 10 – Council and entity flags will fly at half-mast in honour of the three brave firefighters who lost their lives battling the deadly blaze at the 23-storey Bank of Lisbon building in the CBD. Firefighters Simphiwe Moropane (28), Khathutshelo Muedi (37) and Mduduzi Ndlovu (40) lost their lives last week on Wednesday while battling the […]