Since the latter part of 2023 hardly a week has gone by without some residents of Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial capital, losing their water supply.
The City of Johannesburg’s council has given approval for a plan to go into a 20-year deal with independent power producers (IPPs) for new generation capacity however, the plan has a lot of boxes that still need to be checked before it becomes a reality.
The Johannesburg emergency management services (EMS) has revealed that many of the buildings that have caught fire in the CBD in recent months were found to be non-compliant with regulations as some firefighting teams battled to access some of the buildings.
Johannesburg Water, the entity responsible for the water supply, manages a vast network, delivering 1.6 billion liters of potable water daily through a 12,288 km distribution network.
National Treasury has notified the City of Johannesburg that it plans to cut the metro’s conditional grants by just over R1 Billion.
During the three-day C40 workshop that was hosted by the City of Johannesburg earlier this week, Joburg's MMC for Transport Kenny Kunene has reiterated that they are committed to transforming the city’s public transport system.
This rehabilitation effort is expected to not only restore the damaged street but also enhance the overall safety and resilience of the city's infrastructure. Moreover, it's projected to generate economic opportunities by creating at lea...