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We are pleased to announce that the City of Johannesburg has awarded a new contract for the maintenance and management of its key service delivery vehicles which will enable entities like Joburg Water to return to full capacity. The current vehicles have been grounded without a maintenance contract in place, meaning that Joburg Water and City Power have been unable to fully attend to power outages, water outages, and burst pipes. The lack of a proper contract was the result of years of .
It is official. The City of Johannesburg now has a brand-new Informal Trading Policy ready for implementation. This follows the approval of the policy by the council on Tuesday 26 April 2022. The policy, which has been in the making since 2018, was first endorsed by the Economic Development Section 79 Oversight Committee to be tabled at the ordinary sitting of Council. The policy was subsequently adopted by council and officially becomes law, paving the way for an organised informal trade sector within the City.
In a deliberate effort to strengthen the management of the City of Johannesburg and service delivery programmes, the Council, on receipt of a report from the Multi-Party Government’s Mayoral Committee, passed a resolution that authorised the Executive Mayor to place the Acting City Manager, Mr Floyd Brink, on special leave. This was done in order to give an independent investigator the space to investigate allegations of misconduct as expressed by an ENS investigation into non-compliance with procurement processes for portable handheld communication devices and CCTV equipment for the Public Safety Department.
Allow me to begin by conveying my condolences to the Speaker of Council, Cllr Vasco Da Gama, who is currently in mourning following the passing of his beloved son Robin Da Gama. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.