City urged to address housing backlog and illegal informal trading in Region F
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Residents of Region F have urged the City to address the housing backlogs, illegal backyard housing structures, abandoned and derelict buildings and highjacked building in the inner city.
This emerged during the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) consultation meeting for Region F at Joubert Park on Wednesday, 21 April 2021.
“We are concerned that there are people who are on the 96/97 Housing Waiting List and have not been allocated houses. What is the city’s plan in fast-tracking the building of RDP houses? We have been renting for years in backyards and derelict flats with major maintenance and structural issues,” said Yvonne Mohlauli from Ward 123.
Pensioners in certain income brackets to benefit from revised property rates in Joburg 16 April 2021 - 10:46
If you are 60 years old, live in a property that is less than R2.5m and earn less than R10,000, you are not going to pay for property rates in the City of Johannesburg.
This is one of the changes contained in the revised draft rates policy of the City of Johannesburg which has been released by finance MMC Jolidee Matongo. ..
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Bulk infrastructure to be rolled out in Ivory Park
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The quality of service delivery in Ivory Park will get much-deserved improvement when the City rolls out bulk infrastructure there in the next three financial years.
A lion’s share of the money allocated to Ivory Park from June 2021 will go towards constructing tarred roads, stormwater drains and increasing water distribution networks as well as reliable electrical connections.
Speaker of Council, Cllr Nonceba Molwele says the City will partner with the community of Ivory Park on these development projects to enhance the quality of life in the area.
One resident comments: “We are very happy to hear such great news from the City and we look forward to seeing the change we need.”
Adjusted Joburg draft Rates Policy available for public comment
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The City of Johannesburg’s revised draft Rates Policy is now available for additional public comments after being adjusted to incorporate input received on the document in virtual public meetings held in February 2021.
The revised Rates Policy is currently available on the City’s website for public comment alongside the draft 2021/22 Mid-Term Budget and the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The draft documents are also being presented for input in ongoing virtual & physical public meetings.