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Godongwana confident Joburg can turn finances around

Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, says he is optimistic that the City of Johannesburg can reverse its financial decline following high-level talks aimed at stabilising the metro’s finances and restoring public confidence. Godongwana met with Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero, National Treasury officials, Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister, David Mahlobo, Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, and senior city officials on Tuesday to assess the municipality’s financial position and recovery plan. The […]

todayJuly 21, 2026 168

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Treasury stands firm on funding crackdown as Joburg warns of cash crisis

Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, says the intervention by National Treasury to withhold funding from 69 financially distressed municipalities, is long overdue, arguing that years of financial mismanagement identified by the Auditor-General have gone largely unpunished. His comments come after Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero, revealed on Thursday that the City of Johannesburg has enough cash to operate for only 12 more days after Treasury withheld part of the city's equitable share […]

todayJuly 17, 2026 46

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Marble Towers owner and Joburg strike court-backed deal to avert further demolition

The City of Johannesburg and Marble Towers owner, Goldenrod Group, have reached a court-backed agreement aimed at resolving compliance issues at the building, bringing their latest legal dispute to a temporary close. The agreement, made an order of the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday, follows urgent proceedings after the City demolished what it described as illegally erected trading structures at Marble Towers earlier this week. Under the agreement, the City […]

todayJuly 16, 2026 123

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Joburg presses ahead with Marble Towers demolition after alleged court order breach

The City of Johannesburg has pressed ahead with the demolition of illegal trading structures at Marble Towers, saying it had exhausted every legal avenue before acting against traders and the building owner, who allegedly continued operating in defiance of a court order. City officials say Wednesday's operation follows months of inspections, enforcement notices and legal proceedings after the building was declared unsafe and non-compliant with municipal by-laws. They allege the […]

todayJuly 15, 2026 870

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Joburg moves to shut down Marble Towers as fresh violations trigger wider CBD crackdown

The City of Johannesburg is moving to officially shut down Marble Towers after inspectors found traders continuing to operate in defiance of a Gauteng High Court order, while announcing weekly enforcement operations as part of a broader crackdown on by-law violations in the inner city. The latest by-law enforcement operation uncovered illegal trading and ongoing non-compliance, despite a court order directing the building's owners, Goldenrod Group, to secure the property […]

todayJuly 10, 2026 1790

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Joburg denies financial crisis as Treasury intervention, refuse backlog and water maintenance test service delivery

The City of Johannesburg has rejected claims that it is financial crisis despite National Treasury invoking constitutional and municipal finance provisions over concerns about the metro's financial management, as residents continue to grapple with refuse collection delays and brace for planned water disruptions later this month. Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday, Executive Mayor Dada Morero, said National Treasury had confirmed that Johannesburg's 2026/27 budget is fully funded. However, […]

todayJuly 8, 2026 57

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Joburg cracks down on CBD businesses owing millions

The City of Johannesburg has intensified its crackdown on businesses operating from municipal-owned properties in the CBD, shutting down non-compliant tenants, terminating lease agreements and investigating what it believes may be internal corruption that compromised a major compliance operation. Human Settlements MMC, Mlungisi Mabaso, says businesses operating from municipal and Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) properties owe the City more than R3 million in unpaid rent and service charges. During […]

todayJune 10, 2026 82

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High Court declares Marble Towers structures illegal

The City of Johannesburg has scored a major legal victory in its fight against illegal structures in the inner city, after the Gauteng High Court ruled on Thursday that structures erected at Marble Towers in the Johannesburg CBD are unlawful. The court found that the owners, Goldenrod Group, failed to obtain approved building plans from the City and did not prove why an urgent interdict against the municipality should be […]

todayMay 28, 2026 786

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Judgment reserved in Marble Towers demolition dispute

The Johannesburg High Court has reserved judgment in the legal battle between the City of Johannesburg and Marble Towers over the planned demolition of allegedly unlawful structures at the Johannesburg CBD building. Judge, Leicester Adams, heard arguments virtually on Friday before postponing the matter to next Wednesday for a written ruling. "The hearing is now concluded. I just need to mull over what was said. I know the matter is […]

todayMay 22, 2026 547