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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 […]
A last-minute court interdict has temporarily halted the City of Johannesburg’s planned demolition of alleged illegal structures at Marble Towers in the CBD, marking the latest development in the city’s intensified inner-city clean-up campaign. The urgent legal challenge delayed demolition efforts on Tuesday after city officials, backed by heavy law enforcement presence, descended on Marble Towers and surrounding areas as part of a broader operation targeting by-law violations, undocumented immigration […]
The City of Johannesburg has requested assistance from the South African National Defence Force ahead of its next by-law enforcement operation at Marble Towers in the Johannesburg CBD. Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero, says the request comes amid concerns over possible resistance from illegal traders operating at the building. The city is intensifying its crackdown on illegal trading in the inner city, with Marble Towers identified as the next target in […]
The City of Johannesburg has escalated its aggressive revenue recovery drive, cutting electricity to the Gauteng Department of Health offices in the CBD as part of efforts to recover more than R1.4 billion owed by government departments and entities. Power was switched off at 45 Commissioner Street on Friday, a building housing several provincial departments. The Department of Health alone owes the city around R200 million, with officials describing the […]
Johannesburg’s inner city has become the epicentre of a growing clash between economic survival and public safety, with thousands of livelihoods at stake. What began as a protest in the CBD last Thursday has since escalated into a series of tense engagements between informal trader representatives and the City of Johannesburg. At the heart of the dispute are allegations of harassment, unlawful confiscation of goods and what traders describe as […]
Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, says Gauteng is making progress in addressing water outages across the province. He conducted an oversight visit to Johannesburg’s water facilities in Midrand on Friday, following meetings with ministers and government officials to assess the state of water infrastructure. Mashatile was informed that the bulk water supplier, Rand Water, had recovered its pumping capacity and that water supply would improve over time. He was appointed by […]
Frustrated residents in Midrand and surrounding areas say they have reached breaking point, accusing Rand Water of repeated failures and empty promises as taps remain dry for days on end. Many claim they have been without water for nearly a week, saying prolonged outages have become a routine hardship rather than an exception. Rand Water says the disruptions were caused by a combination of power failures and maintenance at key […]
Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, says the discovery of ballot papers linked to the African National Congress (ANC) Johannesburg regional conference could be a deliberate attempt to discredit Loyiso Masuku’s rise to the party’s regional top position. Several marked ballot papers from the ANC's 2025 regional conference were allegedly found at a residence in Pretoria on Sunday. The ballots are reportedly linked to the conference that saw Masuku elected as the […]
Governance expert, Leo Maphosa, says the election of Loyiso Masuku as the ANC regional chairperson in Johannesburg is not just symbolic, but strategic. Masuku defeated incumbent Dada Morero, to claim the top regional position. He says Masuku's rise signals a recalibration of the party's approach in one of South Africa’s most hotly contested metros. She becomes the first female leader to occupy the position. Maphosa believes that Masuku embodies a […]
