Tim Truluck News Today

Johannesburg residents are facing a daily double whammy with water taps running dry and ongoing power cuts.

In the final report in a two-part series on Johannesburg's informal settlements near wealthy suburbs, Thanduxolo Jika and Phathu Luvhengo describe how the waste of the wealthy lures the poor to a crucial role as wastepickers.

Homeowners in Johannesburg express outrage over significant increases in property valuations, leading to higher monthly rates.

Residents endure outages of up to 60 hours as underinvestment plagues city electricity network.

It is still just a draft, and there is still a duration within which to comment. The City

If the City of Johannesburg goes ahead with proposed tariff hikes based on new property valuations, ratepayers could, in effect, be paying three times inflation the inflation rate, warns a rates specialist.

And extends deadline for objections to property valuations.

With the exception of property rates, tariffs for all main services increase by a rate equal to or more than that of inflation.

Several road closured will be in effect on Sunday, 20 November when the Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg race takes place.

Get the candles out, stage 6 load-shedding could be on the cards - and SA is gatvol.