A bridge too far, as six Joburg Roads Agency officials are suspended Agency incurred more than R418.7m in irregular expenditure to fix roads, potholes and bridges, according to report 20 January 2021 - 19:30
Six officials, including the CFO and head of corporate services at the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), have been suspended after an investigation into R418.7m in irregular expenditure.
A report compiled by the JRA’s internal audit unit shows how contracts to fix the city’s roads, potholes and two M2 highway bridges were irregularly awarded.
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Suspected cable thief badly burnt after allegedly tampering with substation City Power says the growing number of cable thefts in the city is a cause for concern and costs millions 21 January 2021 - 17:32 A mini-substation caught fire after a suspected cable thief allegedly tampered with it, leaving the East Town area without power. Image: Twitter @CityPowerJhb
A suspected cable thief was badly burnt and hospitalised on Thursday afternoon after allegedly tampering with a mini electricity substation in East Town, Johannesburg.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the incident had left several areas without power, and that it would take about 48 hours to restore electricity to the affected areas. The mini-substation caught fire.
Ex-Joburg Mayor Mashaba refutes claims he ended OUTsurance pointsmen contract The City of Joburg has announced that the OUTsurance points men and women are back to assist traffic during peak hours following 15 months of frustration caused by traffic congestion in their absence. FILE: Former executive Mayor of the City of Joburg Herman Mashaba. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN
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JOHANNESBURG - Former executive mayor of the City of Joburg, Herman Mashaba, on Wednesday denied reports that he ended the contract for OUTsurance pointsmen in the city.
The City of Joburg has announced that the OUTsurance pointsmen and women are back to assist traffic during peak hours following 15 months of frustration caused by traffic congestion in their absence.
OUTsurance pointsmen are back on Jozi roads 12 January 2021 - 19:09 Image: Supplied
About 100 OUTsurance pointsmen are back on Johannesburg’s roads after a new agreement was reached between Traffic Freeflow, a company responsible for the deployment of pointsmen, and the City of Johannesburg.
The pointsmen, popularly known as “OUTsurance pointsmen”, have been an inconvenient absence on our roads since September 2019, when a contract between the city and Traffic Freeflow was not renewed.
The city said its decision not to renew the contract was as a result of the Johannesburg metropolitan police department’s (JMPD) upgraded functions and the appointment of an additional 180 traffic wardens who were to replace the pointsmen.