city of joburg

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg's new mayor is ninth in nine years

    Joburg's new mayor is ninth in nine years The African National Congress, South Africa’s biggest political party, reclaimed the mayorship of Johannesburg, marking the 10th time the post has changed hands since 2016. Dada Morero, who served for 25 days as mayor in 2022, was re-elected to the...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom wins court fight with City Power over massive outstanding electricity bill

    Eskom wins court fight with City Power over massive outstanding electricity bill The Johannesburg High Court has ordered the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power (CP) to pay R1.073 billion on an unpaid electricity account with Eskom. The decision comes after Eskom took the city and its...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom and Joburg at loggerheads over R1-billion debt

    Eskom and Joburg at loggerheads over R1-billion debt Eskom is taking Johannesburg power utility City Power to court over its debt for electricity supply. The affidavits it supplied with its court filing show that City Power owes nearly R1 billion for four invoices from late March 2024. The...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg electrical network rerouting will cost R23 million after M1 bridge fire

    Joburg electrical network rerouting will cost R23 million after M1 bridge fire City Power's Charles Tlouane says it will cost roughly R23 million to reroute interconnector cables from the Fordsburg substation to Braamfontein after a fire under the M1 highway knocked out power to several parts...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    City Power recovers stolen mini-substation after 10 years

    City Power recovers stolen mini-substation after 10 years Johannesburg officials found a substation — normally used to connect residential areas to electricity supply — hooked up on private property, demonstrating the scale of South Africa’s power crisis. Authorities who’d been looking for the...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Lillian Ngoyi Street fix will cost R196 million

    Lillian Ngoyi Street fix will cost R196 million Johannesburg, Africa’s richest city, will spend R196 million rand rehabilitating a key road in its old central business district after a methane gas explosion in July. The city expects that repairs to Lillian Ngoyi Street, formerly known as Bree...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    These cities and provinces owe the most in unpaid traffic fines

    These cities and provinces owe the most in unpaid traffic fines South African motorists owe well over R3 billion in outstanding traffic fines across several of the country's biggest metros and provinces. That is according to feedback provided to the Sunday Times by various law enforcement...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg's electricity network in dire straits — City Power

    Joburg's electricity network in dire straits — City Power Johannesburg's electricity network is teetering on the edge of total collapse due to load-shedding. That is according to Tshifularo Mashava, chief executive of the metro's power distributor — City Power — in comments given to the Sunday...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg CBD explosion caused by methane gas

    Joburg CBD explosion caused by methane gas An investigation has found that methane gas was the cause of the deadly Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Bree Street) explosion that rocked the Johannesburg city centre last month. This was revealed by City of Johannesburg City Manager, Floyd...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Drone photos show huge tears in Joburg's Bree Street after explosion

    Drone photos show huge tears in Joburg's Bree Street after explosion Newly-released drone photos show the extent of the damage caused by a mysterious explosion in the Johannesburg CBD earlier this week. The explosion ripped through roughly 400 metres of Lilian Ngoyi Street (formerly Bree...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg seeking 500MW of private power to fight load-shedding

    Joburg seeking 500MW of private power to fight load-shedding Johannesburg’s municipality intends buying 500 megawatts of electricity from independent producers to help avert ongoing power outages in South Africa’s biggest city. A request for proposals is awaiting approval from the National...
  13. Jan

    Security flaw in new Joburg website exposed personal resident data... again

    Critical security flaw exposed Joburg residents' private info The City of Joburg's new online e-services system has a significant flaw that exposed the personal information of its municipal customers. In 2013, MyBroadband reported that the predecessor to the new site — cojestatements.co.za —...
    • Jan
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    • city of joburg coordinated disclosure information security (infosec) security vulnerabilities
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Networking and Security
  14. J

    City of Joburg hit by major cyber attack

    City of Joburg hit by major cyber attack The City of Johannesburg has fallen victim to a cyber attack which led to its information systems being compromised. In a post on Twitter, the city stated that it had detected a network breach and has taken appropriate actions to mitigate any potential...
  15. Kevin Lancaster

    City of Joburg plans wider fibre roll-out

    City of Joburg plans wider fibre roll-out Local government officials in Johannesburg want high-speed broadband available in more parts of the city, and not just wealthier areas.
  16. C

    Social Media Engagement's Impact on a City's brand

    Hi All I am a 2015 MBA student at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), the Business School of the University of Pretoria. As part of my MBA, I am currently conducting a study to determine what impact Social Media engagement has on a City's brand? What we want to understand...
  17. Jan

    Anti-Cell C banner violates by-laws: City of Joburg

    New twist in anti-Cell C banner saga The City of Johannesburg will be taking on the person who erected the anti-Cell C banner.
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • cell c cell c banner cell c billboard city of joburg george prokas outdoor advertising by-laws
    • Replies: 62
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. jes

    Subpoenas for ISP info issued in City of Joburg "hacking" case

    Subpoenas for ISP info issued in City of Joburg "hacking" case The police issued subpoenas for ISPs to hand over documents and records related to access to information on the City of Joburg’s website
  19. jes

    E-toll security hole: don’t shoot the messenger

    E-toll security hole: don’t shoot the messenger Threatening legal action against people who discover and disclose security vulnerabilities is not helpful, according to an information security professional
    • jes
    • Thread
    • city of joburg dominic white e-toll headline sensepost south african national roads agency limited (sanral)
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. jes

    City of Joburg website broken, yet again

    City of Joburg website broken, again The City of Joburg proudly announced that their e-Statements service has been restored. The only problem is that it does not work.
  21. jes

    Website security flaws in SA: why shoot the messenger?

    Website security flaws in SA: why shoot the messenger? The City of Joburg and Sanral have angered tech-savvy consumers with the way they handled exposure of their website security flaws
    • jes
    • Thread
    • cell c city of joburg e-tolls headline sanral vodacom
    • Replies: 120
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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