city of johannesburg (coj)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom, Joburg, and Tshwane explain grid disconnection processes

    Eskom, Joburg, and Tshwane explain grid disconnection processes The impending overhaul of South Africa's electricity tariff determinations could make it more attractive for South African households and businesses to become electricity-independent and sever their connection to the national grid...
  3. Jan

    City of Joburg sending debt collectors to JMPD roadblocks

    Joburg hunting non-paying residents at roadblocks The City of Joburg is going after non-paying residents at roadblocks to recover some of the debt owed to the municipality. During an interview with eNCA, Tebogo Moraka, chief financial officer at the City of Johannesburg, said indebted...
  4. Jan

    Joburg announces plan to overhaul load-shedding, including excluding some businesses from power cuts

    Joburg announces load-shedding schedule overhaul — with businesses excluded from power cuts The City of Johannesburg has announced a sea change in its approach to load-shedding that will start rolling out gradually from June 2023. It has overhauled its load-shedding schedules and will exclude...
  5. Jan

    Johannesburg proposes big changes to load-shedding schedules

    Johannesburg proposes big changes to load-shedding schedules The power-distribution utility in South Africa’s commercial capital is in talks with the state electricity company to reduce the duration of outages in the city of more than 5 million people. City Power officials proposed that the...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Johannesburg has had six mayors in four years

    Johannesburg has had six mayors in four years Councillors in South Africa’s richest city elected its sixth mayor in four years as the nation’s governing party tests potential alliances before a general election next year. Johannesburg council representatives appointed Kabelo Gwamanda of the...
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  7. Jan

    Joburg seeks funding for R401-million plan to mitigate three stages of power cuts

    Joburg's R401-million plan to slash three stages of load-shedding The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has announced a R400-million project to cut load-shedding by up to three stages and ultimately end rotational power cuts in the city. Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse delivered the remarks during a...
  8. Jan

    City Power asks residents for patience as it runs out of substation spares

    City Power runs out of substation spares — and it's running out of money City Power has run out of minisubstations to restore power to several areas in Johannesburg, and it has already spent 80% of its budget for the financial year. The power utility spent R200 million over the last year to...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg asks Eskom for load-shedding reprieve to fix big network problems

    Joburg asks Eskom for load-shedding reprieve to fix big network problems The City of Johannesburg asked state power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. for a three-day exemption from continuing outages to enable the authorities to stabilise supply. Flooding following recent heavy rains damaged...
  10. Jan

    Sanral says South Africa has 25 million potholes

    South Africa now has more potholes than households The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) says the country's roads now have an estimated 25 million potholes — around seven million more than the estimated households in the country. The number is also 10 million more than reported in...
  11. Jan

    eJoburg lets residents submit power and water meter readings online

    Joburg residents can now submit power and water metre readings online The City of Johannesburg (COJ) will allow residents to submit electricity and water meter readings online via its eJoburg self-help portal. The metropolitan municipality said the new service aimed to reduce customer...
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    • city of johannesburg (coj) city power ejoburg rand water
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    Contract for Joburg Roads Agency to maintain 231 Gauteng traffic lights under adjudication

    City of Joburg has stopped repairing 231 traffic lights for Gauteng The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) stopped maintaining and repairing 231 traffic lights on roads falling under provincial government jurisdiction in April 2022. A new service-level agreement (SLA) is currently under...
  13. Jan

    Joburg allocates R316.5 million for "smart city" ICT programmes

    Joburg to spend R316.5 million on smart city systems The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has prioritised several technology projects to realise its smart city ambitions, and it plans to invest R316.5 million to get them off the ground. The projects include implementing an eHealth programme, an...
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    • city of johannesburg (coj) julie suddaby lanseria rea vaya smart cities
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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    First time unknown costs on COJ rates bill

    Hi All For the first time this month, my rates bill contains 3 cost lines I've never seen before. They all have the same description "Prop. rates-Residential Dr", each with a different amount as seen in the image. I have been waiting for ages for someone from the call centre to answer with no...
  15. Jan

    Johannesburg needs R26 billion for power supply - mayor

    Joburg needs R26 billion for stable power — and it only has R1 billion Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, needs 26 billion rand ($1.6 billion) to stabilize power supply by 2030 as recurrent outages inhibit economic activity, Mayor Mpho Phalatse said. South Africa has been hit by...
  16. Jan

    City Power spent R100 million protecting copper cables from thieves this in a year

    City Power's fight against cable crime — R100 million spent in a year City Power is intensifying its security deployments at cable theft hotspots across Johannesburg as incidents are increasing at an alarming rate. The power utility is also looking to implement new technologies when laying...
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    • cable theft city of johannesburg (coj) city power eskom johannesburg metro police department (jmpd) michael sun south african police service (saps)
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  17. Jan

    Joburg Roads Agency stops repairing 231 provincial traffic lights

    City of Joburg stops repairing 231 traffic lights The Joburg Roads Agency (JRA) has stopped maintaining and repairing traffic lights on provincial roads that fall under the provincial government's jurisdiction. The decision comes after the failure of protracted negotiations between the JRA, a...
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    • city of johannesburg (coj) gauteng transport department jacob mamabolo johannesburg roads agency (jra)
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    City of Tshwane going after non-paying homeowners and estates

    Pretoria power cut rampage — homeowners and estates are next The City of Tshwane's mayor has warned that, following the aggressive switch-off campaign launched by the city against non-paying businesses, homeowners should prepare for the same. "We've been attacking different categories. We...
  19. Jan

    Joburg issues warnings to national and provincial governments after Tshwane power cuts

    Pay up or else — Johannesburg warning after Pretoria power cuts The DA-led City of Johannesburg could soon begin cutting off electricity and water to customers with outstanding bills for municipal services, The Sunday Times reports. The newspaper has a spreadsheet detailing R556 million in...
    • Jan
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    • city of johannesburg (coj) city of tshwane electricity bills eskom mmaseabata mutlaneng mpho phalatse randall williams water bill
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  20. Jan

    Infamous Joburg tech thief unmasked in court

    Notorious Joburg tech thief's identity revealed The thief suspected to be behind a spate of burglaries at various government buildings in Johannesburg over the past two years was a CCTV expert who sold stolen hard drives and other computer hardware on the sideline. 38-year old Mandisa Mthembu...
    • Jan
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    • city of johannesburg (coj) johannesburg metro police department (jmpd) mandisa mthembu
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    Notorious Joburg tech thief arrested

    Joburg tech thief strikes again — gets nailed The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has apprehended a notorious tech thief suspected to be behind a raft of burglaries at the City of Joburg's Metropolitan Centre in Braamfontein. The 38-year-old female suspect was caught with a bag of...
    • Jan
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    • city of johannesburg (coj) elias mawela johannesburg metro police department (jmpd) lucky sindane mpho phalatse
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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