Managing waste is the cornerstone of any functioning city. For Johannesburg, South Africa’s most populous city with 4 million residents, this task is done by Pikitup. Established in 2001, Pikitup and the City of Johannesburg entered into a Service...
African cities are growing at an incredible pace. With this growth comes a mix of opportunity and challenge. How do we build cities that are not only smart but also fair, inclusive and resilient? A smart city uses digital tools such as sensors,...
Johannesburg Water has assumed full responsibility for the water and sanitation billing functions previously managed by the City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ) Revenue Shared Services Centre (RSSC), effective 1 July 2025. This significant development...
Johannesburg is weathering a storm of crises. Nowhere is its complex tangle of challenges more visible than in the inner city, where crime, overcrowding, and infrastructure collapse – such as roads literally exploding – paint a grim picture....
