city of johannesburg | Infrastructure news - Part 8

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Kliptown Development Project launched

More than R600 million has been injected as an investment between the City of Johannesburg and the Gauteng Provincial Government to further develop Kliptown. This is according to Johannesburg Executive Mayor Parks Tau who was speaking at the launch...
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City power makes electrifying progress

More than 10 townships in the City of Johannesburg have been electrified in the last five years thanks to City Power. This is according to Councillor Matshidiso Mfikoe Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services....
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JRA moves away from metal manhole covers

The City of Johannesburg is replacing cast iron and steel manhole covers with non-metal products to combat vandalism and theft, which costs the city millions of rands every year. This was confirmed by Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee...

Johannesburg budget breakdown: Part 2

A budget of R52.6 billion  for the 2015/16 year was announced by City of Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance‚ Geoffrey Makhubo, on Tuesday. The budget focuses on capital expenditure‚ entrepreneurship development, the green...

Johannesburg budget breakdown: Part 1

The City of Johannesburg has tabled its 2015-2016 Budget which focuses on capital expenditure‚ entrepreneurship development, the green economy, housing and youth employment. The annual budget of R52.6 billion was announced by City of Johannesburg...

City of Joburg provides exposure for SMMEs

As part of its strategy to empower SMMEs, the City of Joburg will host a pavilion showcasing the products and services of 60 small local businesses. Empowertec Africa is a small business opportunities showcase that forms part of the SA Industry and...

Joburg’s smart meter initiative gathers momentum

The roll-out of smart meters by City Power, to mitigate load-shedding, improve consumption efficiency, achieve meter-reading accuracy, reduce meter-reading costs and regulate consumption, is gathering speed. According to the City of Johannesburg...