Johannesburg Mayor, Herman Mashaba, has instructed Pikitup to look into the feasibility of full time employment for former Jozi@Work beneficiaries. This comes after the mayor held a meeting with representatives of contract workers employed by...
Herman Mashaba, Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, is taking on the issue of solid waste in his City with the goal of making Johannesburg one of the cleanest cities not only in Africa, but in the world. Under the leadership of Mashaba,...
The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested 20 striking Jozi@Work contract workers responsible for disrupting Pikitup services through vandalism and intimidation. Pikitup and its workers, contracted through the Expanded Public Works Programme...
City of Johannesburg Mayor, Herman Mashaba has ordered an investigation into Pikitup’s acquisition of six unused waste crushers which were bought in 2014, at a cost of R36 million following a tip-off. According to Mashaba one of the bidders that...
Former Jozi@Work employees have been on the rampage recently, after their demands for permanent employment were turned down. According to the waste management service provider the protests, which turned violent last week, are costing the company...
The City of Johannesburg could soon have control over the operations of City Power, Joburg Water and Pikitup. This was announced by the city’s mayor Herman Mashaba on Sunday. Mashaba said it was challenging for the city to be “responsible and...
The Board of Pikitup has announced its decision to part ways with Managing Director Amanda Nair. In a press statement, the Board said that its decision was in the best interests of the company (a wholly owned entity of the City of Johannesburg),...
Part II of Pikitup’s World Environment Day celebrations focuses on youth education as well as taking the message to “reduce, reuse and recycle” forward for promoting active citizenship. Source: Pikitup Web...
Pikitup partnered with a number of organisations to clean up the City of Johannesburg in celebration of World Environment Day. One of these partners included Leslie Sedibe, CEO of Proudly South African, who explains the importance of the quality of...
