Following the installment of opposition candidate Herman Mashaba as the new mayor of the City of Johannesburg, one of his first orders of business was to inform a Sunday Times journalist of his intentions to privatise the City’s waste collection...
The five-week-long Pikitup strike finally came to an end this week. The repercussions of the strike however will need to be dealt with for weeks to come. Rubbish piled up in the City of Johannesburg while workers took part in an unprotected strike,...
4000 workers from the City of Johannesburg’s Refuse Removal agency Pikitup have been found guilty of participating in an unprotected work stoppage. They went through disciplinary hearings last week. The City of Johannesburg is now waiting for...
Illegal dumping sites in Diepsloot were singled out for a major cleanup when Pikitup’s five-month citywide Waste Minimisation Campaign entered its second week on Saturday March 5. Pikitup is the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity. The...
By Frances Ringwood On 4 December this year, the board and management of the City of Johannesburg’s waste removal services organ, Pikitup, announced an end to the two-week long strike which has seen the City’s streets overflowing with household...
The two week long strike by Pikitup staff is finally over following an intervention by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA). According to a statement by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU)...
The unprotected strike by Pikitup employees in Johannesburg took a nasty turn on Tuesday, when four members of the Red Ants crew were shot at point-blank range. Three of the members, who have been contracted to clean up the Central Business...
The City of Johannesburg’s waste management arm, Pikitup, is encouraging urbanites to reduce, reuse and recycle waste for a clear city. Source: Pikitup Source...
The City of Johannesburg’s plan to integrate informal waste reclaimers into its recycling programme took a major step forward this week when Pikitup unveiled 20 branded trolleys at its Waterval Depot in Albertville. The trolleys, which have been...
