Saturday Star Opinion
Incompetent CoJ is cheating ratepayers
“Another day, another public notice by a City of Johannesburg (CoJ) municipal department about a service that is not quite being delivered.”
Read the article HERE
Hot property | Carte Blanche | M-Net
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ด ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ.
Johannesburg is in hot water again: this time, it involves over 30,000 properties managed by the Johannesburg Property Company (JPC). A powerful group, including politicians, has been exploiting the city’s properties through a patronage network. Whistleblowers have flagged corruption and political interference, claiming that these properties have been turned into a feeding trough for the corrupt. Those who have challenged JPC management and financials โ including the entire former board โ have been swiftly ousted. Have investigations by the Special Investigating Unit and others yielded any results or brought any accountability? Carte Blanche investigates key figures in this network and the politicians who protect them.
Watch the Episode of Carte Blanche HERE
CoJ’s Vaya Smart Transport program
On 7 November, JPOMA General Manager Angela Rivers attended the launch of CoJ’s Vaya Smart Transport program.
Presentations:
Transport strategy towards an integrated, sustainable, inclusive, and green transport
Overview of Vaya Smart Program
Climate Action Plan: Green Mobility
Micro Mobility Driving African Cities to Work for People – CityCon
Daily Maverick Webinar: After the Fire
How did the Albert Street fire start, could it have been prevented and how do we ensure this doesnโt happen again?
Join Daily Maverick associate editor Ferial Haffajee, partner at Savage + Dodd Architects Heather Dodd and human rights activist Andy Chinnah this Thursday, 12 October, at 12pm SAST. This webinar will explore the multifaceted challenges and opportunities that arise in the wake of a catastrophic incident, inviting participants to envision a resilient and vibrant future for Johannesburg.
https://app.session.com/dailymaverick/Reimagining-JHB-After-the-blast?s=1
Bertie Lubner Humanitarian Award 2023
JPOMA Director Renney Plit has been nominated for the Bertie Lubner Humanitarian Award 2023, awarded to a person who has contributed substantially to the betterment of the lives of the people of South Africa. Renney has been nominated for his work in the Inner City of Johannesburg, specifically CityKidz Pre and Primary School. Voting closes Sunday, 15 October 2023.
https://www.sajr.co.za/absa-jewish-achiever-awards/bertie-lubner-humanitarian-award-2023/
Angela Rivers On the Devastating Inner City Fire
Following the horrific fire that claimed the lives of more than 70 people in the 80 Albert Street building, JPOMA General Manager, Angela Rivers discusses the urgent need for the City of Joburg to address hijacked buildings and dangerous living conditions in the Inner City and to find solutions in partnership with the private sector.
โOne of the worst tragedies the city has seen.โ JPOMA GM Angela Rivers
In the press:
More than 70 people killed when blaze engulfed residential building in Central Johannesburg
Al Jazeera
More than 70 people have been killed and 50 injured in a fire in Johannesburg, South Africa. We get the latest on the search and recovery operation, and hear about so called “hi-jacked” buildings.
31 August 2023
BBC World Service
School safety worries: we hear from a school governor, a parent, and a structural engineer.
Also on the programme: Johannesburg fire, spinal cancer hope, Long Covid, and a classical music bust-up.
31 August 2023
BBC World Tonight
Fire at hijacked building claims 64 lives
31 August 2023
eNCA
Johannesburg se honderde gekaapte geboue
1 September 2023
Op en Wakker
At least 74 killed in Johannesburg fire
BBC Focus on Africa
Life inside the ‘hijacked’ Johannesburg building where scores burned alive
2 September 2023
Reuters
Hijacks and death traps in a crumbling South African city center
2 September 2023
BBC News
The Bharat Express News
A building marked by fire and death shows the decay of South Africaโs โcity of goldโ
3 September 2023
Seattle Times
The Bharat Express News
The Tribune
View of the Nation: Solving for Johannesburgโs Housing Crisis
4 September 2023
Power Talk 98.7
So, what can save Johannesburg?
6 September 2023
Daily Friend
Hijacked buildings, urban decay force businesses out of Joburg (meanwhile Maharishi Invincibility Institute moves in).
20 September 2023
Newzroom Afrika