Officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, Mandela Day is an annual international celebration in honour of Nelson Mandela, and celebrated each year on Madiba’s birthday, July 18. The Mandela International Day is now celebrated in over 100 cities around the world.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation focus area for 2023 is the intersection between food security and climate change under the theme “it’s in your hands”. Under this theme, the focus for 2023 is about Climate, Food, and Solidarity.
Clean City SA in association with the Clean-up and Recycle Week SA invites companies/organisations with their employees to register and participate at the 2nd Annual Mandela Day 2023, on Tuesday, 18 July 2023. The event will start at 8am and will end at 4pm. The 1st Annual Mandela Day 2022 attracted 16 organisations and 316 participants. The 2nd Annual Mandela Day 2023 is expected to attract between 500 – 650 participants.
There are 30 blocks allocated to participating organisations (25 participants per block) at the 2nd Annual Mandela Day 2023 event. The blocks that have been identified in the areas of the inner-city of Johannesburg that are considered safer, and with less illegal dumping sites. The safety and security of all participants at the event is of paramount importance to the organisers and the participants. The event will start at 8am and will end at 4pm.
Following a clean-up and /or food and tree-planting activity, it is expected that all participants will return to Constitution Hill by 11am (transport will be provided) to partake in all other activities that will be taking place at the venue.
Exhibitors operating in the climate change industry, product packaging raw material, product packaging design, product packaging manufacturing, product distribution and retail, and waste recycling sectors are invited to exhibit their equipment, products, and solutions at the event.
RISE Africa brings together thinkers, doers and enablers from across the continent and the world to inspire action for sustainable cities.
TUESDAY 23 MAY – THURSDAY 25 MAY
This year’s theme is THE CITIES WE WANT and will be exploring how urbanisation and local action could be better considered and included in the African Union Agenda 2063 ambition. As usual, the festival will do this through merging creative expression, thought-leadership and collective voice across its sessions.
Explore the full 3-day programme and make sure to register for each session you’d like to attend. With over 22 sessions to choose from there is something for every thinker, doer and enabler working toward sustainable urban African solutions!
The draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP), budget & tariffs for 2023/2024 are out for comment. The proposed tariff increases for 2023/24 are:
• Rates +5.3% (plus adjustment in value of property) • The discount of R350 000 off the residential property value has been reduced to R300 000. • Water +9.3% • Sewer +9.3% • Refuse +7% • Power +18.64% • Big changes to pensioner rebates
Also note that the IDP meetings are the place for Capital Expenditure requests for the next few years. These are things like resurfacing roads, upgrading central business districts, installing new power cables, traffic calming, new bridges, fixing old bridges, river bank stabilisation, new clinics/taxi ranks, park upgrades, etc. Budgets are very limited, so you will need to keep following up over several (or longer) years.
To ensure broad stakeholder participation and ensure everyone has a chance to comment, a meeting in Region B will be held using hybrid platforms that allow for both in-person and virtual attendance (although it is recommended you go in person).
CoJ is conducting a database maintenance exercise from the 4th until the 21st of March 2023. (EXTENDED TO 28 MARCH)
The following services may be impacted during this exercise:
Customer Service (Walk-in Customer Service Centres and Call Centres): some services, such as applications for new service connections (water and electricity), applications for meter tests, applications for pensioner rebates, requests for disconnections and reconnections, requests to enter into payment arrangements (AODs), and opening of new accounts may experience downtime.
Please note that there will be no disconnections during this period! If JPOMA members are disconnected please contact Angela Rivers immediately! Annie and her team are also not able to work on any accounts until the exercise is complete.
Clearances: there may be delays in the registration of new properties, change of ownership, closing of accounts, as well as the inability to issue clearance figures and certificates to conveyancing attorneys.
Refunds: no refund requests or payments will be made.
e-Joburg platform: customers may experience temporary difficulties in accessing their current invoices and uploading and processing meter readings.
The following services will be available:
Accessing statements through the e-Joburg platform,
Making payments on the system
Payment at walk-in centres
EFT payments through third parties, i.e., Easy Pay, Shoprite Checkers, etc.
Customers who do not receive their recent invoices are encouraged to pay based on their previous months’ statement to avoid falling into arrears. These payments will be reflected on customers’ statements when the system becomes available.
City of Johannesburg Contact Centre number 0860562874
The deadline for objections has been extended to 5 May 2023.
Joburg property owners have until the 31st of March to view, inspect and object to new CoJ property valuations. And you don’t have to take time off to visit the city’s offices as everything can now be done online. #eNCA speaks to Angela Rivers on the process of registering and making an objection.
