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Fin24
March 8, 2018
Johannesburg - The City of Johannesburg will revise its new property valuation process following a public outcry over the system unveiled last month, Mayor Herman Mashaba said on Wednesday. In February the city published a new property valuation list, which was criticised by residents for overvaluingÃâà...
Eyewitness News
March 8, 2018
JOHANNESBURG - The ANC in Johannesburg says its written to the Public Protector's office requesting it to investigate irregular salary increases, appointments, and maladministration within the city. The ANC says there are several issues highlighted in its complaint, including that mayor Herman MashabaÃâà...
Citizen
March 8, 2018
According to the ANC, the mismanagement and maladministration includes the misuse of public funds and misleading Johannesburg residents with irregular appointments, the purging of employees, irregular salary increases, financial mismanagement, as well as instances of conflict of interest. The ANCÃâà...
News24
March 6, 2018
Johannesburg - City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba says he does not only believe in expropriation, but that he is willing to carry it out - at times without compensation - if it is done under the prescripts of the law. Mashaba's example relates mainly to buildings in the metropole he serves, as heÃâà...
News24
March 6, 2018
Johannesburg – A fire ravaged a building on the corner of Albertina Sisulu Road and Troye Street in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday, emergency services said. - Are you there ... "A few shops were on fire," said Johannesburg Emergency Management Services spokesperson Nana Radebe. Three fireÃâà...
The Independent
February 26, 2018
South Africa's two biggest cities have a long fought case of sibling rivalry. But while beachy Cape Town may have won in the looks department, Johannesburg remains the business capital of the entire continent, giving it a pan-African cultural edge that wine farms and penguins can't beat. Nowhere is thisÃâà...
Irish Times
February 25, 2018
I always bring people to straight to Maboneng in the newly rejuvenated area of central Johannesburg. It's a cool, yet edgy, area which embodies the vibrant atmosphere of Africa's best city. There is everything from haute cuisine at the Cube restaurant, to Arts on Main street food. There is a small indy cinemaÃâà...
New York Times
February 8, 2018
Judging by the pace at which Johannesburg is evolving these days, you need to get there now-now. The City of Gold originated as a dusty mining center; though it might not have the natural majesty of coastal Cape Town in its court, beneath Johannesburg's grit there's a kinetic urban energy: Big-moneyÃâà...
Toronto Star
December 31, 1999
Judging by the pace at which Johannesburg is evolving these days, you need to get there now-now. The City of Gold originated as a dusty mining centre; though it might not have the natural majesty of coastal Cape Town in its court, beneath Johannesburg's grit there's a kinetic urban energy: Big-moneyÃâà...
