JoburgCan

24/08/2026

Gauteng Province is missing in action as Johannesburg’s crisis deepens.

National Treasury has imposed financial consequences, while the Presidency has stepped in through the Johannesburg Presidential Working Group. Yet the provincial government — which is constitutionally responsible for monitoring municipalities and intervening when they fail — remains largely absent.

JoburgCAN Managing Director Julia Fish says Gauteng Province must act decisively against the continued mismanagement of the City.

Johannesburg residents cannot be left to carry the cost of institutional failure. Provincial oversight must mean more than watching the crisis unfold.

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20/08/2026

In dolomitic areas, poor borehole construction , over abstraction and leaking water pipes can increase the risk of sinkholes and subsidence. Proper geological assessment helps protect homes, roads and municipal infrastructure.

Read the process:
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19/08/2026

City executives get increases, but workers are still waiting.

Johannesburg has implemented the Politically Facilitated Agreement for senior management and the executive branch, while municipal workers remain without benefits promised to them for a decade.

JoburgCAN Managing Director Julia Fish says the City must bring its growing expenditure on boards and C-suite executives under control.

A financially distressed municipality cannot continue rewarding those at the top while delaying commitments to workers and cutting the services residents depend on.

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18/08/2026

Johannesburg’s mining legacy can also affect groundwater quality.

In some mining-affected areas, groundwater may contain acidic mine pollution, elevated salts or metals. The risks differ from one location to another, which is why proper testing is essential.

Where problems are detected, suitable treatment or filtration may be required before the water can be safely used.

Know your water. Register before you drill.

More information:
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17/08/2026

Johannesburg’s landfills are at capacity — and the City’s failure to implement its promised waste-to-energy plan has deepened the crisis.

JoburgCAN Managing Director Julia Fish explains that the plan could have reduced the volume of waste entering landfill sites while generating electricity. Without it, the landfills have continued to fill up, leaving Pikitup with fewer options to clear the growing waste backlog.

Johannesburg cannot solve its refuse crisis without a credible, funded plan for landfill capacity and alternative waste management.

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13/08/2026

Water can look clean and still be unsafe.

Borehole water may contain bacteria, salts, metals or other contaminants that cannot be seen, smelled or tasted. Water intended for drinking or household use should be properly tested and treated according to the results.

Registration does not replace water-quality testing, but it supports responsible groundwater use.

Test before you drink. Register before you drill.

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11/08/2026

Using borehole water does not necessarily mean you have stopped using municipal infrastructure.

Water from toilets, baths, showers and sinks may still enter Johannesburg’s sewerage system and require collection and treatment. A registered and metered borehole creates a clearer record of alternative water use while recognising continued reliance on municipal sanitation services.

Registration supports responsible use and greater billing clarity.

Read JoburgCAN’s guide:
https://zurl.co/ksDfR

10/08/2026

A growing wage bill should never come at the expense of service delivery.

When an increasing share of municipal revenue is spent on salaries instead of maintaining infrastructure and delivering essential services, residents inevitably bear the cost.

Johannesburg needs a sustainable wage bill that balances fair remuneration with the City's responsibility to invest in infrastructure, maintenance and reliable service delivery.

🎥 Watch Julia Fish explain why managing the City's wage bill is critical to Johannesburg's financial recovery.

06/08/2026

JoburgCAN supports responsible borehole registration.

Groundwater must be protected from over-abstraction, contamination and unsafe drilling. Residents also deserve an application process that is affordable, transparent, practical and completed within clear timeframes.

Registration must protect aquifers, property and public infrastructure. It must not become another dysfunctional municipal process that frustrates compliant residents.

Residents have responsibilities. The city does too.

Read the borehole registration process:
https://zurl.co/39d7R

06/08/2026

Wildcat protests down six Pikitup depots, residents pay for own bin collection

Wildcat strikes and protests have brought six of Pikitup’s biggest depots to a standstill, leaving rubbish uncollected across large parts of Johannesburg.
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Wildcat strikes and protests have brought six of Pikitup’s biggest depots to a standstill, leaving rubbish uncollected across large parts of Johannesburg. Frustrated residents and businesses are payin…