‘Citizens want to see change in Johannesburg and change will happen because we intervene physically. We don’t just send emails…we go into those areas and make sure things are resolved instantaneously,’ says Dr Snuki Zikalala, head of Joburg’s bomb squad.
Can Joburg ‘bomb squad’ be the answer to the city’s infrastructure and maintenance woes? Why R12.7bn CSI spend still does not address SA’s inequality problem. And the Business Confidence Index shows optimism despite tough economic conditions.
‘We are arguing that the whole structure of Eskom has become unsustainable. You can’t continue to ask people to pay these extraordinary amounts of money to fund corruption,’ says general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade Unions, Zwelinzima Vavi.
Saftu hits out at Eskom electricity price hikes. SA businesses are starting to feel the knock-on effects of US tariffs. And the influence of artificial intelligence on psycho-legal work.
‘The closure of that actually says there are no more jobs for us. The biggest problem for us is the unwillingness of the city and Pikitup to properly prepare for such activities,’ says Luyanda Hlatshwayo, leader in the African Reclaimers Organisation.
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