Media Release by: Dot Corrigan Chief Whip of the DA Caucus in the City of Johannesburg Council Today, the Democratic Alliance in the City of Johannesburg is calling for a motion of no confidence in the Speaker of Council, Cllr. Connie Bapela. It is the DA’s view that she has failed to up-hold her …
Monthly Archive: August 2012
Aug 20
JHB Billing Crisis: DA exposes Johannesburg’s big billing lie
Media Release by: Patrick Atkinson Shadow Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance The City of Johannesburg can no longer deny that there is a billing crisis following the Democratic Alliance (DA) Billing Day held at Marks Park on Saturday. Long lines of residents queued throughout the day to log queries and complaints; in excess …
Aug 18
DA Billing Day Online Query Submission
Submitting Your Query Online We have provided this online query submission form if you can't make it to manually submit your billing query with our resolution team at Marks Park today (anytime from 8:00 to 17:00). Please note that it is preferable to sit with one of our councillors to really understand your problem and …
Aug 16
JHB Billing Crisis: DA calls on residents to register queries at “DA Billing Day” at Marks Park on Saturday 18 August
Media Release by: Patrick Atkinson Shadow Member of the Mayoral Council for Finance For many years, the long suffering residents of the City of Johannesburg have had to endure sub-standard and at times, downright chaotic service from Johannesburg’s Billing Department. This became widely known as Johannesburg’s Billing Crisis and largely manifested itself in incorrect …
Aug 13
Council quick to collect despite shoddy services
Letter to the Editor of The Star by: Cameron MacKenzie DA Spokesperson on Economic Development in the City of Johannesburg Once again, Joburg’s ANC leadership, represented by Trevor Fowler and mayoral committee member Geoffrey Makhubo, glibly present figures at a media conference (The Star, August 9) that cannot be challenged or verified as no …
Aug 09
Women’s Day message from DA Caucus
Statement by: Mmusi Maimane Leader of the City of Johannesburg DA Caucus Women’s Day celebrations across the country serve as a reminder of the hardship women have had to endure over a period of time. We as the Democratic Alliance in Johannesburg would like to acknowledge their contribution from 1956 to 2012 in helping …
Aug 06
Public Protector & Miss World Contest 2009
Media Release by: John Mendelsohn Shadow MMC for the Municipal Public Accounts Committee The Democratic Alliance in the City of Johannesburg welcomes the announcement that the City Municipality will itself be requesting the Public Protector to investigate any allegations of corruption arising out of the hosting of the Miss World Contest 2009. On …
Aug 06
JRA: Facing insolvency due to under performance
Media Release by: Nico de Jager Shadow Member of the Mayoral Committee for Transport The Democratic Alliance in the City of Johannesburg is concerned about the fact that the City’s Roads Agency has run into an accumulated net loss of R62.6 million for the 3rd quarter ending 31 March 2012. Unless corrective measures are …
Aug 03
DA wants Metro Buses without permits removed from the roads
Media Release by: Basil Douglas PR Councillor for the City of Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance in the City of Johannesburg is disgusted by the fact that Metro bus is conducting illegal operations in the city and is by its own submission, running 42 buses without operating licences. The Metro bus system is in …
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