City of Joburg Will Focus On 6 Top Priorities Before Municipal Elections In October – Makhubo

CITY of JOBURG will focus on six priorities before the current administration’s term comes to an end in October, executive mayor Geoff Makhubo said.

Makhubo was speaking on Tuesday during the State of the City Address in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

He said top of his priority list was mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by working together with residents, councillors and opposition parties.

In response to COVID, the City of Johannesburg recently announced that it was in the process of reviewing its rates rebates and municipal service charges as part of the expanded social package (ESP) programme to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on ratepayers.

The City of Joburg, through Council, has also approved a Debt Rehabilitation Programme that includes additional relief measures for ratepayers amid the ongoing COVID -19 pandemic.

The new programme includes an increase in the qualifying property value from R600 000 to R1.5 million following calls from