Local government and accountability campaigner. Journalist. Global majority rights defender. My opinions are my own.
Johannesburg
Joined July 2011
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Julia Fish retweeted
Civil society & business partners met with
@CityofJoburgZA
City Manager Floyd Brink, opening new channels of communication. "It was a productive meeting. We welcome the energy & stability in the City Manager's office," said Julia Fish of JoburgCAN. zurl.co/kdA8L
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Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe told the truth at the #MadlangaCommission.
On Friday, he was murdered at his own gate while his family watched.
This wasn’t random crime. It was a blatant attack on #accountability a warning.
How does #accountability survive when witnesses and whistleblowers are being hunted?
How do we expect the truth to emerge when those who speak it are left unprotected?
Witness protection cannot be optional.
Without it, justice is theatre.
The practically empty council chamber on day 2 of @CityofJoburgZA sitting. The first hour of today has been spent debating the order of the agenda with the small quorum of the meeting. Your councillors focus is definitely on party politics today ahead of ANC conf instead
Councillor Gwamanda withdraws his motion of no confidence in the Executive Mayor Dada Morero. All motions of no confidence in the faction members from Al Jama-Ah to be removed from section 79 committee chairs are in kind withdrawn. @CityofJoburgZA
Mayor Dada Morero delivers welcoming address to @CityofJoburgZA council sitting, reporting back on a successful G20 summit held in the City. The mayor cuts a confident figure ahead of the next item which is a vote of no confidence in his mayorship.
Item 71- The no confidence vote in the mayor has been elevated in the @CityofJoburgZA council sitting to be the first item, in the absence of the mayor Dada Morero. The secretary will do a head count to ensure quorum for a vote.
Three hours. An entire sitting of council to vote on one item, the urgent appointment of the accounting officer of the @CityofJoburgZA Despite calling for an extraordinary session, the item was withdrawn. No City Manager, no accountability.
2 1/2 hours in, and the 1 item on today's extraordinary council sitting hasn't even been tabled. Something that should ha e been wrapped up over an hour ago. Again, we wait for the @CityofJoburgZA to govern and appoint a City Manager. So far, only MMC is present.
Julia Fish retweeted
ATTENTION @DadaMorero
Are you prepared to resign if you don't meet your commitments? #waterjustice #WaterIsLife #joburgcrisis @JHBWater @CityofJoburgZA
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For clarity: A CoC is required by law under the Occupational Health & Safety Act - issued by a qualified electrician. Which #SANS standard do @Eskom’s solar rules even align to? Only #CapeTown allows exporting to the grid - NOWHERE else in SA. And how exactly is an #Eskom worker getting hurt by solar that doesn’t touch their grid? Eskom isn’t the regulator. This is overreach dressed up as safety.
Eskom confirms its engagement with OUTA regarding OUTA’s efforts to help customers comply with NERSA’s legal requirements for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG).
While these discussions continue, Eskom reminds all customers to follow the current regulations and to register their systems.
*Why registration matters:*
1. Keeps the grid safe and
voltage stable
2. Protects Eskom workers
and infrastructure
3. Ensures you stay legally
compliant
Julia Fish retweeted
Breaking News: A Small win for solar owners
After #OUTA engaged @Eskom_SA on rooftop solar registration, the process is now under review.
#OUTA's advice: wait until there’s clarity before registering.
Details below: outa.co.za/blog/newsroom-1/o…
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.@CETASkillsDev claims our protest was unlawful. It wasn’t.
#OUTA’s peaceful picket involved fewer than 15 people – which, under the Regulation of Gatherings Act, doesn’t require prior notice. Another poor attempt to use public resources to dodge accountability.
Let’s talk about what’s really unlawful:
More than a year’s wait for PAIA documents
Forensic reports worth R18m still gathering dust
#SAPS called to remove whistleblowers from premises
Another qualified audit loading…
No #transparency. No institutional #integrity. No good #governance.
That’s why civil society is fed up. That’s why we protested.
CETA will not tolerate unlawful disruptions to its operations, including the unauthorised protest led by OUTA. We remain committed to clean governance and strongly condemn any actions that seek to derail the SETA from fulfilling its mandate.
#CETA #CleanGovernance #SkillsDevelopment
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MUST READ: More heads roll in @Dotransport. @RAF_SA board dissolved. Suspended execs. A R900m licence card contract heads to court - after #OUTA blew the whistle.
This is what #accountability looks like when pressure meets action.
outa.co.za/blog/newsroom-1/m…
Have your say on the proposed development of the former Parkhurst Bowls Club before 11 July 2025 form.123formbuilder.com/6860… app.123formbuilder.com/
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THIS IS SHOCKING: Thankfully this community got in touch with WaterCAN and we were able to supply them with water-testing kits #watercan #waterjustice
youtu.be/lLa6ltqEduQ
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The printer’s fixed, but the backlog isn’t.
#OUTA proposes: No fines + no temp licences while 690k+ cards are stuck in the queue.
Are you one of the 690k?
outa.co.za/blog/newsroom-1/n…
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💔 Heartbreaking news from Mayfair
🕯️ “The lack of water at the time – due to night-time throttling – meant that residents had no way to respond effectively,” said @ferrial_adam.
🚱 “This should never happen.”
dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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Gauteng’s new R1,000+ “smart” plates?
More questions than answers.
? Forced re-registration
? Opaque costs
? Allegations of cartels + illegal printing
We’re investigating. Public funds shouldn't line private pockets.
#OUTAInvestigates #SmartPlates
Gauteng's new smart number plates revealed
The new plates features a scannable QR code linked to a digital backend and "self-destructing" security decal to tackle tampering.
mybroadband.co.za/news/motor…
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HAVE YOU HEARD: It's #WorldEnvironmentDay.
We are facing escalating environmental injustices in South Africa.
READ NOW WaterCAN's @ferrial_adam opinion piece in the @mailandguardian.
mg.co.za/thought-leader/2025…
