The Johannesburg Civic Centre has been taken over by vagrants and the City has tasked with deciding whether to refurbish it or demolish it and start from scratch.
Many buildings at the precinct are abandoned and have been vandalised by vagrants over the yearsR3 billion is required to rebuild the Johannesburg Civic Centre and neighbouring precinct, while R1 billion is needed to refurbish the area. @ActionSA_JHB/ Klaus VedfeltThe 16-storey building has been abandoned since September 2023 after a second fire broke out, leading it to be declared unfit to occupy.
While the 48,000 staff members now work either from home or other offices, vagrants have now called the Civic Centre home.Johannesburg Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu recently visited the precinct with her team to assess whether the building needed to be repaired or rebuilt.The precinct is comprised of several buildings, the oldest of which is the 16-storey civic building, built in 1975. The newest is the Constance Connie Bapela Council Chamber, built in 2021.
"This is our building, and we must look after our own before we go out and try and reclaim other buildings from hijackers,” she said.Following the visit, the Speaker’s team presented a report to the City regarding the future of the building. The City has been given two options: rebuild or refurbish. Refurbishing will cost approximately R800 million while demolishing and rebuilding will cost the City close to R3 billion. The precinct“ANC’s attempts to hold on to power by all means necessary will eventually be its demise. People look at all these messes and point the finger at one organisation. I see a bloodbath in 2026 for the ANC.”It's because the tender that was meant for maintenance was given to a Minister's stepson, who then bought Louis Vuitton sunglasses and expensive cars.
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