Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Johannesburg infrastructure failures are being worsened by profit-driven networks involving tender manipulation, sabotage, infrastructure theft and building hijacking; the report says powerful interests benefit from keeping the city broken.

SAPS received more than one million applications but could not appoint 5,500 intended recruits after a R360-million medical-assessment contract was cancelled; the intake target has since risen to 11,000.

Thousands of qualified artisans remain unable to secure jobs or promotions because red-seal certificates are delayed; Solidarity obtained court orders forcing 87 certificates to be issued and identified hundreds more cases.

Gauteng Health acknowledged medicine-supply challenges but said facilities can move stock, use approved alternative manufacturers or pack sizes, and provide clinically appropriate alternatives to protect continuity of treatment.

The Road Accident Fund says it is unlikely ever to clear its claims backlog: liabilities exceed assets by R439 billion, while claims ready for payment run at roughly R20 billion to R25 billion monthly.