RC 261027Kaya 959Phemelo Motene
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Election-season Point of View paired independent ward candidates on bins, crime and water with a Samu wage dispute that spilled onto a Johannesburg freeway and a Cassava debate on data centres.
- 21:23
Samu says Johannesburg municipal employees are underpaid under a 2016 political facilitated agreement, re-negotiated in 2022, and were left out of the city's current budget, which led to the freeway protest.
- 20:19
Yeoville independent candidate Nom Sambata says a Pick It Up bin audit found about 80% of one long street has no bins, with some residents unaware how to apply and buildings that don't qualify.
- 20:33
Dobsonville independent candidate Mpho Yaye says water throttling now hits Thursdays to Fridays as well as weekends, leaving residents waking to dry taps and seeking boreholes for families in need.
- 20:00
Cassava Technologies CEO Ziad Suleiman argues South Africa has an oversupply of power and that modern data centres use closed water systems, so more are needed if growth is pursued responsibly.