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Pikitup workers resume duties after two-day protest over transport dispute
Waste collection resumes across most of Johannesburg, but tensions remain as discussions with taxi associations continue. After a two-day protest…
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EPWP workers protest against alleged nepotism at Pikitup
EPWP workers protest against alleged nepotism at Pikitup! Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers contracted to Pikitup and affiliated to…
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500 Pikitup casual workers and volunteers tell Dada Morero they want permanent jobs
About 500 Pikitup casual workers from different depots across the City of Joburg took to the streets to protest at…
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Pikitup clears waste backlog in Joburg
Waste collector Pikitup has managed to clear a backlog of services caused by protesting workers over contractual disputes in the…
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Pikitup to deploy workers over weekend to clear trash piles in Joburg
Pikitup says its employees will work throughout the weekend to clear accumulated trash in parts of Johannesburg. Heaps of garbage…
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No end in sight for Pikitup strike as ActionSA demands apology from mayor over remarks
A Pikitup strike that has left parts of Joburg CBD looking like a rubbish heap after waste collection was brought…
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Pikitup to advertise more waste picking jobs after protests
The City of Johannesburg and Pikitup management has announced they will advertise additional job opportunities to give casual workers an…
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City of Joburg’s Brink: Harsh consequences for Pikitup workers involved in strike
City of Johannesburg manager Floyd Brink has warned of harsh consequences for those who were involved in the Pikitup strike.…
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Recovery plan in place to get waste collection up and running again in Joburg
The City of Joburg and Pikitup have outlined a seven-day recovery plan to get the waste collection back up and…
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Pikitup obtains interdict against striking contract workers
Waste management company Pikitup has obtained an interdict against striking workers. The contract workers downed tools last week, demanding permanent…
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Second week of rot as Pikitup workers strike for jobs
Pikitup says it has obtained a court interdict against the strike by its casual workers. By Tuesday morning at least…
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Residents in parts of Joburg concerned over uncollected waste due to Pikitup casual worker protest
Residents in parts of Johannesburg have raised concern over uncollected waste as Pikitup’s casual workers continue to protest. Tuesday marked…
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Pikitup to enforce the no work, no pay policy against striking casual workers
Pikitup says it will enforce the no work, no pay policy against casual workers who are hellbent on striking for…
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Pikitup’s casual workers vow to intensify their protest this week
As waste remains uncollected in some parts of Johannesburg, Pikitup’s casual workers have vowed to intensify their protest throughout the…
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Pikitup to explore other waste collection methods as workers continue striking
Parts of Johannesburg will likely not have their waste collected on Friday, owing to striking Pikitup workers. Waste removal trucks…
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Some parts of Johannesburg to brave waste piles as Pikitup strike persists
Parts of Johannesburg will likely not have their waste collected on Friday due to an ongoing workers’ strike at Pikitup.…
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Workers stage protest at Pikitup’s Randburg depot over employment contracts
Casual workers at Pikitup are staging a protest over employment contracts outside the Randburg depot on Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday,…
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Residents urged to report Pikitup workers seeking Christmas gifts
The City of Johannesburg’s waste management company, Pikitup has urged residents to report its employees who are seeking festive season…
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Students and residents clean up Alexandra
Volunteers, conservation activists, and residents in Alexandra got down in the dirt to clean Jukskei Park 2 yesterday, following several…
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Update: Five security guards killed by gunmen at Goudkoppies landfill site
Five security guards have been shot dead at a Pikitup landfill site. Details have now emerged that the on-duty guards…
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Gunmen kill 5 security guards at Joburg waste depot
Five security guards were killed when gunmen stormed the Pikitup depot in Devland, south of Johannesburg, the SA Municipal Workers…
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Minister Mboweni gives municipalities an extension to submit financial statements
The municipal audit outcomes of municipalities and their entities have been far from glowing in recent years. Minister of Finance…
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Pikitup closes Roodepoort depot after 30 workers contract COVID-19
Waste management company Pikitup said that another 30 of its employees had tested positive for COVID-19 at the Roodepoort depot.…
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Joburg mayor Makhubo appoints new chairpersons for municipal entities
Makhubo urged the newly appointed directors of the city-owned structures including the Joburg Road Agency, Pikitup, Joburg Water and City…
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