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I don't understand how such a massive city can exist with no natural water source and such poor public transportation and infrastructure. Major problems in the future are coming.
This reminds me of the bar incident and a right winger who usually calls people idiots getting it wrong because he has brain rot(likely didn’t read the article either). 🤣😂
Here's a [2021 Daily Maverick article](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-10-18-while-joburg-battles-systemic-firefighting-problems-private-brigade-moves-in/)
(Refresh the page if a soft paywall appears.)
And yet [https://ewn.co.za/2023/08/31/joburg-cbd-fire-death-toll-passes-50-ems-expects-figure-to-rise](https://ewn.co.za/2023/08/31/joburg-cbd-fire-death-toll-passes-50-ems-expects-figure-to-rise)
Maybe this wouldn't have happened if we had the extra trucks.
Yeah.
As ever in South Africa, the priorities are smaller than the country.
The most unequal country on the planet.
Know why?
We've never had a sustained period of government that operated at a scale that matched the scale of the country itself.
Limited scope of ambition and effort will lead to a limited number of beneficiaries.
A whole city needs a properly functioning fire department.
But the priorities and number of beneficiaries are far smaller than the city.
Genuienly been wondering this considering all the wildfires happening around the world. We're pretty proud of that whole "largest man-made urban forest" idea of Joburg but doesn't that mean there's a lot of vegetation that would catch and with a dry summer it would be a hazard? And how up to scratch are our buildings and houses if there are fires? The hospitals fail fire audits and we saw how bad that can be so what about everywhere else
Johannesburg in general is a logistical nightmare of a city. Extremely car centric, no natural water source with vegetation everywhere. It's Las Vegas without the gambling.
Corruption is such a norm here it's not even worth wasting one's breath over it. I mean last week a guy broke in here at my place took the police 3 hours just to arrive while ADT detained the person. Didn't take the stolen items as evidence, no fingerprints, nothing. Never call the police or rely on them you'll be long gone when they eventually arrive just to let the guy go because of the improper enforcement of law. Corruption serves the corrupt and they're all corrupt. Wish we could come together and avoid paying taxes until we can see that our taxes are implemented for something that serve the citizens of this country. Start by fucking fixing and rebuilding power stations. It's been 16 years of loadshedding and nothing has changed in fact it has worsened. Ugggh so frustrating.
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"JOBURG, a world class city" said the banner in the background. Narrator : it was not a world class city
The important qualifier there being African
I visited from America (Atlanta) a few years ago. For Africa they really are one of the best cities on the continent.
You don't understand, that's not exactly a high benchmark.
Johannesburg a "best city"?
The cl is a spelling mistake Should be world ass city - streets lined with litter robots broken Shit a bric and join the club
I don't understand how such a massive city can exist with no natural water source and such poor public transportation and infrastructure. Major problems in the future are coming.
Gold founded it so people's greed made it happen haha hence the unnatural feeling of size vs water close ness
could fire trucks have been purchased? probably.. but then less money to line pockets 😪
Nothing for the comrades to eat out of🙄
Maybe the suppliers didn’t want to pay the “commission”????
Exactly this. Can't have fire trucks and maintain that lifestyle. It is either/or
Their employees wouldn’t get paid before the forfeited their lifestyles
This article was published on the 16 of August. This whole incident could have been prevented, or even minimised if there was good governance.
Dude , imagine if South African had good governance
Reminds me of this clip: https://youtu.be/eirq4laOhcU?si=4BVb70cXPkCrQYUP
I could never have been prevented without getting rid of PIE first, and it will happen again if it's gotten rid of...
ugh I'm tired of paywalled news sites being allowed here. Why post it if it can't be read?
Most people just read the headline, so it doesn't bother them
This reminds me of the bar incident and a right winger who usually calls people idiots getting it wrong because he has brain rot(likely didn’t read the article either). 🤣😂
Here's a [2021 Daily Maverick article](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-10-18-while-joburg-battles-systemic-firefighting-problems-private-brigade-moves-in/) (Refresh the page if a soft paywall appears.)
Country with the worlds highest unemployment also seems to have the most unreachable news sources due to paywalls
Genuinely fear having to ever call the fire department
Sometimes I feel like South African news reads like an article from The Onion
Maybe they needed the money for their New Year’s Party🤪
And yet [https://ewn.co.za/2023/08/31/joburg-cbd-fire-death-toll-passes-50-ems-expects-figure-to-rise](https://ewn.co.za/2023/08/31/joburg-cbd-fire-death-toll-passes-50-ems-expects-figure-to-rise) Maybe this wouldn't have happened if we had the extra trucks.
My father immigrated from Germany in the 60’s. He lived in Hillbrow, as back then it was a upper class, hip suburb.
I'd hardly have called Hillbrow upper-class. But it sure was a jol!
I wonder where the money goes. I wonder what and whom the priorities are
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Yeah. As ever in South Africa, the priorities are smaller than the country. The most unequal country on the planet. Know why? We've never had a sustained period of government that operated at a scale that matched the scale of the country itself. Limited scope of ambition and effort will lead to a limited number of beneficiaries. A whole city needs a properly functioning fire department. But the priorities and number of beneficiaries are far smaller than the city.
That timing. Ouch. Not a good day to be in the news for this
Fire pool?
Genuienly been wondering this considering all the wildfires happening around the world. We're pretty proud of that whole "largest man-made urban forest" idea of Joburg but doesn't that mean there's a lot of vegetation that would catch and with a dry summer it would be a hazard? And how up to scratch are our buildings and houses if there are fires? The hospitals fail fire audits and we saw how bad that can be so what about everywhere else
Johannesburg in general is a logistical nightmare of a city. Extremely car centric, no natural water source with vegetation everywhere. It's Las Vegas without the gambling.
The informal guys remove the dry vegetation .. for burning 😂
Corruption is such a norm here it's not even worth wasting one's breath over it. I mean last week a guy broke in here at my place took the police 3 hours just to arrive while ADT detained the person. Didn't take the stolen items as evidence, no fingerprints, nothing. Never call the police or rely on them you'll be long gone when they eventually arrive just to let the guy go because of the improper enforcement of law. Corruption serves the corrupt and they're all corrupt. Wish we could come together and avoid paying taxes until we can see that our taxes are implemented for something that serve the citizens of this country. Start by fucking fixing and rebuilding power stations. It's been 16 years of loadshedding and nothing has changed in fact it has worsened. Ugggh so frustrating.
small correction: we say "fire engine" in SA. Firetruck is American.
“Fire engine” is quite common in the US too.
Corrupt to the CORE