PHOTOS | There is nothing “world-class” about a city that is falling apart. Whether you are driving in the City of Joburg’s lush suburbs or through the dilapidated CBD, one thing is common – barely any traffic lights
There is nothing “world-class” about a city that is falling apart. Whether you are driving in the City of Joburg’s lush suburbs or through the dilapidated CBD, one thing is common – barely any traffic lights.
Some have been knocked down by vehicles during accidents and not repaired, while others have been destroyed by copper thieves.Joburg mayor out, city to be under minority party Al Jama-ah “In the face of such challenges, the entity is exploring ways to discourage the theft of copper cables from the traffic lights, including marking copper cable itself,” said Bertha Peters, the JRA’s spokesperson.
Peters added that, in order to discourage the thieves, the agency had been phasing in aluminium cladding, which makes the cable worthless as soon as it is burnt.Vehicles and pedestrians have to navigate dangerous intersections when the robots are not workingA passerby looks at what is left of some traffic lights after they were destroyed by copper thieves PHOTOs: Tebogo LetsieThieves slice the robot poles to access the copper wire.
Damaged robots and load shedding have also led to a mushrooming of informal traffic controllers – mostly homeless people or beggars – at major intersections across the city. This seems to have happened because the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department seems to no longer send traffic wardens to help keep traffic flowing, especially during peak hours.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust.
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