CoJ admits 'bomb squad' was formed due to existing teams' failure to clean up the city

JOHANNESBURG - The City of Johannesburg has admitted the newly formed “bomb squad” was established because the existing teams have been struggling to clean up the city.

The bomb squad is a group of public servants tasked with ensuring that service delivery plans are effectively carried out.

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The city’s leadership has faced criticism, including from President Cyril Ramaphosa, for failing to make progress in turning Johannesburg around.

Speaking at a media briefing in Johannesburg on Thursday, Morero emphasised that this is why the bomb squad is important.

"It’s an acknowledgement of the decline that has happened in the city since 2016, and now we want to arrest and change it. It's not a duplication, it’s more of support where are gaps and weaknesses. We believe that in the next year or so, we should have turned around the city.