Johannesburg Pays to Work in Danger | Johannesburg News

Johannesburg’s city government is paying over four million rand monthly to rent a dangerously unsafe office building in Newtown, as confirmed by its own health and safety inspectors who gave the second floor a failing 60% compliance score. Employees reported toxic air, locked emergency exits, missing first-aid kits, torn carpets, and structural holes — all while the city claims the building was deemed safe when leased and that reported issues were fixed. The SA Municipal Workers Union accuses the city of a repeated pattern of leasing unfit spaces, calling out the hypocrisy of paying top dollar for a workplace that’s a health hazard. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-09-14-joburg-pays-r4m-rental-for-unsafe-building/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/21c85924bca94ac1 Report issues to [email protected].