Metro reporter Aphiwe Boyce is at the address which is taking place at the Civic Centre in Braamfontein, where a makeshift council chamber has been erected.
Mayor Parks Tau was ushered onto the premises at 11am and the address started with the sounds of the Imilonji choir singing the national anthem.
Speaker of the City, Connie Bapela acknowledged the guests at the address, and Tau wished all the city’s mothers a preemptive Happy Mother’s Day.
Tau then made the announcement that next year the City would launch the Vulindlela eJozi programme to create jobs for 200 000 unemployed youth.
“Only 13 percent of Joburg citizens have post post-matric education,” Tau said.
In terms of safety, upgraded CCTV cameras have already been installed in the City which will detect suspicious criminal activities in a bid to fight crime.
Tau encouraged the City to save water where they can. The City will also install low flushing toilets to try and save water.
Twitter was abuzz with Joburgers commenting on Soca.
Oh nice!"@CityofJoburgZA: We are in the process of blanketing Braamfontein with Wi-Fi that provides high-speed broadbandaccess, #JoburgSOCA"
— Thapelo Letsoalo 🐃 (@Thaps_lammatau) May 6, 2015
#joburgsoca residents live in wards such as ward89 but work & commute to Sandton – we need data on how to improve their daily commute
— Ingrid Reinten (@ireinten) May 6, 2015
Great initiative taken by Kwandile, Nkululeko & Jacob from Bespoke PHR. Exec. Mayor is now wearing a suit which they designed #JoburgSOCA
— Quarantina 😷 (@BelaJoia_) May 6, 2015
#JoburgSOCA Dear Mr Tau students living in vicinity of UJ desperately need decent wifi
— loraine tulleken (@tulleken1) May 6, 2015
Technology that generates electricity from water pipes…😱 man let's do this! #JoburgSOCA
— Ricky (@notriky_) May 6, 2015
The address continues.
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