The alphabet soup, sorted.

The City of Joburg operates through more than a dozen municipally-owned entities. Each has a specific job and its own contact channels. Knowing which one owns your problem is 80% of the battle.

• JRA
  Johannesburg Roads Agency

  Roads, robots (traffic lights), stormwater, road signs.

• JW
  Joburg Water

  Water reticulation and sewage.

• CP
  City Power

  Electricity distribution in most of Joburg (not Soweto etc.).

• Pikitup
  Pikitup

  Refuse collection and illegal-dumping clearance.

• JMPD
  Johannesburg Metro Police

  Traffic enforcement and by-laws.

• EMS
  CoJ Emergency Management Services

  Fire and ambulance response.

• JCPZ
  Joburg City Parks & Zoo

  Parks, street trees, cemeteries, the zoo.

• JPC
  Joburg Property Company

  City-owned properties and leases.

• JOSHCO
  Johannesburg Social Housing Company

  City rental and social housing stock.

• MTC
  Metrobus

  The old-school city bus network.

• Rea Vaya
  Rea Vaya BRT

  Bus rapid transit.

• JDA
  Johannesburg Development Agency

  Urban regeneration projects (Newtown, Braamfontein etc.).

• JOSH
  Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market

  The country's largest fresh-produce market.