Michael O'Donovan

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

Why do municipalities wait for things to collapse before fixing them? Because Emergency procedures can then be used and the contracts given to preferred providers without tendering and no transparency. Sign the petition https://t.co/vhB2YsQtiy

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

How direct representation in local government was captured https://t.co/A8skxiALfW

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

@JoburgMPD @Abramjee @CityofJoburgZA @DadaMorero @GP_CommSafety @MTshwaku @PublicSafetyMMC @SAPoliceService @Jaca_Patrick @CoJPublicSafety Then why do we still have election posters from the ruling coalition still up?

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

Democratic Alliance 2026 prospects in Johannesburg:
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory (again)
https://t.co/346iGjah2Z

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

@HenMazzig An association of ethnic cleansers?

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

@AmichaiChikli Surely it is the conduct of Israeli government that denigrates this heritage. Following Hitlers model they have become the new racial supremacists.

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

To celebrate (presumably) the #G20SouthAfrica Johannesburg City Parks and JMPD are observing open gunfire at West Park cemetery. It must be in honour of someone very important as they have not applying the normal restrictions on public gun play. #G20lipstick

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

In another innovation for #G20SouthAfrica Johannesburg has introduced new traffic calming measures. Collaboration between City Power (responsible for structural changes) and JRA introduced the 'anti-speed hump' across the city. A prototype is illustrated below. #G20lipstick.

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

City of Johannesburg has adopted an innovative, low cost, approach to greening the city. Essentially just allow open spaces and roads to merge. #G20SouthAfrica #G20lipstick

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

Massive electricity outage across Johannesburg coinciding with the first proper rain. Guess the weather did not get Cyrils memo on dressing the city up for the dignitaries #G20SouthAfrica #G20lipstick

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

Johannesburg's City Power introduces automatic Day/Night switches for street lights. #G20SouthAfrica #G20lipstick

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

@CityofJoburgZA Also post your issue on Instagram, twitter etc. with the tag #G20SouthAfrica and #G20lipstick. That way you are more likely to get a response while acknowledging that the campaign is basically putting "lipstick on a pig" for the G20 delegates.

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

#G20SouthAfrica All visitors should take a look at this Daily Maverick post to better understand more about CoJ. I guess many of the professional tourists will reject it as "bourgeouis" as she does not point to the role of tenderpreneurs and politicians
https://t.co/6VED6WrSMK

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

Hidden subsidies and Johannesburg's governance failures:
https://t.co/ZdF5E3W7vU

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

Increasing tariffs reduce municipal revenue https://t.co/qQElPqSAvr

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

City of Johannesburg fails to direct indigent benefits to the poor. https://t.co/2109ssH2Er

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

@kalliekriel @realDonaldTrump There is strong evidence that Trump's tariffs were created using an AI like ChatGPT. Heaven help us when the "most powerful person in the world" cant rely on real intelligence in his own administration.

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

Check out my latest article: Johannesburg increasingly relies on "unearned income" https://t.co/x0731aIS1h via @LinkedIn

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

Municipal governance in South Africa https://t.co/8SxdScFOEL

[Michael O'Donovan @ODonovanMA]

Governance failure in Johannesburg: https://t.co/1p1PsRXLIa