/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WFD_3525.jpg "Mayor Dada Morero speaks to Metro Police during a by-law enforcement operation in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WFD_3513.jpg "City of Joburg officials during a by-law enforcement operation in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WFD_3549.jpg "Bags on sale near the taxi rank in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WFD_3571.jpg "A vendor peels a pineapple near the wanderers taxi rank in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WFD_3533.jpg "Wanderers street in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WFD_3567.jpg "People walking near the Joburg Art Gallery in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WFD_3577.jpg "People go about their business near the Joburg Art Gallery in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WFD_3535.jpg "A person gathers recyclables near the wanderers taxi rank in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WFD_3583.jpg "Taxis line up on King George street near the Joburg Art Gallery. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla).DM")
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In pictures: Joburg Mayor launches operation to enforce by-laws and restore safety in inner city
Dada Morero, the Mayor of Johannesburg, led an operation on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, to enforce municipal by-laws and restore “order, safety, and compliance” in the inner city. Daily Maverick photojournalist Felix Dlangamandla captured the operation.
A homeless person gathers recyclables as a street vendor walks past near the wanderers taxi rank in Johannesburg on 14 October 2025. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)