wynand wrote:......I cannot understand why the public puts up with it??
It is because the public are not affected.
No one uses the weathersa website and if they do they are unable to comprehend the complex meaningless information presented. All they want to see is a little sun, a cloud or a picture depicting rain. They can get that on TV.
An audit (by reputable auditors: even THOSE are hard to find. Any company that is involved in "management consulting" has dubious credentials, in my view) would shed light on the income earned by WIS on behalf of Weathersa. Another audit may show the cost of WIS to the public coffers.
They provide "free" personalised weather to the following suburbs in Johannesburg, some of which are indistinguishable from each other, even to other Joburg residents

Sorry, I missed Soweto and Springs, only because it is extremely difficult to copy and past ANYTHING from the website.
JHB (Alberton): johannesburg (Alb, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (Benoni): johannesburg (Ben, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (CBD): johannesburg (CBD, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (CBD): johannesburg, Johannesburg Metro, Gauteng
JHB (Germiston): johannesburg (Ger, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (KemptonP): johannesburg (Kem, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (Krugersdorp): johannesburg (Kru, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (Kyalami): johannesburg (Kya, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (Lenasia): johannesburg (Len, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (Midrand): johannesburg (Mid, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (Randburg): johannesburg (Ran, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (Randburg): johannesburg Nort, Johannesburg Metro, Gauteng
JHB (Randfontein): johannesburg (Ran, Randfontein, Gauteng
JHB (Randfontein): johannesburg (Ran, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (Region): johannesburg (Reg, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (Roodepoort): johannesburg (Roo, Johannesburg, Gauteng
JHB (SandtonCBD): johannesburg (San, Johannesburg, Gauteng
How can a government department hand over control to a commercial entity so completely, totally without any oversight

Well, only if it is run by a bunch of incompetents..........