Joburg starting to ‘look and feel better’, says mayor
DA-led coalition says its till has much work to do after achieving 25 of 38 key interventions besides projects ‘we had not initially set our sights on’
14 September 2022 - 19:05
Mpho Phalatse, Joburg's under-fire mayor says SA’s richest metro — which is dogged by a R300bn infrastructure backlog — is well on its way to recovery, exceeding revenue-collection targets by billions of rand over the past eight months.
Phalatse, together with her mayoral cabinet, held a briefing on Wednesday to discuss the metro’s progress implementing service delivery initiatives, noting that the work done had restored hope and dignity in the lives of residents...
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