Is Joburg a sinking city?
If Joburg succeeds, then SA succeeds. But the city is facing huge problems — from needless bureaucratic tangles to an IT nightmare. But amid this lack of leadership, fed-up residents are finding their own solutions
11 March 2021 - 05:00
In December 2020, Joburg mayor Geoff Makhubo summoned the metro’s municipal manager and senior executives to the mayoral parlour in Braamfontein. There, he read them the riot act.
Behind Makhubo was a "resignation box". And for each of those summoned by the mayor, a resignation had been typed up — awaiting only a signature...
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