POWER BROKERS
NATASHA MARRIAN: How Joburg can turn itself around
A stunningly successful small-town manager provides a road map all South Africa’s municipalities can follow
15 May 2025 - 05:00
The City of Joburg is in crisis. Mayor Dada Morero has now appointed a service delivery “bomb squad” to revitalise the city ahead of the G20 summit in November. Granted, Morero’s time in office has been short — he was elected to the post in August — but he has been woefully ineffective; the city has declined further.
It does not have to be this way...
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