Frustrated Joburg motorists have spent the past month dodging council workers painting new road markings. Admirable, but not the most pressing priority given the gaping potholes on most of those roads. 

Someone in my suburb has spray-painted “ANC” in bright green next to each pothole, and helpfully circled the hole with the same lurid colour. It’s happening all over Joburg...

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