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Joburg’s finagling leaves residents dangling
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Gore & Co to Joburg’s rescue?
South Africa's top business brains have opened up a new front in their quest for an economic success story: Joburg…
Cyril, and the soft art of the empty promise
Ramaphosa’s promises on cadres, corruption and service delivery just feel like early electioneering. He’s been promising these things for years…
The Wild (North) West
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North West: the root of the rot
The resource-rich province is plagued by poverty, unemployment, revolving leadership and cratering service delivery. Why is that?…
Municipal valuations: why it’s time for a rethink
Joburg needs a different algorithm for calculating valuations to better reflect actual market conditions, or resentment towards rates will intensify…
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South Africa’s municipalities are the coalface of service delivery. Their failure puts the country at risk…
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