Major South African urban centers, including Johannesburg, Cape Town, and the Western Cape, are facing scrutiny over severe infrastructure decay and past governance models.

The entities involved

• Johannesburg →

  largest city in South Africa

  • Soweto is a township located within the borders of South Africa.Mon 15:02
  • In 2019, Ramaphosa established the IMTT to address issues in Alexandra township, involving Gauteng and Johannesburg governments.Mon 09:28
• Western Cape →

  province of South Africa

  • High rates of violent crime in Gauteng and Western Cape are prompting urgent parliamentary debate and pressure on the government.Mon 14:42
  • Mass shootings and violence are affecting working-class communities in the Western Cape and Gauteng provinces.Mon 14:42
• Cape Town →

  city in the Western Cape, South Africa

  • Cities like Cape Town and Barcelona are implementing new regulations on short-term rentals due to housing shortages.Mon 14:23
  • Draft by-law mandates registration for short-term rentals in Cape Town.Mon 14:23

Related events

• Issues of ANC dominance and critical infrastructure decline are being shared across Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Johannesburg.Aug 28
• Business operations in Cape Town are dependent on the local infrastructure.Aug 19
• Cape Town fails to maintain sanitation infrastructure for its community.Sep 11
• Johannesburg, South Africa, faces systemic challenges within its local government structure.Jul 1
• Issues regarding the state of local government in South Africa are currently being observed in the Western Cape.Sep 21