By hoarding taxes and undercutting development boundaries, developers and owners have undermined the city
Days before his death in July, ANC mayor of Johannesburg Geoff Makhubo wrote an article responding to critics of the city’s managers. The critics said Johannesburg is in decline and falling apart . He emphasised the legacies of apartheid in the continuing inequality in SA’s “city of gold”.
His short essay envisioned a future Johannesburg as “a site where one tax base for one city will be used to ensure that people ... know they have as good a chance of success regardless of whether they are from Diepsloot or nearby Fourways”...If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.
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