POTSO LITHEBE | Putting Lanseria first shows the Alex poor don't count
The Alexandra Renewal Project was announced by then president Thabo Mbeki in his State of the Nation Address on February 9 2001.
At the end, the ARP was a shambles with politicians enriching themselves from the funds allocated for the ambitious project, which was a joint venture by the Gauteng province and City of Johannesburg. Both spheres of government were at the time led by the ANC. The probe by South African Human Rights Commission together with the office of public protector into the ARP yielded nothing as no official wants to accept responsibility for billions of rands stolen or squandered on the project.
I am aware that the smart city will consist of schools, universities, hospitals, and factories, perhaps will reduce the unemployment rate. But why not fix what has been a black person's nightmare since years of apartheid.
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