SA should consider building a new technologically advanced city, says Ramaphosa SONA2019
A general view of the city of Johannesburg is seen as the sun rises, in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/SIPHIWE SIBEKO
SA should consider building a new smart city with skyscrapers, schools, universities, hospitals and factories, President Cyril Ramaphosa suggested on Thursday.“I dream of a South Africa where the first entirely new city built in the democratic era rises, with skyscrapers, schools, universities, hospitals and factories,” Ramaphosa said as he concluded his state of the nation address.
“This dream has been fuelled by my conversations with four people: Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Dr Naledi Pandor, Ms Jessie Duarte and President Xi Jinping, whose account of how China is building a new Beijing has helped to consolidate my dream,” the president said.“The cities of Johannesburg, Tshwane, Cape Town and Ethekwini are running out of space to accommodate all those who throng to the cities.
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