Gauteng City Region Observatory
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Over half of Gauteng residents fear water shortages as quality of life hits record low
Gauteng City-Region Observatory survey finds 55% of Gauteng households are affected by extreme environmental events
The water crisis in Gauteng’s three metros looks set to deepen
Causes are a growing population, ageing infrastructure, poor governance and leaks
How SA is preparing for the killer heatwaves of the future
New report warns future heatwaves will lie outside range of human experience
R350 social relief grant not enough to live on
Nearly half of the population in South Africa — one of the most unequal countries in the world — is considered chronically poor.
Covid-19 stymies six years of progress in tackling poverty in Gauteng
Some 36% of Gauteng households live in poverty, according to a new survey, with poverty levels having shot up during the course of the pandemic
Gauteng quality of life increases despite deepening inequality
The Quality of Life Survey measures both objective circumstances and subjective opinions of respondents
Gautengers move to shacks and gated estates
Shacks have increased by 204.7% and gated houses by 248.8%, showing a widening gap in the kinds of homes built in the country’s most populous province