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The City of Johannesburg has launched a sweeping climate action plan in which it commits to achieving carbon neutrality and climate resilience by 2050 to ensure “a cleaner, greener and a more liveable city for Joburgers to enjoy”. (Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ADAPTATION

Joburg’s new climate plan described as ‘overly ambitious’

R10-billion in capital investment is needed for prioritised mitigation actions until 2050, as well as an annual operating budget of about R25-billion for the same period

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Researchers have established, for instance, that spatial apartheid contributes directly to Joburg’s chronic unemployment. (Gallo)
AMOS MASONDO

Moving towards undoing Joburg’s spatial apartheid

The Nodal Review might transform South Africa’s biggest city. Implementing the new policy, which has the potential to open wealthy suburbs to impoverished residents, is the…

  • Dennis Webster
6 min read
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CCMA

Behind Jo’burg’s dirty tenders

For two years the man parachuted into a City of Johannesburg department dealing with the biggest and most crucial contracts required to run the city has been suspending and…

  • Athandiwe Saba
8 min read