[TOP STORY] Ramaphosa must address Joburg ‘city capture’ crisis

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‘I think the power of a metro like Johannesburg, if ignored and for it to collapse completely, would be really beyond the realm of imagination for any political party or even the president to ignore,’ says Neeshan Balton, executive director at the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation.
8 Nov 2023 7AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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