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A month after President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the decaying City of Gold, Mayor Dada Morero announced a turnaround plan that includes a ‘bomb squad’.
Under pressure to deliver, City of Johannesburg (CoJ) Executive Mayor Dada Morero delivered his maiden State of the City Address (Soca) on Wednesday, acknowledging the complex challenges his administration has been grappling with and his priorities for reform.
“Our challenges are complex,” he said, “and we don’t have infinite resources. Alone, we will not solve these challenges. For instance, the city is not financially stable, infrastructure is decaying and service delivery backlogs have reversed the gains we have made. Covid-19 alone set us back by 10 years.”
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