‘Only clean for the cameras!’ — Joburg’s G20 facelift sparks anger
African Insider | 13.11.2025 12:30
The urban sprawl of almost six million people is home to Africa’s richest square mile. In recent years, however, it has sunk into disrepair, with open sewers, potholed roads and crowded shacks of corrugated iron lining its fraying edges.President Cyril Ramaphosa, dismayed by the decay, called the city’s state “not pleasing” and ordered a clean-up to spare Africa’s industry powerhouse global embarrassment.
