Piles of rubbish, power cuts and potholes: anger grows over Johannesburg’s run-down
Headline: Johannesburg’s Run-Due Infrastructure Fails to Keep Up: 257 Local Governments Failing to Meet Needs, 220BN Rand Funding Backlogs. Will Voters Punish ANC? Johannesburg's municipal water and electricity shortages are among the biggest issues in South Africa, with 257 municipalities failing to meet their needs, and the country facing a $220 billion infrastructure spending backlog.
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Published 01 Nov 2026, 05:00 UTC · Updated 01 Nov 2026, 05:32 UTC
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