Joburg council · Wednesday, 7 May 2025 · 1 h 50 min

State of the City Address

Executive Mayor Cllr Morero delivered the State of the City Address, telling council the city is financially unstable and its infrastructure is decaying. He proposed a state of disaster for crime from July 2025, a Bomb Squad under Dr Zikalala from June 2025, rotation of MMCs and senior managers, and selling the debtors book. Spending promises included around R3 billion over the medium-term framework for areas such as Diepsloot, Ivory Park and Orange Farm, and R296 million to electrify informal settlements.

17 chapters · 15 promises · 4 decisions

AI draft summary (claude-opus-5-5) of the City's livestream, checked against the chapters, not yet reviewed by a person.