The 2004 State of the Cities Report – the first of its kind – takes a hard look at the forces that have transformed the country's largest cities over the decade since 1994 and asks, if the current trends continue, whether cities can expect positive or negative things in the years to come.

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The 2004 State of the Cities Report

HE 200-page report collates a range of indicators from the nine cities that are part of the network: Buffalo City, Cape Town, Ekurhuleni, eThekwini, Johannesburg, Mangaung, Msunduzi, Nelson Mandela Bay and Tshwane.

The report, a special edition that is the South African Cities Network’s contribution to marking the decade of democracy, measures how far cities have come over the past 10 years.

The report analyses key trends that affect the cities, how these trends are likely to evolve over time and what challenges and opportunities will arise; assesses how city stakeholders are responding to these winds of change and acknowledges the important efforts that city leaders and decision makers are already making; and speculates on how various trends may unfold, and what the likely medium to longer-term outcome of these may be.

2004 Report 

Please be aware that the files below may take several minutes to download, depending on the speed of your Internet connection:

• Cover [1.6Mb]
• Contents [114kb]
• Chapter 1: Findings [1.4Mb]
• Chapter 2 cover [1.6Mb]
• Chapter 2: Urban Reality [1.5Mb]
• Chapter 3: Demographics [1.7Mb]
• Chapter 4: Productive cities [2.8Mb]
• Chapter 5: Inclusive cities [2.7Mb]
• Chapter 6: Sustainable cities [2.2Mb]
• Chapter 7: Governed cities [2.2Mb]
• Chapter 8: Challenges [1.3Mb]
• Chapter 9: Statistical almanac [1.7Mb]