The State of City Finances Report is one of the flagship publications of the South African Cities Network. As with previous editions (in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2020), this
The South African Cities Network has been generating State of Cities Reports (SoCRs) since 2004, presenting five-year perspectives on the performance of and conditions in South Africa’s largest cities. As an
The report’s aim is to present, analyse and assess city-level crime trends towards more efficient urban safety institutionalisation, planning, targeted financing and strategy development,  analysing South Africa’s major cities: Johannesburg,
The annual State of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South Africa Cities Report 2020-2021 is now available, to get your copy please click here
The South African Cities Network prepares and publishes regular editions of State of South African Cities Reports. These reports, with their thorough research, provide a basis on which to start
South Africa’s growth domestic product recorded its fourth-quarter growth of 1.2% in 2021, growing at 4.9% on average[1]. Although this was an expansion of the economic growth, the economy was

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    Cities need to have long-range strategies to deal with their growth and development, within the context of rapid urbanisation taking place in South Africa

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    Inclusive cities provide all citizens with opportunities to share in the social and economic opportunities of city life, and to have equitable access to resources.

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    Generally, urban sustainability is defined as an urban form of development that meets the needs of the present without sacrificing the ability of future generations…

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    Well-governed cities are efficient, manage their finances prudently and are accountable to their citizens. City management frameworks guide the city…

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    Productive cities are able to reap the urban dividend, or the spin-offs that occur when people, capital, institutions and markets converge in one place…

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