Gauteng remains South Africa's economic powerhouse due to its contribution to the country's GDP. Despite the size of the province being the smallest in SA geographically out of the nine provinces, Gauteng contributes close to 35% of the country's income, making it the largest single contributor. According to Stats SA figures, Gauteng contributes one-third of the country's domestic income, larger than the economies of KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape combined.
It is therefore not surprising that the province tends to enjoy much spotlight and interest, especially the City of Gold. Unfortunately, over the years the City has seen a high degree of degeneration, marked by high levels of crime, daylight prostitution and filth with over-flowing piles of rubbish and stench of urine and rot in the Joburg CBD. In April this year, Morning Live invited Thapelo Amad who was the mayor in the metro at the time, for a conversation on the state of the Joburg CBD. This is how the interview went.
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