Joburg is in a class of its own

We would bet that the average ratepayer, sitting in the dark - because City Power has failed to keep the lights on, again - and contemplating a damaged car rim after an adventure with a Joburg pothole, listening to water gush from a weeks-old burst pipe in the road outside, would snort with derision at Johannesburg's claim to be a "world-class city."

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Even President Cyril Ramaphosa - who barely notices anything - was moved to tell the bosses of the City of Joburg recently they should get their act together before the important guests arrive for the G20 summit later this year.

But, if you want a symbol of how far the City of Gold had tumbled into the cesspit of failure, you need look no further than the imposing Metro Centre building in Braamfontein.