Friday, 28 August 2026

Urban planners said apartheid spatial planning deliberately marginalised the majority, while current efforts to correct the imbalance remain slow; bringing jobs and services closer to township residents was proposed.

Johannesburg mayor Tada Morero apologised after swearing at a resident during a public meeting, but callers argued his conduct warranted serious consequences, including removal from the ANC candidate list.

A relationship coach cited South Africa’s marriage rate falling from more than three marriages per 1,000 people in the early 2000s to 1.7, alongside a 28% drop in registered marriages over a decade.

The education debate found public schools can match private schools academically, while private institutions offer smaller classes, broader activities, networks, specialist support and internationally recognised curricula.

Urban planners warned that replacing single homes with blocks of flats helps address the housing crisis but often overloads water and other infrastructure when upgrades do not keep pace.