📢 Happening today | Ahead of the 2026 local government elections, join CDE executive director Ann Bernstein and Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero for a conversation on Joburg’s future, effective governance, service delivery and the city’s economy. 📅 Thursday, 15 October 2026 ⏰ 5–6pm SAST 🔗 Register: cde-org-za.zoom.us/webinar/r…

#CDEConversations | What is at stake in Joburg? Join CDE executive director @annbernsteinSA in conversation with City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor @DadaMorero to discuss the challenges facing the city and the priorities for a new administration. 📅Thursday, 15 October 2026 ⏰ 5–6pm SAST 🔗Register: cde-org-za.zoom.us/webinar/r…

“We have to change the economics of corruption by reducing opportunities and raising the risk of detection and sanction.” In the @SundayTimesZA , CDE’s @annbernsteinSA argues that corruption and municipal decline reinforce each other, calling for greater procurement transparency and accountability. Read: cde.org.za/corruption-thrive…

CDE has launched 'Time for Action – Corruption in Joburg', Report Five in its 'Johannesburg Matters' series, and held an online discussion with Ayanda Ntsaluba (Discovery Limited), @annbernsteinSA (CDE) and @Mark_Shaw_ (@GI_TOC). The report finds a “crime-council ecosystem” where political, business and criminal interests intersect around local government and benefit from dysfunction. It sets out ten priorities for action. 📄 Read the report here: cde.org.za/johannesburg-matt…

📢 Happening today| @helenzille, Democratic Alliance candidate for Mayor of Johannesburg, will be in conversation with CDE executive director @annbernsteinSA. The discussion will focus on the challenges facing Johannesburg and the priorities for a new administration. 📅 8 October| 5–6pm SAST Register: cde-org-za.zoom.us/webinar/r…

"To turn City Power around, a new City government will need to put capable people in charge, give the utility control over its own revenue, collect what it is owed, and bring in the private sector," said CDE executive director Ann Bernstein.

While load shedding has become less acute as a major national issue, Johannesburg has continued to struggle to keep the lights on. 60% of Johannesburg's power outages were caused by deteriorating and outdated networks.

Don't dismantle key utilities, fix them. Some candidates for Johannesburg's next mayor argue for the collapse of some or all the entities back into the City administration. CDE disagrees.

#CDEConversations | What is at stake in Joburg? Join @helenzille, Democratic Alliance candidate for Mayor of Johannesburg, in conversation with CDE executive director @annbernsteinSA as they discuss the challenges facing the city and priorities for a new administration. 📅 8 October | ⏰5–6pm (SAST) Register: cde-org-za.zoom.us/webinar/r…

While load shedding has become less acute as a major national issue, Johannesburg has continued to struggle to keep the lights on. 60% of Johannesburg's power outages were caused by deteriorating and outdated networks. City Power estimates that its infrastructure backlog stands at R44.25 billion. 📄 Read "Powering Joburg's Turnaround", the fourth report in CDE's "Johannesburg Matters: Fixing South Africa's growth engine" series: cde.org.za/johannesburg-matt… #JoburgMatters #Joburg #Johannesburg #SouthAfrica #Electricity #Governance

Johannesburg is caught in a fiscal “doom loop”. Falling collections → higher tariffs → customers stop paying or leave → less infrastructure investment → worse services → even weaker collections. Unpaid bills have risen to nearly R72bn. @annbernsteinSA | @dailymaverick Read more: cde.org.za/can-johannesburg-… #JohannesburgMatters

"It is imperative to do a few decisive things in the right order: stabilise leadership, secure the cash, stop the bleeding, keep the lights on," said @annbernsteinSA, CDE executive director. The report sets out a strategy for the first 100 days of a new government in Johannesburg. "Ultimately, there are no easy or quick fixes. The strategy will need to be decisive, realistic and carefully planned." 
 ​📄 Read Powering Joburg's Turnaround, the fourth report in CDE's Johannesburg Matters: cde.org.za/johannesburg-matt… #JoburgMatters #Joburg #Johannesburg #SouthAfrica #CityPower #Electricity

Don't dismantle key utilities, fix them. Some candidates for Johannesburg's next mayor argue for the collapse of some or all the entities back into the City administration. CDE disagrees. "Collapsing them back into an already weak City administration will not fix them. It would change where the functions sit without addressing the problems that have left the utilities unable to deliver," said @annbernsteinS, CDE executive director. 📄 Read Powering Joburg's Turnaround, the fourth report in CDE's Johannesburg Matters: Fixing South Africa's growth engine series: cde.org.za/johannesburg-matt… #JoburgMatters #Joburg #Johannesburg #SouthAfrica #CityPower

CDE argues that the incoming administration should make getting the right people into the most important jobs one of its priorities. Read "Kickstarting Delivery: Joburg's Mission Critical Jobs", the third report in CDE's Johannesburg Matters series: cde.org.za/johannesburg-matt…

The City's adjustment budget projected a R2.2bn surplus. Twelve months later, pre-audit figures showed a R1.9bn deficit. A swing of roughly R4.1bn. "The budget is quite simply a mathematical impossibility."

“City departments and utilities cannot continue to operate as political fiefdoms,” @annbernsteinSA said. “Senior appointments and board positions are not bargaining chips to be divided among coalition partners.” 📄 Read "Kickstarting Delivery: Joburg's Mission Critical Jobs", the third report in CDE's Johannesburg Matters series: cde.org.za/wp-content/upload… #JoburgMatters #Joburg #Johannesburg #SouthAfrica #Governance

Johannesburg will not be fixed unless its next government puts capable people in charge of the institutions responsible for running the city. Mteto Nyati @mteton, Eskom chairman, draws parallels between the leadership instability Eskom experienced and the crisis facing Johannesburg. Ann Bernstein @annbernsteinSA, CDE executive director, points to the consequences of political allegiance taking precedence over the skills, experience and integrity required for appointments in Johannesburg. #JoburgMatters #Johannesburg #MissionCriticalJobs 📄 Read "Kickstarting Delivery: Joburg's Mission Critical Jobs", the third report in CDE's Johannesburg Matters series: cde.org.za/wp-content/upload…

"If you can't fix this city, you have to ask the question – can you fix the country?" – @annbernsteinSA, CDE executive director CDE is introducing a series of reports, “Johannesburg Matters: Fixing South Africa's growth engine”. 🎥 Watch highlights from the launch of Joburg's Broken Budget, Report Two in the series, featuring Ann Bernstein, Anthony Altbeker and Daniel Mminele. 📄 Read the full report here: cde.org.za/joburgs-broken-bu…