A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report - Into Africa: The Continent’s Cities of Opportunity - has ranked Johannesburg third out of a list of Africa’s top 20 cities.
The report highlights the fact that most African cities are on an economic growth trajectory and embracing social development, says Thabang Chiloane, divisional executive public affairs of Nedbank.
Four of the top five cities in the report are located in North Africa, with only Johannesburg, ranked third, being sub-Saharan. The top five are Cairo (Egypt), Tunis (Tunisia), Algiers (Algeria) and Casablanca (Morocco).
When it comes to infrastructure, the report ranks Cairo first, closely followed by Tunis. Johannesburg is ranked fourth after Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which interestingly is also a relatively young city.
Despite Johannesburg’s fourth placed ranking overall in the infrastructure segment, the city ranks top for both airport connectivity and power, comes second in communications and fifth in transport, but then drops down to 19th position overall when it comes to road safety.
Report on continent’s cities of opportunity ranks Jo’burg high
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