Municipal death, need and superfluity
Metropolitan drivers of development Municipality GVA total Percentage of National GVA Ethekwini 122116536,40 10,00 Ekurhuleni 86392597,19 7,08 Nelson Mandela 35920783,70 2,94 Tshwane 112293408,88 9,20 Cape Town 137148900,43 11,23 Johannesburg 221376293,10 18,13
Metros: Population Density Municipality Population 2007 Geographical Area (square km) Population density (persons/square km) Ethekwini (Durban) 3468086 2291.9 1513 Ekurhuleni Metro 2724229 1924.4 1416 Nelson Mandela 1050930 1958.9 536 Tshwane 2345908 2174.6 1079 Cape Town 3497097 2454.7 1425 Johannesburg 3888180 1645.0 2364
Our past will constrain out ability to grow sustainably
Going forward: urban realities Urbanisation: Will continue, and rates will be uneven across space Climate change: Some areas will become wetter with more intense wind and rain and others will become drier. This will increase the vulnerability of our people given poverty, recurrent droughts, inequitable land distribution, and agriculture being overwhelmingly dependant on direct rainfall. And as the world warms, sea levels will rise Access (particularly for poor, disabled) becoming increasingly difficult Expensive energy and water Disjuncture between Labour market and capitalist requirements for skills