# The independent non-profit public policy and advocacy organisation Centre for Development and Enterprise, says Johannesburg’s worsening financial, infrastructure and governance crises threaten South Africa’s economic growth. Its report says the city owes creditors 25.2-billion-rand, while infrastructure backlogs run into tens of billions of rand. Johannesburg recorded a 35.9-percent unemployment rate in the second quarter, losing 90-thousand jobs over 14 months. The centre’s spokesperson, Refiloe Benjamin, says political instability, including nine mayors and eight coalitions since 2016, has undermined long-term planning and investment.
Development Centre warns Johannesburg’s decline threatens South Africa’s growth