Johannesburg’s roads are crumbling under the weight of ageing infrastructure, growing maintenance backlogs, and even illegal mining activity causing sinkholes across the city, with the cost to fix Joburg’s road network now estimated at more than R115 billion.

The National Briefing · May 12, 2026 · 5m

Johannesburg’s roads are crumbling under the weight of ageing infrastructure, growing maintenance backlogs, and even illegal mining activity causing sinkholes across the city, with the cost to fix Joburg’s road network now estimated at more than R115 billion.

Guest: Zweli Nyathi - Chief Executive Officer at the Johannesburg Road Agency