1. Municipal death, need and superfluity

2. Metropolitan drivers of development
Municipality
GVA total
Percentage of National GVA
Ethekwini
,40
10,00
Ekurhuleni
,19
7,08
Nelson Mandela
,70
2,94
Tshwane
,88
9,20
Cape Town
,43
11,23
Johannesburg
,10
18,13

3. Metros: Population Density
Municipality
Population 2007
Geographical Area (square km)
Population density (persons/square km)
Ethekwini (Durban)
2291.9
1513
Ekurhuleni Metro
1924.4
1416
Nelson Mandela
1958.9
536
Tshwane
2174.6
1079
Cape Town
2454.7
1425
Johannesburg
1645.0
2364

4. Our past will constrain out ability to grow sustainably

5. 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