National Executive Engagement with the City Of Johannesburg Stakeholders

On the 7th of March 2025, the South African Property Owners Association received an invitation to attend the National Executive Engagement Session with the City of Johannesburg and other Stakeholders held at the Johannesburg City Council Chambers.

The purpose of the session was to grant invited stakeholders the opportunity to address the Presidency, Executive Mayor, Ministers and other Officials on the current state of the City together with how the city can be turned around. SAPOA in its address highlighted a few concerns which covered among other matters, the downward trajectory of the city and the negative impact it has on its members property values, poor service delivery affecting business and its citizens, whilst adding to increasing the cost of doing business dampening investor confidence as well as the infrastructure which and its current state of despair. SAPOA further reaffirmed its commitment to working with Government, as well as the City and other partners to ensure that we jointly address all the issues raised with the goal of achieving a City that is safe, well managed and economically vibrant.

In its response the Presidency welcomed all the inputs brought forward and as such, highlighted that a Presidential working group will be established to address all the concerns raised in this regard.

On the 18th of March 2025 the SAPOA CEO and Operations manager together with other stakeholders were invited to a consultation meeting to discuss among other matters the TOR for the working group which highlighted a total of 8 workstreams to which SAPOA circulated to its members on the 4th of April 2025, calling for interested members to put their names forward.