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Raising awareness around the unprecedented but avoidable decline of Johannesburg. A labour of love for a city that means a lot to many.

Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined September 2024
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Many have asked why this account exists. The answer is surprisingly simple:
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A house on St George’s Road, Jozi. 2009 vs 2023.
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ABSA valiantly staying in the inner city while it erodes around them. 2010 vs 2022.
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If I ever raise examples from places like CT, it’s not to show what good looks like. It’s to show what the ordinary looks like. When in crisis, the ordinary looks glamorous. That in itself is a problem.
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In sharp contrast to a similar fork outside Cape Town international airport. First impressions count.
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The evolution of Bertrams Pharmacy. 2009 vs 2022.
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The life and times of Kruger Street, Johannesburg. 2009 vs 2023.
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A brief analysis of who has governed Johannesburg since 1 January 1995 Time governed by a party that isn’t the ANC or isn’t in an ANC-lead coalition: 4 years, 3 months = approximately 14.8% Time governed by the ANC or ANC-lead coalition: 24 years, 8 months = approximately 85.2%
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Clarendon Place, opposite Hillbrow Police Station. 2010 vs 2023.
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Public park, Bernato Street. Jozi. 2010 vs 2023.
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The life and times of Currey Street, Johannesburg. 2010 vs 2023.
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Intersection, blanket street. Johannesburg. 2013 vs 2023. Chilling.
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Undoubtably the first intersection many foreigners coming into Johannesburg see coming off the highway from the airport. Crumbling road. Not a single traffic light functioning. First impressions.
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California Street, Crosby. Johannesburg. 2009 vs 2023. No words.
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Bezedenhout Street. Johannesburg. 2009 vs 2023.
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Storm water drain left broken for 11 years. 2013 vs 2024. Three mayors have died, and 2 local government elections have passed between these pictures.
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Hancock Street, Joburg. 2010 to 2023. Looks like the after effects of a war.
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Hadfield Road. Jozi. 2010 vs 2024.
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Mourdant, Street. 2010 vs 2024.
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The aptly named, South Africa Drive. Cosmo City. 2010 vs 2024. Analogous of the broader picture.
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What was a quiet residential suburb in Bloubosrand, Johannesburg. 2009 vs 2023.
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Appelonia Street, Kensington, JHB. 2010 vs 2023.
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The curious case of Princess Place apartments. Jozi. 2009 vs 2023.
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Corner De La Rey and Observatory Roads. Johannesburg. 2009 vs 2023.
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Driving into @ortambo_int 2010 vs 2023. Decaying inside and out.
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@ortambo_int I can’t keep having to deal with having my bags being broken into each time I fly in or out of South Africa and my personal items stolen by your employees the whole time. This is too much now and it’s a constant thing!
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A sidewalk in Dobsonville, Soweto. 2019 vs 2024. 5 years.
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A stretch of road in Kya Sand. North of Johannesburg. 2010 vs 2023.
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Rea Vaya station on Louis Botha avenue. Frame 1: construction (2017) Phase 2: Unfinished and derelict (2021). Share 3: Unfinished and derelict (2024) - 7 years later.
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Winchester Road, Parktown, Jozi. 2009 vs 2024.
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Joubert Street, Joburg. 2009 vs 2024.
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Barnato Street, Yeoville. Joburg. 2010 vs 2023.
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Derby Road, Bez Valley. Joburg. 2013 vs 2023. 10 short years.
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A wall on Carr Street, Jozi. 2013 vs 2024.
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1/3: The investigations on this page paint a harrowing picture. Over the past 10 years, Johannesburg has deteriorated to the point it resembles a city affected by armed conflict.
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Voorhout Street. Ellis Park Stadium Precinct. Johannesburg. 2010 vs 2023.
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Someone taking a walk along Johnson Street, Jozi. 2010 vs 2022.
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Miller Street. Johannesburg. 2013 vs 2023. How’s your area going to look in a decade?
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Church Street, Mayfair, Jozi. 2009 vs 2023. Good grief.
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Driving into our beloved inner city. 2013 vs 2023. From bad to gruesome.
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Driving into Ferndale, Randburg. 2010 vs 2023.
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The (de)evolution of Maboneng. Frame 1 - quiet, clean industrial area (2010). Frame 2 - gentrification (2014) Frame 3 - end of life (2024)
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Entrance to a public park in Barea, central Jozi. 2010 vs 2023.
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Outside the Johannesburg Art Gallary. 2023 vs 2013.
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London Road, Alexandra Township. 2009 vs 2024
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Side road next to Kwa Mai-Mai Traditional Market. 2013 vs 2024. Horrific isn’t even the word.
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This is a non-partisan, special-purpose platform to raise awareness around the crisis in Johannesburg. I merely here to paint a picture.
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In sharp contrast to a similar fork outside Cape Town international airport. First impressions count.
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Pritchard Street, Jozi. 2010 vs 2023.
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Outside the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. The seat of the provincial government. 2010 vs 2022. Life under Panyaza
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Gazing over at Ponte Tower. 2013 vs 2023.
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Conclusion: The scale of atrophy and urban regression in Johannesburg is unprecedented. I can’t think of anywhere else in the world that has experienced such an intense collapse in such a short span of time - cities bombed in the Middle East, maybe.
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Grant Avenue, Norwood. Johannesburg. 2009 vs 2023.
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Corner Jules and Jumpers Street, Johannesburg. 2009 vs 2024.
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Quiet residential street, Plunkett Ave. Auckland Park. Jozi. 2009 vs 2023.
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Eastwood Street, Turfontein, Jozi. 2009 vs 2023
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Hillbrow Post Office. 2010 vs 2024. Got a feeling your granny won’t get the letter.
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Under a bridge near Ontdekkers Road, west of Jozi. 2013 vs 2023. From bad to terrible.
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Joe Slovo Drive (towards St John’s College). 2013 vs 2023.
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Side street in Cosmo City, Jozi. 2014 vs 2024. Deindustrialisation.
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Sophie De Bruyne Street 2010 vs 2024.
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Images of a Rea Vaya station on Katherine drive in Sandton every year between 2020 and 2024. Built. Never been used - tender money in bank accounts no less.
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Bus stop. Park station. 2013 vs 2023.
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Driving under the highway, End Street. Jozi. 2010 vs 2024.
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Street where the Doornfontein train station is situated. 2013 vs 2023.
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Hospital Street, Cleveland. Jozi. 2009 vs 2023
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Hillbrow. 2010 vs 2024. If a picture could speak a thousand words.
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Roodepoort, west of Jozi. 2009 vs 2024.
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Katherine Street, Sandton. Purportedly the richest suburb on the whole continent. Unrecognisable. 2010 vs 2024.
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@RSA_Broadcaster @geordinhl I don’t think a well done is even in order. We should stop congratulating fish for swimming in SA. If the governance bar is the ANC then you will always look good.
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Quartz Street, Jozi. 2012 vs 2023.
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There’s a portion of people in Jozi who either don’t know what good looks like or have been in the mess so long they have stopped seeing the decline around them. One of the reasons I started this twitter account.
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@jozivsjozi @selabae_ absolutely shocking, and it's simply everywhere, everywhere what i cannot understand is how these people just cannot see that obvious difference #urgh simply no patience
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3/3: What the inner city, especially Hillbrow, has endured in just 10 years is unfathomable. The scale of the decline is staggering.
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Du Toit street, Lanlaagte, Jozi. 2013 vs 2023. What’s your area going to look like in 10 years?
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Outside the National School of the Arts, braam. 2011 vs 2023.
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Marlboro Drive. 2010 vs 2024. The Wild West.
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Harmony Street, Coronationville, Johannesburg. 2009 vs 2023
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Random street in Yeoville. 2009 vs 2023.
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Park Lane, Joburg. 2010 vs 2022.
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Outside Randburg testing station. 2013 vs 2023.
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Maraisburg Post Office. 2009 vs 2023.
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POV - you’re a tourist walking out of the Gautrain in Park station, 2013 vs 2023.
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Corner Leyds and Biccard street, Braam. Jozi. 2013 vs 2024.
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Driving along the Brixton Cemetery. 2024 vs 2009.
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Corner Simmons and Smit street, Jozi. 2013 vs 2023.
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Street corner. Twist Street. Jozi. 2023 vs 2010.
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Corner Janie and Commissioner Street, Jozi. 2010 vs 2024.
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Very good rebuttal. The notion that the DA is some service delivery ‘super force’ must be debunked. They’re just doing what they have to. If you look at my comparisons of what Joburg looked like just 10 years ago, the city was no different to Cape Town today.
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@TheBear4791 They do a competent job, which is the same job any other non-corrupt party would do. Being passably competent is good, but not something to boast about.
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2/3: The decay is visible at all levels—from the gradual breakdown of infrastructure in wealthier suburbs to the complete destruction in working-class areas like the central east and west.
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4 lanes turned into 2 lanes probably to redirect maintenance funds. Grass left to grow.
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Florida lake, west of Jozi. 2009 vs 2023. Hope the ducks are okay.
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A random stretch of road in Langlaagte, Johannesburg. 2022 vs 2009.
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Random street corner around Troyville, Jozi. 2013 vs 2023. A decade is a lifetime, isn’t it.
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Albertina Sisulu Road. Johannesburg. 2009 vs 2024.
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Diepkloof, Jozi. 2024 vs 2010.
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Random street in Hillbrow, Jozi. 2022 vs 2010 (and we thought it was sketchy then😂)
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Albertina Sisulu Road, Fordsburg, Jozi. 2024 vs 2009.
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Entrance to Helen Joseph hospital, Jozi. 2024 vs 2013.
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De Villiers street. 2013 vs 2023.
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Corner house in Bez Valley, Jozi. 2009 vs 2024.
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Grayston Drive in Sandton, Jozi. 2023 vs 2010.
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Leeuwkop Golf Club, Sunninghill, Jozi. Then vs now.
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Outside an auto-spares shop in Kensington, Jozi. 2010 vs 2023 How do business owners continue?
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