Dada Morero delivered the 2026 State of the City Address at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Johannesburg.
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has criticised Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero’s 2026 State of the City Address, saying the speech presented an optimistic picture of a metro facing severe infrastructure, financial and service delivery pressures.
The outgoing mayor delivered the address this week at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Johannesburg, where he repeatedly described Johannesburg as a “performing City” built on a “solid foundation”.
The mayor positioned Johannesburg as the economic engine of South Africa and Africa, highlighting investment inflows, infrastructure projects, energy initiatives and service delivery interventions underway across the city.
However, OUTA said the city’s own disclosures pointed to deep operational and financial strain.
