The capital of South Africa, Johannesburg, has been ranked third best African city with the highest best city that people desire the most to work, live, and invest in.
This is according to a recent survey by Brand Finance City Index 2023.
The top 100 cities in the globe were the subject of a global poll of nearly 15,000 people performed in 20 countries across all continents in April 2023, according to the report.
Johannesburg ranks third best African city behind South Africa’s city Cape Town and Egypt’s Cairo. Casablanca (Morocco), Lagos (Nigeria), and Nairobi (Kenya) ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively.
Johannesburg experienced its third snowfall in recorded history, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) reporting that temperatures dipped to minus 3 degrees Celsius. The last two were in 1996 and 2012.
The capital of the UK, London, New York (USA), and Paris (France) ranked as first, second, and third best cities to work, live, and invest in globally.
According to the poll, these are the six best cities to work, live, and invest in the continent of Africa:
1. Cape Town (South Africa)
2. Cairo (Egypt)
3. Johannesburg (South Africa)
4. Casablanca (Morocco)
5. Lagos (Nigeria)
6. Nairobi (Kenya)
Below is a list of the top 20 cities to work, live, and invest globally:
1 London (UK)
2 New York (USA)
3 Paris (France)
4 Los Angeles (USA)
5 Sydney (Australia)
6 Singapore (Singapore)
7 Tokyo (Japan)
8 San Francisco (USA)
9 Dubai (UAE)
10 Amsterdam (Netherlands)
11 Miami (USA)
12 Toronto (Canada)
13 Barcelona (Spain)
14 Rome (Italy)
15 Chicago (USA)
16 Melbourne (Australia)
17 Zurich (Switzerland)
18 Berlin (Germany)
19 Milan (Italy)
20 Boston (USA)
The City of Johannesburg last year hosted its first-ever Energy Indaba on Monday, at the Sandton Convention Centre, under the theme ‘Re-Imagining Energy’.
The event had Energy and policy experts and potential Independent Power Producers present alongside government representatives.
Also called Joburg, the city is positioning itself to become more energy-independent, with less reliance on private energy company Eskom for its power needs.
According to the city’s Mayor, Mpho Phalatse, Johannesburg energy redistribution company City Power has come up with a R26 billion programme that will stabilise energy supply by 2030.
Mpho added that the city is hoping to partner with independent power producers and small-scale energy generators to mitigate blackouts.