Graeme Gotz – The Conversation

Joburg skyline. South African Tourism/Flickr

June 9, 2025

Johannesburg’s problems can be solved – but it’s a long journey to fix South Africa’s economic powerhouse

Philip Harrison, University of the Witwatersrand; Graeme Gotz, Gauteng City-Region Observatory; Lorena Nunez Carrasco, University of the Witwatersrand, and Rashid Seedat, Gauteng City-Region Observatory

The question is not whether a city is fixed – it can never finally be – but rather what trajectory it is on.

Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg. Getty Images

October 17, 2023

South Africa’s 2022 census: has Johannesburg stopped growing, or are the numbers wrong?

Philip Harrison, University of the Witwatersrand; Alison Todes, University of the Witwatersrand; Darlington Mushongera, University of the Witwatersrand, and Graeme Gotz, Gauteng City-Region Observatory

If the numbers are correct, and it’s not certain that they are, Cape Town may have overtaken Johannesburg as the largest city in South Africa.

Women are more likely to be visiting public health facilities to access healthcare for themselves or for people in their care. Shutterstock

December 21, 2020

How COVID‑19 puts women at more risk than men in Gauteng, South Africa

Alexandra Parker, Gauteng City-Region Observatory; Gillian Maree, Gauteng City-Region Observatory; Graeme Gotz, Gauteng City-Region Observatory, and Samkelisiwe Khanyile, Gauteng City-Region Observatory

Women are testing positive at a higher rate than men and women, they have a greater social and economic vulnerability, particularly during lockdown, with working-age being the most affected.

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