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As Figure 7.7 shows, all the SACN <strong>cities</strong> have experienced growth in expenditure, but the impact is<br />

particularly apparent in the smaller <strong>cities</strong> which started from a low expenditure base.<br />

Figure 7.7: Total expenditure by city (2010–2014)<br />

140<br />

Rand (billions)<br />

105<br />

70<br />

35<br />

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014<br />

Johannesburg<br />

Cape Town<br />

eThekwini<br />

Tshwane<br />

Ekurhuleni<br />

Nelson Mandela<br />

Mangaung<br />

Buffalo City<br />

Msunduzi<br />

Capital expenditure fluctuates over the period and per city, but in most <strong>cities</strong> peaked in 2009 in the<br />

run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup (Figure 7.8).<br />

Figure 7.8: Summary of capital expenditure (2010–2014)<br />

8<br />

Rand (billions)<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

JHB CPT ETH TSH EKH NMB MAN BUFF MSU<br />

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014<br />

Source: SACN (2015)<br />

Since 2013, most <strong>cities</strong> have steadily increased their capital investments, driven by the national<br />

infrastructure investment priorities, i.e. roads and public transport, housing (both RDP housing and,<br />

increasingly, social housing), and municipal services including water, sanitation and electricity<br />

254 State of South African Cities Report 2016

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