A presidential team is planning to intervene in the beleaguered City of Johannesburg, echoing the approach in eThekwini.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed disappointment in the state of Johannesburg and Gauteng as a whole, but citizens are asking why he only noticed it now.

Despite having a home in Johannesburg and regularly attending meetings at his political party’s headquarters in Luthuli House, President Cyril Ramaphosa is not ‘pleased’ with the state of the City of Gold and wants it fixed urgently.

A heavy task lies ahead of Gauteng as President Cyril Ramaphosa expects the province to deliver a "wow" G20 Leaders Summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the economic success of Gauteng province is crucial to the overall success of the country.

This follows Ramaphosa’s complaint earlier on Thursday morning, expressing frustration over the poor state of the metro.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has on Thursday, apologised to President Cyril Ramaphosa for the bad state of Johannesburg, after Ramaphosa expressed disappointment during his visit to the province. Lesufi acknowledged the province’s pressing challenges and extended his apology to Ramaphosa.

He said it’s been disheartening to witness the city in disarray during the G20 meetings held in the metro over the past two weeks.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was far from impressed with the state of the Gauteng province following his visit ahead of the G20 Summit.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has offered a public apology to President Cyril Ramaphosa for the deteriorating conditions in Johannesburg, acknowledging the President’s frustration about the poor state of the metro.

President Cyril Ramphosa visits Gauteng for an oversight visit but disappointed with the state of Johannesburg.

The President made these remarks on Thursday during an oversight visit to the province, where he engaged with the Gauteng Provincial Government and the National Executive.