
Business leaders, including University of the Free State Chancellor Bonang Mohale, argue that fixing South Africa's struggling cities is no longer a charity, but a necessary investment in their own future.
Mohale warns that businesses cannot afford to remain isolated from the deteriorating municipalities, and should stop viewing interventions as corporate social investment projects.
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