The City has identified key focus areas for engagement in respect of this vision. 5. Challenges  The City’s vision statement visualises Johannesburg in 25-30 years thus: “… a more equitable and spatially integrated city, very different from the divided city of the past.
Over the past ten years the Chinese economy has grown on average by more than 8% annually in real terms - faster than other Asian countries and very much more than the advanced economies (2½%). Admittedly, China is still a relatively poor country, but the pace at which it is catching up is remarkable.