Broken beyond repair? News24 wants Joburg residents to share their views on the state of the city

• Are you a Johannesburg resident impacted by neglected service delivery in the city?
• News24 wants to hear your perspective on the decline of SA's economic heartland. 
• Email us your submission and it could be featured in this week's edition of Friday Briefing. 
• The deadline for submissions is 10:00 on Thursday, 27 July.

Service delivery failures in Johannesburg are eroding the once-flourishing City of Gold. The gas explosion that tore through the central business district last week is a blaring illustration of Joburg's collapse.

But the problem is bigger than the CBD blast - pothole-strewn roads, dilapidated buildings, dry traps, faulty power supply, busted traffic lights, and garbage littering the streets - everywhere you look there are signs of decay. 

Who is to blame for the broken city and its crumbling infrastructure? Have turbulent coalitions and revolving mayors contributed to the metro's ruin?

How are Joburg residents surviving the dysfunction within municipality, and what will it take to salvage the iconic economic capital which has lost its glow?

(Photo by Alfonso Nqunjana)

If you live in Johannesburg, News24 would love to find out how you feel about the city. Write to us and your submission could appear on our website for this week's edition of Friday Briefing.