Poor internal coordination in SA cities adding to cost of doing business

A new World Bank report highlights how a lack of internal coordination between departments within several of South Africa’s largest cities is undermining the delivery of services to businesses operating within those locations and burdening entrepreneurs with timing consuming and costly red tape. Titled ‘Doing Business in South Africa 2018’ the report benchmarks the performance of nine South African cities against those of 189 other city economies. The study is based on responses from businesses with regards the way their city deals with construction permits, registering properties, delivering electricity connections and enforcing contracts.