Big shift coming for ‘South Africa’s richest square mile’ as more people work from home

, Belinda Echeozonjoku, member of the mayoral committee responsible for development planning in the City of Joburg, said the city’s spatial development framework will now be focused on sustainable and more equal living.

“When you divide services among more people, the costs are lower. You may have to replace small pipes with bigger ones, but you don’t have to build new infrastructure and your maintenance stays the same,” she said. “Economic imperatives are driving some companies to reduce their office spaces, and work-from-home routines are creating uncertainty about future space requirements. The good news is that the initial sentiment that offices would no longer be needed is receding with hybrid working patterns set to endure.

“Technology has made it easy for people to work remotely, and staff save on the time and cost of travelling. But not all staff have access to ideal working environments at home or standby power in the case of outages. At the same time, they still miss their office environment and the social interaction that comes with it,” it said.

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