Watch VideoIs Gauteng’s infrastructure improving? Lesufi reveals traffic light and pothole statistics

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says major progress has been made on roads and signals across Gauteng, but hundreds of traffic lights remain non-functional. Gauteng PremierPanyaza Lesufisays there are 4,786 functional traffic signals across Gauteng, with 699 non-functional lights still to be repaired, while 26,000 of 31,000 identified potholes have been fixed across the Gauteng City Region. Lesufi made the remarks during his State of the Province Address (SOPA) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on Monday night.

He was reflecting on the government’s performance over the past year and outlining priorities for the year ahead. In February 2025, Lesufi identified 13 priorities in his address aimed at tackling Gauteng’s most pressing challenges. These include water shortages, cable theft and vandalism,non-functioning traffic lights, potholes, crime, the growth of informal settlements, electricity supply constraints such as load shedding and load reduction, rising gender-based violence and femicide, drug abuse, strained healthcare services, a shortage of schools, deteriorating infrastructure and central business districts, and unemployment. Despite these commitments, service delivery across the province remains under strain, many townships and informal settlements.