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title: "Pucker up!"
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# Pucker up!

> Pucker up!

By Rico · Published 4 September 2025, 01:44 SAST · Updated 4 September 2025, 01:44 SAST

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## Content

![Lipstick JHB pig COL 2000px](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lipstick-JHB-pig-COL-2000px.jpg)

Joburg’s crumbling reality can’t be glossed over — lipstick won’t hide decades of decay, crime, and neglect ahead of the G20 spotlight.