On average, as a South African city-slicker, you will die shortly after retirement age, unless you live in the Cape Town metro. The average retirement age for men and women in South Africa is 60.For women, the country's average life expectancy, according to the World Health Organisation, is 66 years. Men are likely to make it to 59 years.According to the South African Cities Network, men in the Mother City are likely to outlive their counterparts in other cities by up to five years.Men in Cape Town have a life expectancy of 64 and women, 70; four years more than the national average.Through its 2016 State of the Cities Report, the network - which gathered its data from Statistics SA, national government departments and city administrators - provides a glimpse into the lives of those living in nine of South Africa's metros.Those living in Free State's Mangaung municipality had the lowest life expectancy: 49 for men and 52 for women.Life expectancy in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni is 61 for men and 63 for women; for Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City, it is 53 for men and 59 for women. In eThekwini and Msunduzi, it is 53 for men and 58 for women."Everyone, not just city administrators, must come together to figure out how to improve their cities," said Geci Kururi-Sebina, the network's executive manager.Poverty expert Mervyn Abrahams of the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action said poverty had to be factored in as it had a direct bearing on access to healthcare, sanitation, housing and, ultimately, life expectancy."One needs to look ataccess to services. Just because 91% of Buffalo City residents have access to toilets doesn't mean each person has their own toilet," Abrahams said...