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NEWS ARCHIVE - General
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KMRG
KNOWLEDGE managers from the nine cities making up the SA Cities Network gathered recently to share lessons on good governance.
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WOMEN'S DAY
And as long as South Africa is plagued by domestic violence and the rape
and abuse of women and children, the country and its people will not truly
be free.
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MILLENNIUM GOALS
South Africa is well on the way to meeting its Millennium Development Goals before the 2015 deadline.
WORLD POPULATION DAY
World Population Day is celebrated annually to raise awareness about population
and development related matters. The day was first celebrated on 11 July 1987 when
the world's population reached 5 billion people.
GLOBAL CITY REGIONS
Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa will tomorrow lead a delegation of mayors,
city managers and provincial government officials on an international tour which
seeks to understand better and learn from global city regions' success.
Partnerships for sustainable African cities
"The effort of creating sustainable cities must also be located
within the drive by the African Union to ensure horizontal integration of African
economies" - speech by Minister SF Mufamadi.
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has vowed to
push ahead with the formalisation of its local government structures to further put
the sector at the cutting-edge of development in the region, according to Sydney Mufamadi,
chairperson of the SADC local government ministers' forum.
The recently adopted City of Johannesburg's Integrated
Transport Plan (ITP) was handed over to Khabisi Mosunkuthu, Gauteng MEC
for public transport, roads and works last week. The plan, which was adopted
by the city council in August, guides transport planning between 2003 and 2008.
Construction on the multi-million rand Gautrain project - the express train that
will operate between Johannesburg and Tshwane - will begin in May next year
CENSUS 2001
The South African population grew from 40.5 million people
in October 1996 to 44.8 million people in October 2001 according to the Census
2001 results, which were released this month.
TRANSPORT
Opposition to the proposed R6bn superhighway linking Durban and East
London is growing, Business Day reported today.
EHLANZENI
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed
an agreement with Ehlanzeni District Municipality in Mpumalanga aimed at building
the capacity of councillors in the area.
SACN CASE STUDY
Promoting integrated governance
The South African Cities Network (SACN) is an interesting example
of spheres of government working together, both in the way the network has been structured,
and in the focus of its programmes.
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