Newsletter No. 11
11 August 2004 


MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
Local government
funding overhauled
Provincial and Local Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi
will launch a centralised multi-billion rand funding system for
the local government in Daveyton. The R15.6-billion           
Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) replaces all existing
municipal capital grants.
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  • Govt sets up monitoring task team
  • R3,3bn allocated to EPWP



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    Minister Sydney Mufamadi 

    SALGA
    'Viable municipalities
    important'
    Finding solutions and creating financially viable municipalities is important for the success of service delivery in the country, South African Local Government Association (Salga) chairperson Smangaliso Mkhatshwa said in Durban.
    [Read more]

  • First financial management workshop under way


  • BATHO PELE

    Govt launches
    Gateway portal
    The government launched the first phase of the Gateway portal in Johannesburg today. Launching the programme, Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi said the initiative was part of ongoing efforts aimed at improving service delivery.
    [Read more]

  • Multimedia centres launched in E Cape
  • 'Days of inept public servants numbered'


  • JOBURG

    Mandela gets
    freedom of city
    The City of Johannesburg granted former president, Nelson Mandela, the freedom of the city award on Friday 23 July at a ceremony in the Orlando communal hall in Soweto.
    [Read more]



    CAPE TOWN

    R60m boost for
    urban renewal project
    City of Cape Town Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo today signed an agreement with the German Kfw Bank for a 7.5 million Euro (approximately R60 million) donation toward a pilot urban renewal project in Khayelitsha.
    [Read more]

  • $2m donation for library upgrade


  • DEBTS

    Joburg threatens to
    turn off govt taps
    Johannesburg Water (JW) issued an ultimatum to defaulting government institution who have accumulated arrears of R80-million: pay up within a week or face cut-offs.
    [Read more]


    EUROPEAN COMMISSION

    SA welcomes
    R375m water grant
    has approved funding for a R375 million project to provide water and sanitation to needy communities in the country.
    [Read more]


    KWAZULU NATAL

    Corruption exposed at
    over 30 municipalities
    A forensic audit has exposed corruption and financial mismanagement in over 30 municipalities in KwaZulu Natal.
    [Read more]


    PARTNERSHIP FORUM

    Global Fund reaches
    80% of grant targets
    The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has reached 80% of target grant recipients according to a report it released at the First Biennial Global Fund Partnership Forum in Bangkok, Thailand. The programe funds 2,3 million people for testing, treatment and care of HIV and Aids.
    [Read more]


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