Newsletter No. 1
20 October 2003 
PRESENTATION
Trends and challenges in sub-Saharan Africa
By 2020, Africa will have 11 cities with more than 5-million inhabitants and more than 3 000 cities with populations bigger than 20 000 - an increase of almost 300% from 1990.
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In Powerpoint format


WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY
Strategic framework
for water services
This framework sets out a comprehensive approach to the provision of water services in South Africa, ranging from small community water supply and sanitation schemes in remote rural areas to regional schemes supplying services to people and industries in the country's largest urban areas.
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In Zip format


WORKING GROUP

City logistics and
transport planning
The concept of city logistics addresses a new area in transport planning. This document provides a brief overview of the topic presented at the Cities Network Transport Working Group meeting held on 23 July in Buffalo City.
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In Adobe Acrobat format


BUFFALO CITY

Vuna award boosts Buffalo City
Winning the Vuna award for being the best municipality in the Eastern Cape will boost Buffalo City's bid to become a metro, says Executive Mayor Sindisile Maclean
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TRAINING

SALGA pilots course for councillors
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) will pilot its training programme for councillors countrywide, it was announced in the Eastern Cape yesterday. The training programme is offered in partnership with the Development Bank of South Africa, which provides funding.
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SALGA

Review of E Cape municipalities
The national leadership of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) visited the Eastern Cape yesterday to evaluate the progress the region's mayors and municipalities have made on key local government projects, such as HIV/Aids and job creation.
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MID-TERM REPORT

Gauteng municipalities praised
Tabling the consolidated midterm report of municipalities in Gauteng, MEC for Development Planning and Local Government Trevor Fowler said the province showed an overall improvement in municipal services, treasury and financial management.
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ACTIVITIES
 
Conference
A KSP/Horizontal Learning Programme (Hologram) conference takes place on 12 November 2003 in Cape Town. The Knowledge Sharing Programme (KSP) is a newly established joint project of SALGA and the Department of Provincial and Local Government aimed at improving local government performance.
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Workshop
Specialist focus workshop on informal settlements and zones of exclusion in Durban on 23-24 October
Programme


Workshop
An SACN conference on city responses to HIV/Aids is to be held in Pietermaritzburg on 26-28 October 2003.
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Workshop
The City Energy Strategies Conference is to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 19 - 21 November 2003.
Registration form
Programme


SECRETARIAT

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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