South Africa's community policing forums are to play a bigger role in the fight against crime in the country, including helping to monitor the performance of local police stations.

Non-motorised means of transportation needs to be incorporated into the broader transport system in the country in an effort to ensure safe, affordable and reliable transport system, a conference held last week in Midrand has found.

In his State of the Nation address delivered to parliament on Friday 9 February, President Thabo Mbeki emphasized the stubborn capacity constraints in local government.

A R600-million national pilot study is to be carried out in Gauteng that will see the creation of a new 10111 emergency response centre linked by satellite tracking devices to every police and emergency vehicle in the province.

South Africa is to set a Housing Development Agency in an effort to double the number of houses being built and to meet its target of eradicating informal settlements by 2014.

A new development in Johannesburg is to offer a unique mixture of both upmarket dwellings and social housing for the poor.

A report on the State of Energy in South African Cities explores the transition of cities towards more resilient and sustainable energy approaches.

Port Elizabeth's Coega Industrial Development Zone will soon be home to a purpose-built multimillion-rand Cerebos salt crystallisation plant, with construction scheduled to begin this month.

The KwaZulu-Natal government and eThekwini Metro Council have joined forces to develop transport infrastructure in preparation for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.

Safa House, the Johannesburg headquarters of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, has been completed and the keys handed over to its new owners, the South African Football Association.