Newsletter No. 53
28 February 2008 


BUFFALO CITY
BUFFALO CITY has gone a fair way to meet its mandate of effectively delivering services to its residents in the past financial year
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Housing

TSHWANE
THE Tshwane metro is urging poor households to register to qualify for free water and electricity
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EKURHULENI
THE municipality has launched a "Back to School" campaign to help destitute school children in the region.
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MANGAUNG
MANGAUNG municipality has launched a clean-up operation which will see the demolition of notorious buildings which house criminals.
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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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TECHNOLOGY
GAUTENG is calling on information technology companies to assist municipalities with service delivery.
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CAPE TOWN
THE forum aims to encourage commuters to participate in discussions that will shape the development of passenger transport in the area.
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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
BOMBELA, contractor for the Gautrain project, has setup training initiatives to contribute to an increase of semi-skilled workers
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JOBURG
THE city has exceeded the targets despite having lost a large contingent of professional and technical staff over the past five years.
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CAPE TOWN
THE forum aims to encourage commuters to participate in discussions that will shape the development of passenger transport in the area.
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NELSON MANDELA METRO
THE municipality is set to launch three energy efficient projects including solar, wind turbines and landfill gas to generate power.
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ENVIRONMENT
PROJECT to develop tools and initiate a self-sustaining process for the transformation of the urban areas of the province.
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CAPE TOWN
CAPE TOWN councillor says everybody should recycle waste which in the long run will contribute in alleviating the energy crisis in the country.
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JOBURG
ACCORDING to the proposed urban development framework, these two high-density business zones will become more people friendly, with an emphasis on public space.
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CAPE TOWN
THE waste will be crushed and processed according to SABS standards, then sold in bulk as 'layer work materials' in the construction industry.
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BUFFALO CITY
INTERNATIONAL ratings firm Moody's says that Buffalo City demonstrates prudent financial policies and manageable debt levels.
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Annual Report 2007

Annual Report

State of City Finances Report 2007

State of City Finances Report 2007

KMRG meeting
February 2008
Notes and presentations are available online.
Calendar
SACN calendar of events
CDS seminar
SACN recently held a one-day seminar on city development strategy in Cape Town
Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion
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Special focus on HIV and Aids
Aids Advise workplace solutions
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SA Cities Network Reports
Urban Renewal Report
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South African Cities and HIV/Aids:
Challenges & Responses
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