Newsletter No. 22
28 July 2005 


DPLG
The two-day national Free Basic Services conference that ended on Tuesday 26 July, has come up with a set of resolutions to speed up and enhance the delivery of services to the destitute.
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MSUNDUZI
The Msunduzi municipality has struck a partnership deal with the University of KwaZulu-Natal to carry out research and to facilitate skills development.
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CONFERENCE

Regeneration in Johannesburg's inner city will be given a much-needed boost when the Urban Development Zone (UDZ) is launched on 18 August.
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  • Financial Mail - Johannesburg CBD: Life in the city
  • EKURHULENI

    In its quest to provide a healthier environment for all residents, the Ekurhuleni Municipality has installed two air-quality monitoring stations.
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    SOCCER 2010

    A Fifa delegation arrived in Johannesburg on Monday, to inspect venues to be used during the 2010 Soccer World Cup for matches and training.
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    CONFERENCE

    In a bid to improve service delivery the constitution could be amended to give increased power to the state, according to an article in Business Report.
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    CAPE TOWN

    The City of Cape Town has commissioned a feasibility study into building Further Education and Training (FET) colleges to serve Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha.
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    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.
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    CAPE TOWN

    An ambitious housing project was hailed as a 'milestone' in the struggle against poverty and homelessness in developing countries.
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    ELECTRICITY

    The country's first Regional Electricity Distributor, known as RED One, was signed into operation at a ceremony at the City of Cape Town.
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    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.
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    IN CONVERSATION
    WITH KZN

    City Managers, Michael Sutcliffe of eThekwini and Thabani Zulu of Msunduzi, talked with the South African Cities Network about working together in the country’s most populated province.
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    MAKING CITIES WORK

    The USAID website offers links to top articles from around the world on cities in the news
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    SACN REPORTS

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