KwaZulu-Natal plans to train councillors and electronically monitor finances to strengthen the ability of municipalities to manage their own finances.

The Airports Company of South Africa plans to invest about R60-million over the next two years to improve the East London Airport.

The deal to build the R20-billion smelter at Coega has been finalised with the signing of a 25-year agreement between Canadian company Alcan and Eskom.

The eThekwini Municipality's Community Profiles Project has put up-to-date and accurate socio-economic data on to its website that will help those involved in planning and development research take more effective decisions.

The government may recapitalise Metrorail as part of its strategy to improve public transport and make it the transport mode of choice for both rich and poor, reports Business Day.

Joburg's air quality management system and fire fighting innovations walked away with first place in the Centre for Public Service Innovation awards.

An Irish philanthropist has challenged Cape Town to provide 1 000 volunteers for a "building blitz" of low-cost township housing in 2007.

The Public Service Amendment Bill will streamline organisational and human resource issues in the public service that may be impeding service delivery. Included are measures that will prevent the rehiring of employees dismissed for misconduct, including corruption.

A long-term development plan will help attract investors and ensure the city does not miss the development boat, says Buffalo City's executive mayor Zintle Peter.

Crime has dropped by 31 percent in the past year on Cape Town's rail networks since the introduction of a railway police unit. Now, the R80-million project aims to put police on trains throughout South Africa by 2008.