Newsletter No. 30
30 March 2006
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Newsletter No. 30 |
30 March 2006 |
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TRANSPORT
The public is getting another chance to comment on the Gautrain, this time on the rapid rail link’s draft final Environmental Management Plan.
CAPE TOWN
Electricity customers in Cape Town may soon be able to buy power that has been generated in a sustainable, renewable way from a small, independent producer.
GOVERNMENT
Foreign local government managers from the International City/County Management Association were taken on a whistle-stop tour of Soweto.
GOVERNMENT
The public is getting another chance to comment on the Gautrain, this time on the rapid rail link’s draft final Environmental Management Plan.
BUFFALO CITY
For the first time ever, Buffalo City has
two women leading the municipality: executive mayor Ntombentle
Peter and speaker Luleka Simon were voted in at City's first
council meeting.
JOBURG CITY
Amos Masondo was elected executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg, for
his second consecutive term, during the first meeting of the City council
on Thursday, 16 March.
JOB CREATION
An Mdantsane high school in Buffalo City is
to teach youngsters practical skills like fishing and farming, in
an effort to encourage job creation over the long-term.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says the Baswa le Meetsi
Awards are in line with government’s Accelerated and
Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa.
ENVIRONMENT
The International Council for Local Environmental
Initiatives (ICLEI) has met to discuss issues including urbanisation,
climate change and service delivery.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
One of the poorest areas in Tshwane has been given
a new lease on life since being discovered as having huge potential
for growing citrus trees.
BUFFALO CITY
Local violence prevention experts have worked closely with Buffalo City's
Mdantsane's Urban Renewal Programme unit to find ways to reduce crime.
IEC
President Thabo Mbeki has congratulated the
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for overseeing the
elections, and all political parties involved.
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