Newsletter No. 52
31 January 2008 


JOBURG
EXECUTIVE Mayor Amos Masondo says the unqualified clean audit report shows that the City's financial management is in good hands.
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Photo: Enoch Lehung, City of Johannesburg

CAPE TOWN
HAVING spent R2bn on capital projects in past financial year, Mayor Helen Zille wants the City to maintain this positive trend to speed up service delivery.
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JOBURG
GAUTENG MEC for local government Qedani Mahlangu recently hosted the first Kwanele Women Councillor Mentorship Programme meeting.
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TRANSPORT
THE new road between East London and Port Elizabeth is expected to boost tourism between the two cities
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JOBURG
JOBURG officials have decided to allow for further submissions of comments on the revised policy on the naming and renaming of streets and other public places.
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NELSON MANDELA METRO
THE Nelson Mandela Bay Metro hopes that the development near the port will have a catalyst effect on similar development in the area
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HEALTH
THE health department wants to reduce delays at its facilities by issuing patients with smart cards that will contain all the essential information.
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SERVICES
GOVERNMENT and Eskom are implementing immediate, medium and long-term solutions to the power crisis that the country is experiencing
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CAPE TOWN
A SURVEY shows that the Cape Town tourism industry had a busier season than the past year.
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JOBURG
THE public spaces in Joburg's inner city suburbs of Yeoville, Berea and Hillbrow are set for a far-reaching facelift.
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TRANSPORT
CONSTRUCTION and rehabilitation of roads expected to boost development in the rural communities of the province.
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GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT'S review of policies on the provincial and local government systems goes into phase two this year.
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ETHEKWINI
THE City of eThekwini has proposed that an integrated harbour water quality management plan be developed to manage its sensitive marine ecosystem.
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State of City Finances Report 2007

State of City Finances Report 2007

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