Newsletter No. 58
31 July 2008 


EKURHULENI
A NIGEL-based company is investing about R15 million on its assembly plant to get it up to scratch to facilitate the Gautrain project.
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Jobs creator - The UWC plant in Nigel is expected to add to the GPG's jobs creation plans in Ekurhuleni.

JOBURG
AWARENESS campaigns to be held to inform the public about how the city’s Bus Rapid Transit system will affect them.
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GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT wants to ensure that the country is helping to prevent global temperatures from rising a further two percent.
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ETHEKWINI
THE Municipality’s Business Support Unit is shifting up a gear in preparation for the annual Small Business Fair, to be hosted at the Durban Exhibition Centre.
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MSUNDUZI
THE team, together with teenage burn victims from the charity Children of Fire, were the first fire fighters to take part in this joint outreach programme aimed at uniting rescuers with burn victims.
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EKURHULENI
THE Ekurhuleni Municipality is hosting a series of tourism workshops to assist emerging entrepreneurs
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MUNICIPALITIES
JOHANNESBURG has beaten its jobs creation target for the last year by 18 percent, earning it the Best Metropolitan Municipality award from the Department of Public Works.
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JOBURG
A GROUP of informal traders has completed the Grow Your Business course run by Wits university in partnership with the City of Johannesburg.
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EKURHULENI
MAYOR Lentheng Mekgwe has vowed to place her energies and skills at the disposal of the community she serves.
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JOBURG
THE education department wants to provide quality education through focused initiatives and programmes over the next few years.
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MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITIES flats in central Pretoria have been earmarked for renovations after residents complained about their poor state.
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TSHWANE
CITY of Tshwane was awarded the first prize in the International Road Federation's (IRF's) 2007 Road Safety Awards.
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ETHEKWINI
BUSINESS agencies call on the public to take ownership and pride in their city and send out a message that graffiti is unlawful.
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ENVIRONMENT
THE Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism is to develop implementation plan for sustainable development in the country
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JOBURG
THE Joburg suburb is set to become a high density transport node through the latest Rosebank Urban Development Framework
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GAUTENG
THE Gauteng province calls on municipalities to cut services to defaulting customers especially government departments and businesses
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GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT launches a project to improve water availability and the management of this resource in rural communities
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GAUTENG
PREMIER Mbhazima Shilowa says the province is on track to meet its targets despite the current pressure on the economy
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JOBURG
WATER conservation and demand management projects undertaken by Joburg Water have caught the eye of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
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BUFFALO CITY
COMMUNITIES are encouraged to use government customer care centres to access information about services
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