Newsletter No. 12
6 September 2004 


FINANCE
Treasury tables
intergovernmental document
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has tabled the Trends in Intergovernmental finances in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). This financial year, R4.4 billion has been allocated to municipalities for basic services and infrastructure investment, increasing to R5.2 billion in the next financial year and to R6 billion in the 2006-07 financial year.
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  • Cabinet notes public finance management progress



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    Finance Minister Trevor Manuel 
    EPWP
    Rollout of jobs programme
    gets under way
    The expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) was launched in Gauteng, with the provincial authority setting aside R3 billion to create 100,000 jobs. The Gauteng programme is the fifth to be launched after Limpopo, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. The programme will be launched in the Eastern and Western Cape later this week.
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  • Skwatsha outlines EPWP for WCape
  • Siqcau launches EPWP in Mpumalanga



    • IMLE

    Local govt urged
    to enforce by-laws
    Local government authorities need to play a bigger role in the eradication of crime in our cities, said Jacobus Smit, president of the Institute for Municipal Law Enforcement of Southern Africa (IMLE) at a two-day conference at the East London City Hall.
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    CITIES IN CHANGE

    Inner-city growth
    a global challenge
    The Cities in Change conference has put Joburg's regeneration project under the spotlight and thrown up useful ideas from those who have undertaken similar urban renewal projects in cities in the United States and United Kingdom.
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    MIG

    R15,6m is the glue
    municipalities need
    The Municipal Infrastructure Grant will help create the cohesion necessary to create a more robust, efficient and functional local government sphere, Provincial and Local Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi said.
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  • Local government funding overhauled



    • HOUSING

    Ekurhuleni Metro
    to clear backlog
    Ekurhuleni Mayor Duma Nkosi announced that the council had resolved to prioritise and fast track the delivery of houses for those who have been on the list since 1996 and 1997.
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  • Housing minister praises Ekurhuleni


    • PARTNERSHIPS

    Trevor launches
    deals manual
    New standardised provisions and a comprehensive business manual will cut excuses by public-sector managers who may be dilly-dallying in implementing their mandates and will banish private-sector doubt about the government's commitment to delivery, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said at the launch.
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    WESTERN CAPE

    Back to school for
    municipal employees
    Improved service delivery and capacity building were the motivating factors behind sending more than 100 municipal employees in the Western Cape to the University of Stellenbosch's Business School.
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    DEMARCATION BOARD

    Municipal polls
    may be delayed
    Local government elections scheduled for next year could be delayed - extending the life of local authorities beyond their five-year term - due to delays in changes to provincial borders and wards, the Citizen newspaper reported.
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    DELIVERY

    SA, EU launch
    R160m programme
    Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu launched a R160m social housing programme, in partnership with the European Union (EU). It would serve as a vehicle for providing housing under different tenure options, such as co-operative housing and instalment sale.
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    VACANCY

    National Programmes Coordinator
    The SA Cities Network is seeking the services of a team player who will be appointed as the National Programmes Coordinator and a member of the SACN's Secretariat. Submit a detailed CV to pinpoint one human resources (Pty) Ltd or fax 011 325 5113, to reach us no later than 10 September 2004.
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    SACN REPORTS

    Urban Renewal Report

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    [Part 1]
    [Part 2]



    SA Cities Network Annual Report 2003 Download in Acrobat format:
    [Cover and Contents] [Chairperson's Report] [Board of Directors] [Financial Statements]



    State of the Cities


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    South African Cities and HIV/AIDS: Challenges and Responses


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