Pollution crisis looms from old mines

Wednesday, 28 July 2010
1280335_89458785_optThe government may even face criminal charges {writer: Fanie Heyns }

 

A looming pollution crisis, more than half a century in the making, could hamstring economic growth and cause a plague of health problems.

 

The government is also facing the threat of criminal charges for allegedly failing to manage water res...

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World Cup was a diversion, but challenges remain
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Tensions over service delivery still simmer despite a turnaround plan {writer: Stef Terblanche }

 

 

While the excitement and the hype surrounding the 20...
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Mitchells Plain booms
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Housing_one_optOnce an apartheid dump, now model housing development hub

 

Once regarded as a human dumping ground of apartheid’s social engineering, Mitchells Plain is boo...
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Weather patterns spike home insurance claims
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Better information to weather the onslaught of climate change becomes available {writer: Leon Alberts }

 

Increasing weather-related damage to property as a...
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Pressure on affordable housing
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
CPT_Cape_Town_suburban_optSupply growth declines as demand grows {writer: Leon Alberts }

 

The lower end of the South African private residential market looks to be heading for substa...
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Post-WC game tough for construction industry
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Construction_shock_two_optConfidence takes a dip, but there are still opportunities {writer: Roxanne Sonnenberg}

 

The 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup tournament, with all major projects f...
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Internet is about sharing – not privacy
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
The Web should not be entered blindfolded {writer: Leon Alberts }

 

 

The recent huge controversy in which the Internet social networking platform Facebo...
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Training academy to be revived
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Ensuring efficient and capacitated councillors {writer: Staff reporter}

 

The government seeks to revive its training academy to churn out “efficient” and “c...
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Gender and ICT access in Africa
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
cell_phone_optStudy through the gender lens exposes inequities {writer: Piet Coetzer}

 

While access to information and communication technology (ICT) is increasingly impa...
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Taking stock after the final whistle
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
soccer_gees_optHuge challenges await to make the legacy last {writer: Fanie Heyns}

 

South Africa will directly recoup only a fraction of the billions of rands spent on the...
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Editor's Note Issue 32
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
A new benchmark has been set

 

The final whistle of the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup has blown, the visitors have departed, and the flags sticking from cars ha...
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Fundamental changes for humankind are at hand
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
1027756_17325707_optThe present epoch will present local government with huge challenges {writer: Piet Coetzer}

 

Evidence is mounting that humankind, and the environment that s...
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A Pothole Remedy
Friday, 16 July 2010
Plugging potholes with pot-tech

 

Gaping potholes seem to be plaguing the roads of South Africa at present, particularly in Gauteng, with a gluttony of deep...
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Debt levels up again
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
CK-C712JBE_0099fsh_optOnly Joburg shows some improvement {writer: Piet Coetzer}

 

With the exception of the City of Joburg, the outstanding debt levels of all South Africa’s metro...
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Municipal finance
Monday, 21 June 2010

Sicelo_ShicekaMunicipalities “improve” to 2% clean audits

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Municipalities ‘improve’ to 2% clean audits
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Operation Clean Audit gets under way as supporting programmes come into place {writer: Piet Coetzer}

 

Financial management at South Africa’s municipalities...
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Local administration remains under pressure
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Three of nine provincial capitals are under central administration {writer: Staff reporter}

 

No less than three of South Africa’s provincial capitals are pr...
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Traditional success measures challenged
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Click rates are not always the best measure of performance {writer: Shaun Meyer}

 

 

With the campaign late last year on behalf of the Online Publishers...
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New funding model for municipalities
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Aiming for savings and cleaning up electricity supply {writer: Piet Coetzer}

 

A new funding model for municipalities is under discussion in government circl...
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Cybercrime goes professional
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
keybord_optIt is not merely a buzzword, it is an attack by serious criminals {writer: Staff reporter}

 

A disturbing picture of the extent to which Internet users – fro...
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Infrastructure development
Thursday, 27 May 2010
The key African challenge this century {writer: Shaun Meyer}

 

While infrastructure development is a global challenge, the African challenge is a particularl...
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