Need to ensure clean air
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- 13 October 2011
Local municipalities are being urged by government to integrate clean air campaigns into their Integrated Development Plans.
Census 2011 is underway
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- 13 October 2011
Stats SA aims to gather the most comprehensive data ever about the country which will be used for improved future planning
Mayors must tackle climate change
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- 13 October 2011
MUNICIPALITIES are preparing for the COP17 conference on climate change with information sharing sessions and capacity building programmes
Spotlight on waste management practices
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- 06 October 2011
A conference held recently brought together waste management officers from across the county to discuss the implementation of the National Environmental Management Waste Act
SA rallies support in climate change battle
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- 28 September 2011
Experts say negotiations on climate change have reached a point where COP 17 will be a critical point for finding a lasting solution to minimising the devastating effects on the environment.
Salga raises concerns to NCOP
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- 28 September 2011
Salga presents crucial challenges facing the organisation and local government in general to the select committee on finance and appropriations in the National Council of Provinces.
Municipalities making inroads
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- 15 September 2011
THE third Local Government Budget and Expenditure Review, which tracks spending and budgets for all 283 municipalities, has been released.
SA aims for success at COP 17
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- 06 September 2011
SOUTH Africa urges developed nations to realise that adaptation needs for developing countries depend on emission reduction ambition of all parties.
Call for bespoke housing finance
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- 06 September 2011
HUMAN Settlements minister says housing financiers need to consider the extreme poverty that people in Africa contend with and tailor-make their products accordingly.
All systems go for COP 17
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- 03 August 2011
SA’s preparations for the UN climate change conference are well on track including the finalisation of a lobbying document, which is expected to be taken to Cabinet by October
Announcements
Publications & Research
MUNICIPAL IQ BRIEF ON SACN SECONDARY CITIES REPORT
NEW PROVINCIAL PLANNING LEGISLATION IN SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES: UNDERSTANDING FROM THE REFORM PROCESS
SOCIAL DIALOGUE SERIES WITH DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY IN SOUTH AFRICA
WITS SLUM UPGRADE FIELDTRIP REPORTS
THE SOUTH AFRICAN INFORMAL CITY BOOK.
HOW THE GIS SYSTEM MEETS THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE SYSTEM
THE SOUTH AFRICAN INFORMAL CITY @ PLANNING AFRICA
ANNUAL REPORT 2011: March 2012 [pdf, 3mb]
ANNUAL REPORT 2010: March 2012 [pdf, 4mb]