Tag: municipality
Brand South Africa hosts community dialogue as part of human rights month
Brand South Africa and Operation Hydrate will host a dialogue on how all citizens can play their part to promote a culture of active citizenship and respect for human rights, with the communities of the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality in Swartruggens, North West.
Durban has a bumper year for visitors
South Africa's hot sub-tropical city had a record tourism year in 2014, with visitor
numbers up nearly 13%. It was also recently named one of the New7Wonders cities of
the world, and was listed in the New York Times top 10 places to visit in
2015.
Buffalo City empowers hawkers
The Buffalo City Municipality has helped 90 informal traders to run their businesses more efficiently by training them in skills such as basic bookkeeping, marketing and customer care, and stock control.
• South Africa to create 5-million new jobs
A power plant in your home
Nelson Mandela Bay is the scene of a pilot project that could lead to South African households producing their own electricity – and selling the surplus to national power utility Eskom.
Monument to warrior Makana
Makana Municipality in the Eastern Cape - named after the Xhosa warrior Nxele Makana, who led resistance against British invaders in the 1800s - plans to construct a R20-million monument in his honour in Grahamstown.
Consumer help: electricity
Directory of Eskom call centres, plus contacts for the National Electricity
Regulator.
