Land purchase brings Cape convention centre expansion one step closer
The City of Cape Town has secured a strategic piece of land from media group Naspers for the expansion of the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).
[Read More]Posted at 09:17AM Mar 09, 2012 by Editor in Cities and Towns |
De Lille declares war on Cape Town's red tape
Cape Town businesses say they are battling "unnecessary and complicated" red tape, in some cases stifling job creation and forcing them to bypass the law.
[Read More]Posted at 08:37AM Mar 09, 2012 by Editor in Cities and Towns |
Joburg's oldest tree comes crashing down
No one knows exactly how long the gum tree next to the "monkey house" on the Oppenheimers' Parktown estate had stood, but the best guesses are that it was well rooted before gold was found on the Reef and before the randlords began building their mansions along the ridge that now runs alongside the M1 highway.
[Read More]Posted at 08:27AM Mar 09, 2012 by Editor in Cities and Towns | Comments[2]
Ratepayer smiles at end of Joburg bill battle
Joburg ratepayer Adolf Kronfuss is a very happy man. Last month, he broke down in tears at the National Consumer Tribunal hearings while explaining how he had been handed a R246 000 electricity bill for a building in Bertrams that has been vacant for six years.
[Read More]Posted at 08:09AM Mar 09, 2012 by Editor in Cities and Towns | Comments[2]
Zuma wants KZN airport to start buzzing
President Jacob Zuma has challenged the KwaZulu-Natal government to "up its game" in marketing King Shaka International Airport and developing it into SA'S secondary hub airport.
[Read More]Posted at 07:57AM Mar 09, 2012 by Editor in Cities and Towns |