WEEKLY DIGEST OF NEWS FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE
January 22, 2010



EMS lends a hand in Haiti
A GROUP of highly skilled emergency management workers from Johannesburg is in Port au Prince helping international relief efforts in search and rescue operations.

Rea Vaya gets applause
JOBURG "should be proud" to lead the way in sustainable transport in Africa and the world, experts say at the Sustainable Transport Awards in the US.

Joburg scores as Schwartzel wins
CHAMPION "pretty much feels like he can win anything" after clocking up two major wins before the dust has yet settled on the new year.
* Pro-Am seen as a success

Road gardens welcome visitors
PLANTS and pebbles have been used in landscaped pavement gardens and traffic islands as part of a public-private partnership to beautify the city.

Recycling drive going well
THE environment will be the ultimate winner, with more and more residents willingly being part of Pikitup's Separation at Source campaign.

Angel stands tall in Hillbrow
ARMS outstretched, the Angel of the North watches over Hillbrow from its pedestal opposite Constitution Hill. It is a "kind of sentinel".

Comment on transport routes
THE City has opened the floor for its residents to speak out on the proposed feeder and distribution routes of the Gautrain system, which include Rea Vaya and minibus taxi routes.


 

Get excited for football
GET out your vuvuzela, wave your flag and get ready to welcome football fans from around the world when their teams play in Jozi.
* Maradona loves Soccer City

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Special features:

2010 World Cup
JOBURG'S getting ready for the spectacle that is the 2010 FIFA World CupTM: find out everything there is to know about the city, it's preparations – and its football fans.

The City goes video
IF you can't be in the thick of the action, the next best thing is see it and hear it for yourself – on video. Get the City news, feel the Jozi vibe through these live action film clips.

Maps
A SET of Adobe Acrobat maps of popular Johannesburg neighbourhoods, including road and suburb names, schools, parks, shopping strips and historic areas.

Tenders / Quotations
TENDERS and quotations are managed by the City's contracts section. Find out what tenders and quotations are available.

Print-resolution image library
A COLLECTION of photographs of Johannesburg, commissioned by the marketing department of the City of Johannesburg, and suitable for use in general printed material. Images are available free of charge, but the photographer must be acknowledged and the City of Johannesburg identified as the copyright holder.

Exhibitions
JOHANNESBURG is the country's top exhibitions venue, landing more than half the number of all exhibitions held in South Africa, and way ahead of rivals Cape Town and Durban.

Soweto
SETTING trends in politics, fashion, music, dance and language.

Events calendar
FOR a calendar of cultural and entertainment events, see the events calender.



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