WEEKLY DIGEST OF NEWS FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE
February 19, 2010


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Penalty for Mandela Square
ONE of 11 sculptures made for the World Cup will be unveiled at the Homemakers Expo, before being installed in Nelson Mandela Square for the tournament.

Youth councils get to work
STARTING with handing out awards to its top performing matrics, the Johannesburg Student and Children's councils are filling their calendars.

City Parks cracks down
MEMBERS of the public and City Parks staff can anonymously report any fraud or corruption at the company on its new tip-off hotline.

Zoo sets out to educate
A RANGE of tours and programmes are possible at the Johannesburg Zoo, all with the aim in mind of teaching children and their parents about animals and their welfare.

Students, sign up for sums
SCHOOL learners can participate in a massive online maths challenge on World Maths Day, taking on their peers around the globe. Top learners will be listed in the Hall of Fame.

UJ focuses on early learning
FOUNDATION phase education is getting a boost through a new degree programme that will look at how young children learn numeracy and literacy.

Cultural menu for World Cup
DANCE, music, art and film have been lined up by the French Institute of South Africa to showcase African artists during the World Cup year.


 

Soccer City: an architect's dream
THE spectacular Soccer City Stadium is a dream project that the architect "has been chasing for so long". And the City believes it has got "value for money".

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Special features:

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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