August 2009
Monthly newsletter for Inner City Stakeholders
Inner City Newsletter
Executive mayor Amos Masondo takes a turn to sweep the inner city streets (Photo: Enoch Lehung, City of Johannesburg) Lot of things are 'coming together'
A tour of the inner city highlighted the regeneration efforts of the City and its partners, with clean streets and building the order of the day. >>
Inner City News
Art, parks and kids in Ellis Park
The Ellis Park precinct is one step closer to the World Cup, with evocative art work and beautiful parks filling the once derelict space. >>

Building hope in the inner city
Friends of the Inner City takes a holistic approach to building a sustainable community - it works with residents and the City and has a newspaper and radio station in sight. >>

Joburg's End Street lives again
Afhco refurbishes buildings with a view to renting out flats; underlining its mission is the aim to "put people in places that we wouldn't mind staying in ourselves". >>

City holds credit rating steady
Fitch has kept Joburg's credit ratings steady, in a move that in the midst of the recession "says the business of the City is indeed in a healthy state". >>

High school drama festival wraps
Everyone was a winner in the Inner City High School Drama Festival, with much audience appreciation and learning going on. >>

Halala Award spurs on Leungo
The developers of the stylish Ashanti Hotel and DoGon in the inner city, will not rest on their Halala Award laurels; rather they plan to keep doing good. >>

Children's health in the spotlight
City officials visited busy inner city clinics to gauge the response to National Child Health Week - and came away impressed. >>


The Inner City Charter
The commitments signed by the City and its stakeholders to revitalise, regenerate and grow the Inner City of Johannesburg.>>

Latest on the Charter
Monthly updates on the Charter progress from Johannesburg's Inner City Programme Manager Santhurie Naidoo. >>

Partnerships
Finding a safe haven in Hillbrow.                        >>

BRT buses start rolling
The wheels are going round and round as the Rea Vaya bus network finally gets out the starting blocks - and Joburg will never be the same. >>
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Inner City forums
Developments in the inner city are on-going. Join our forums, find out what’s happening, have your say. >>

Contact us
For information on the Inner City Charter, contact Santhurie Naidoo, Inner City Programme Manager, on 011 407 7002,
or Shaun O' Shea, Inner City Stakeholder Manager, on 011 376 8588.