Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Mr Nkosiphendule Kolisile, celebrated the graduation of 31 postgraduate students from the CoachLab™ leadership programme at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria yesterday afternoon.
Gauteng: Service delivery, governance and education excellence
March 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
If Johannesburg is to realise its goal of becoming a world-class African City, then it needs to put a specific focus on governance and service delivery. This was the message from councillor Matshidiso Mfikoe who spoke at the Gauteng Integrated Infrastructure Masterplan (GIIMP) conference in Sandton recently. He was speaking on behalf of the City of Johannesburg.
Johannesburg to host the 2014 C40 Mayors Summit
March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Gauteng has once again proven itself as a destination of choice for international conferences.
Gauteng: Smarter and greener
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
According to research from the United Nations, cities take up a mere 2% of the world’s land mass, but account for 80% of the world’s energy consumption, 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and 60% of our water consumption. With rapid urbanisation on the agenda in many growth countries, cities need to become smarter and greener if they are serious about coping with change in the coming years.
Population dynamics require action
February 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“The population dynamics projected for the next 40 years should spur us into action”
Why the Gauteng population matters
February 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Peter Temple from the Actuarial Society of South Africa recently addressed the Gauteng Integrated Infrastructure Masterplan Conference in Gauteng and he pulled up this fascinating table of population growth rates from across the globe.
And now compare that to the Eastern Cape population
February 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Makiwane has compared the population pyramid of Gauteng versus the Eastern Cape which has a significantly higher level of youth – and ultimately – migrant labour.
The changing face of Gauteng – Population Pyramid
February 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Prof. Monde Makiwane from the Human Science Research Council (HSRC) recently presented at the GIIMP conference in Sandton and presented some fascinating statistics about the changing face of the Gauteng population.
Gauteng’s Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan and the Singapore Model
February 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
Imagine cities with sparkling canals, lush parks, spruce residential villages and a well-functioned integrated public transport system with minimal traffic congestion. Sounds like heaven on earth? It doesn’t have to be a pipedream – ask the small city-state Singapore, which today boasts an infrastructure and enviable living space that are in many instances better than most first-world economies.
2055 & Beyond: The Case for integrated infrastructure planning
February 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A rapidly growing population sharing limited resources such as land, energy, water and infrastructure, including roads and housing, is the current reality for Gauteng. The situation is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future. South Africa’s economic bastion also faces challenges of creating sustainable economic opportunities, while bridging the gulf between its poor and the well off
