Media Releases 2011
Taking Joburg’s pulse
THE Bram Fischer Multipurpose Hall was jammed with residents of this Soweto suburb, who came to voice their concern about living conditions in informal settlements, and access to health. The discussions, which began the Johannesburg [...]
Smart meters mooted
THE installation of smart meters in households could benefit customers by helping them cut their energy consumption. This was said at a gathering at Metro Centre in Braamfontein to discuss possible technologies that the City [...]
No resources crisis just yet
JOBURGERS can put away their panic buttons: experts have said that there will not be any resource crises by 2025 or any time close to that. However, this does not mean that people can adopt [...]
Railway deck in the pipeline
HIGH-RISE modern buildings towering over sprawling retail shops in the inner city, a thriving economy with an efficient transport system, sustainable jobs and an active business hub: this is the vision of the City's railway [...]
Tourism sector briefed on GDS
JOHANNESBURG has the potential to be the envy of other cities, but basics need to be sorted out first to maximise that potential, a large contingent of stakeholders in the tourism sector heard at a [...]