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Gauteng Integrity and Anti-Corruption Summit

Gauteng Province is hosting an Integrity Promotion and Anti-Corruption Summit as follows. Dateย :ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Tuesday, 21 November 2017 Time:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  07h00 โ€“ 16h30 Venueย :ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 14 View Point Road ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Boksburg ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย South Africa Please save the date. More details to follow. Integrity and Anti-Corruption Summit Project Teamย  011 355 6065/ย 011 355 6215ย 
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City of Joburgโ€™s Expanded Social Package Helps Indigent Residents

The City of Joburgโ€™s Expanded Social Package (ESP), which aims to assist our indigent residents, has increased the monthly income threshold for the package to R5 578.91, with effect from 01 November 2017. This amount changes annually on 01 November in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPIX). Joburg residents with no income, or earningโ€ฆ
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JOSH Leads Change in Randburg

JOSH (Johannesburg Organisation of Services to the Homeless NPC) was established in 2013 by Ms Mary Gillett-de Klerk, a social entrepreneur with social work qualifications and many years of experience, who has recently successfully completed the SECP (Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Programme) at GIBS (Gordon Institute of Business Science). The registration as an NPO (Non-Profit Organisation)โ€ฆ
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When is it Illegal for a Municipality to Disconnect Water?

By Chantelle Gladwin-Wood, Partner and Maike Gohl, Associate at Schindlers Attorneys Constitutional Rights The South African Constitution guarantees a right of access to water (but not a right to water itself). What this means is that the South African Government (through its municipalities) is obliged to provide access of water to everyone in South Africa,โ€ฆ
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Lack of Disciplinary Expertise Can Prove Costly

Making dismissal stick requires legal know how BY Ivan Israelstam, Chief Executive of Labour Law Management Consulting. He may be contacted on (011) 888-7944 or 0828522973 or on e-mail address: [email protected]. Go to: www.labourlawadvice.co.za One often hears the MD or other manager shouting, โ€˜Get rid of that employee at all costs!โ€™ Little do they realiseโ€ฆ
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Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition โ€“ Call For Applications

EXTENDED DEADLINE: 10th NOVEMBER 2017 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM (MITT) EXHIBITION 13 โ€“ 15 MARCH 2018, MOSCOW, RUSSIA The Department of Tourism, through the International Market Access Support Programme (IMASP), invites eligible tourism enterprises to apply and participate in the Moscow International Travel and Tourism (MITT) Exhibition in Moscow, Russia fromโ€ฆ
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Invitation to the City of Johannesburg Integrated Development Planning (IDP) Ward Cluster Meeting

  Invitation to the City of Johannesburg Integrated Development Planning (IDP) Ward Cluster Meeting Councillor Vasco da Gama, Speaker of the City of Johannesburg, invites you to an IDP Ward Cluster feedback meeting. See details for IDP public meetings for Region B   Cluster Wards Date Times Venue Contact Person 1 86, 87, 88, 90โ€ฆ
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SACCI Response to the MTBPS

SACCI Media Release Wednesday 25 October 2017 SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYย RESPONSE TO MTBPS South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) welcomes the MTBPS delivered by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba this afternoon in Parliament. Whilst the Minister dealt with the contextual issues and gave an overview of the challenges and what theโ€ฆ
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Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement Provides an Honest Perspective on the Grave State of our Public Finances

Date: 25 October 2017 The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) delivered by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba, today, is an honest reflection of the grave state of our public finances but lacks sufficient detail to bring confidence and greater certainty to the economy, Business Unity South Africa said today. โ€œWe welcome the acknowledgement by the Ministerโ€ฆ
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