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	Australian Information from Wikipedia
		Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa.
		The Gauteng Provincial Government's Blue IQ Project, Gautrain, however, has made provisions for the creation of a rapid rail link, running north to south, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and east-west between Sandton and Johannesburg International Airport.
		Slated to be ready in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the rail system is being designed to alleviate traffic on the N1 freeway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, which records vehicle loads of up to 160,000 per day.
	www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=Johannesburg (4171 words)

	:: Gauteng declares war on poverty :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gauteng premier, Mbhazima Shilowa, this week appealed to the public to join him and other members of the provincial government in doing voluntary work at health institutions across the province.
		GAUTENG province has launched a multi-million rand job creation initiative designed to alleviate poverty by creating jobs for unskilled workers in labour intensive sectors.
		Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa, who launched the programme, said that in addition to creating jobs, Zivuseni will also "aim to develop small and emerging contractors with growth potential as viable and sustainable entities that could participate meaningfully in the broader economy of the province," Shilowa said.
	www.igoli.gov.za /april2002/jobcreation.stm (675 words)

	afrol News - Your Portal to Africa!
		The removals were carried out by Gauteng's Department of Housing as part of a larger process to rehabilitate Alexandra Township, which has been described as both "unsanitary" and "ungovernable".
		Gauteng's Housing Department obtained R10 million from the Emergency Flood Relief fund in October last year and set about using the money to obtain alternative accommodation for the shack dwellers.
		We commend Gauteng's decision to go beyond simply removing the shacks to proactively rehabilitating the riverbanks because riparian vegetation is essential for stabilising the riverbanks.
	www.afrol.com /html/News2001/sa008_alex_environ.htm (1331 words)

	:: GAUTENG'S PLANS FOR BETTER HOUSING :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		THE Gauteng Department of Housing plans a pilot project to help people from four areas build their own houses - which gives them more choice, and bigger houses than the present RDP scheme.
		The Gauteng MEC for housing, Paul Mashatile, in September announced a policy shift away from a mass provision of standard RDP housing units towards a "People's Housing Process" (PHP) model.
		In terms of the PHP, individuals are encouraged to help construct their own houses, with a range of choices and financial and technical assistance from the government.
	www.joburg.org.za /november/housing.stm (507 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Four suspected bank robbers shot dead in S. Africa
		Gauteng Provincial police spokesman Govindsamy Mariemuthoo said a passerby was also seriously injured in the shootout on the border of Dobsonville and Roodepoort.
		Residents of Gauteng Province, where Johannesburg and Pretoria are located, are particularly on high alert.
		South Africa's smallest but wealthiest province, Gauteng accounts for 76 percent of the country's bank robberies, 53 percent of car hijackings and 49 percent of truck hijackings, national newspaper Sunday Times said recently.
	english.people.com.cn /200611/28/eng20061128_325796.html (245 words)

	Gauteng launches eighteenth MPCC in Dobsonville
		Dobsonville has become the eighteenth community in Gauteng to launch a Multi-Purpose Community Centre (MPCC).
		It is located within Dobsonville Civic Centre managed by the City of Johannesburg Region 6 as the People Centre and is easily accessible to nearby communities.
		Monsukutu assured the community of Dobsonville that this was not the end of government's efforts in bringing its services closer to the people "but it is only the beginning".
	www.gpg.gov.za /docs/nz/2005/nz0314a.html (337 words)

	Soweto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		'''Soweto''' is an urban area in Johannesburg, in Gauteng province South Africa.
		In 1950 during the apartheid regime, Soweto was constructed to be self-sufficent for the specific purpose of housing African people who were then living in areas designated by the government for white settlement (such as the multi-racial area called Sophiatown).
		Today's Soweto, incorporating Orlando, Dobsonville, Diepkloof and Dube, remains an overwhelmingly fl-dominated city with over three million people.
	soweto.iqnaut.net (181 words)

	Summit Transforms Gangster's Paradise
		Eric Motshwane of the Gauteng Taxi Council said that the 800 taxi drivers selected were receiving training in defensive driving, customer relations and protocol.
		George Steeneveldt, assistant director of Transport Support Services for the province of Gauteng said he is confident that this would lead to more sophisticated taxi operations in future.
		Gangsters Paradise, as some dub the densely populated state of Gauteng, will also be the hottest zone in the country during the summit for those foolish enough to carry illegal contraband or to drive drunk.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/aug2002/2002-08-21-02.asp (1114 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news 'Most feared' murder suspect arrested
		One of Gauteng's most "dangerous and feared suspects" was arrested in Soweto on Sunday, police said.
		The man was wanted for questioning regarding a number of cases including three murders, two rapes and two armed robberies — all apparently committed in the Dobsonville area.
		Further investigations led police to a flat in Hillbrow and back to Dobsonville and to the arrest of five other men.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/48364.htm (165 words)

	\| Gauteng Economic Development ...
		Pensioners have begun receiving special bank cards in Gauteng to ensure prompter, safer payments to them, while cutting down exhausting queues for the elderly.
		The scheme is one of a number where the Gauteng Department of Social Services and Population Development is harnessing business either as contractors or as partners to improve efficacies in project delivery.
		The September 2001 census showed that unemployment in Gauteng stood at 19,9% and has accelerated Gauteng DSSPD plans to combat poverty and help create access to work.
	www.geda.co.za /Default.asp?index=9913&ID=81&sub=2 (436 words)

	\| Gauteng Economic Development ...
		All this is in a bid to turn the township, established as a dormitory township mostly for the city's fl migrant workers in the early 20th century, into a vibrant, self-contained shopping, entertainment and residential hub.
		Not to be left out of the sudden retail prosperity, the Dobsonville Shopping Centre is undergoing extensions of 6 000m² to its gross lettable area.
		Gauteng has increased its crime-fighting budget by 50 percent, finance and economic affairs...
	www.geda.co.za /default.asp?index=9913&ID=660&sub=2 (1570 words)

	:: ONE-STOP FOR SERVICES IN DOBSONVILLE :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		DOBSONVILLE residents will no longer have to travel to different offices across Johannesburg to pay municipal bills, register births, or apply for social grants.
		A one-stop centre housing local, provincial and national government offices was formally opened in Dobsonville, Soweto, on Friday, 11 March.
		The building was originally a people's centre, but "the City, together with the national government and the Gauteng government, decided to take this precinct further and turn it into a multi purpose community centre," said mayoral committee member for community development, roads and parks, Christine Walters.
	www.joburg.org.za /2005/mar/mar14_dobsonville.stm (594 words)

	Johannesburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng Province, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and the site of the South African Constitutional Court.
		In cricket, the Highveld Lions represent Johannesburg, the rest of Gauteng as well as the North West Province at the Wanderers Stadium.
		The Gauteng Provincial Government's Blue IQ Project, Gautrain, however, has made provisions for the creation of a rapid rail link, running north to south, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and east-west between Sandton and Johannesburg International Airport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johannesburg (4208 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page : D/D/DOB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Dobsonian telescope on display at Stellafane in the early 1980's In amateur astronomy the Dobsonian telescope is a type of telescope design that has become popular because it allows for the building of extremely simple and rugged large-aperture telescopes at low cost.
		Dobsonville is a township included into the greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.
		It is located in Dobsonville and is the first shopping centre to be built in Soweto and is seen as a symbol of economic development in the area.
	www.alanaditescili.net /browse.php?title=D/D/DOB (5145 words)

	ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANC CANDIDATE PREMIERS
		Mbhazima joined the trade union movement in 1981, became a Shopsteward at Anglo Alpha and PSG Services, Deputy Chairperson of COSATU Gauteng (formally Wits Region), he was elected Vice President and later President of the Transport and General Workers Union.
		After 1990 he was part of the Interim Leadership Group in Gauteng that helped establish the first legal organisational structures of the Alliance.
		I am aware of the magnitude of the task at hand, particularly given the fact that Gauteng is the economic heartland of South Africa.
	www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/pr/1999/pr0422.html (4104 words)

	Cop deaths: Nqakula challenged: South Africa: Politics: News24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The office of national police commissioner Jackie Selebi had said earlier that a "frightening" number of policemen had died in Gauteng so far this year, with almost as many slain in the first six months of 2006 as in the whole of last year.
		The deaths of four policemen in a bloody siege in Jeppestown last Sunday brought the tally to 19 since the start of the year.
		Another policeman, inspector Calvin Bongani Myeza, 40, was shot dead while walking to his house in Dobsonville, Soweto, on Friday night.
	www.news24.com /News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_1961496,00.html (398 words)

	IOL: SA votes in low-key election
		There was a brief flare-up of violence in Khutsong, where residents have been rioting against being rezoned from Gauteng into the North West province.
		At Dobsonville, on the West Rand, some voters were confused because they were not on the voters' roll.
		In Beaufort West in the Western Cape, the town's former mayor, Truman Prince, was on the comeback trail.
	www.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=qw1141225921103B254 (1015 words)

	Star: Gauteng disability grant helping to cover expenses
		The Gauteng government is on track with the provision of monthly grants to HIV-positive people.
		Ilse Bense, acting programme manager of HIV/Aids in Gauteng, said that to qualify, HIV-positive people should have a CD4 count of less than 200, which officially entitles an infected patient to a state grant.
		A Dobsonville, Soweto, resident, Faith (44), who would not reveal her surname, lives with her teenage son in a low-cost house.
	www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=128&fArticleId=297113 (439 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Katlehong was established in 1945 and has become a high density area in the Gauteng with 6 informal settlements in the southern part of Katlehong.
		Thokoza is a township situated south east of Alberton, adjacent to Katlehong on the east Rand, Gauteng, South Africa.
		It was established in 1963 when africans were removed from Stirtonville because it was considered by the apartheid government too close to a white town.
	www.worldhistory.com /search.php?ix=wiki3&rf=0,PN2,P3,PN4,P6&page=1&type=article&hpp=&lfs=1&q=Katlehong (733 words)

	Gauteng Provincial Government Portal
		Gauteng province to cede 13 functions to municipalities
		Gauteng mourns death of soccer legend Thomas Hlongwane
		Gauteng to debate its positioning as a global city region
	www.gautengonline.gov.za /portal/dt?serviceAction=speechListing&smType=2 (1482 words)

	Property . Gauteng Soweto Real Estate Houses for sale
		Gauteng - Soweto - Chiawelo Ext 5 Property
		Soweto is the most populous fl urban residential area in the country, with Census 2001 putting its population at 896 995.
		Neither the listing franchisee, office, agent nor cyberprop shall be liable or responsible for any typographical, misinformation, misprints and shall be held totally harmless.
	www.cyberprop.com /gauteng--soweto.prs (400 words)

	Florists in Gauteng South Africa
		Our affiliates are local florist serving South Africa with well trained professional designers in Gauteng flower shop.
		Every order is handled with care and is backed by quality Gauteng flower delivery in South Africa.
		Gauteng has numerous beautiful and seasonal flowers in South Africa.
	www.palace-of-flowers.com /South-Africa/Gauteng/Florists.html (55 words)

	Giving a Face to Crime: Report on the Second Phase of the Restorative Justice Initiative Victim Offender Conference ...
		The VOC project was based at four magisterial districts: Newlands, Wynberg and Dobsonville in Gauteng, and Odi in the North West Province.
		In each area (Newlands, Dobsonville and Westbury), the magistrates and prosecutors spoke about similar crime patterns, where assault, crimen injuria and defamation cases were very prevalent in the district courts.
		Cynthia Kau, the magistrate from Dobsonville agreed and indicated that in her three months at the court she had not seen a case come back to court after it had been successfully mediated.
	www.csvr.org.za /papers/papdis11.htm (16526 words)

	Johannesburg information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Africa > South Africa > Provinces > Gauteng > Johannesburg > Education">Regional >...
		Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng Province, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and the site of the South African Constitutional Court.
		Slated to be ready in time for the 2010 Football World Cup, the rail system is being designed to alleviate traffic on the N1 freeway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, which records vehicle loads of up to 160,000 per day.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Johannesburg (4098 words)

	Gauteng Cricket Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Gauteng Cricket Board Amateur Department in conjunction with the United Cricket Board have embraced the Centres of Excellence concept and have already committed resources towards the advancement of this concept.
		Qualified Coaches employed by Gauteng Cricket Board are allocated to the Centres of Excellence to coach cricketers from schools and clubs that are situated close to the facilities.
		A total of seven areas have been identified as ideal for the establishment of these Centres of Excellence namely: Alexandra, Dobsonville, Kagiso, Lenasia, Soweto, Riverlea and Roshnee.
	www.gcb.org.za /excellence.html (86 words)

	Art of living Foundation - South Africa
		Forte High School in Dobsonville was identified as the venue where the classes would be conducted, and a memorandum of understanding is in place between the school and us.
		Alcohol and Drug Abuse is a malady that has plagued mankind for several generations, spreading its tentacles mainly amongst the young, and especially the underprivileged classes.
		The research reveals the problem of addiction is further aggravated by the lack of treatment and rehabilitation facilities.
	www.artofliving.org.za /service-programs/5h.asp (2053 words)

	Bringing government closer to the people
		Dobsonville MPCC was officially launched by the Gauteng Provincial MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Khabisi Mosunkutu, on 11 March 2005.
		The Centre is located within the Dobsonville Civic Centre in the City of Johannesburg Metro Council – Region 6.
		It was officially launched by the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba and The Gauteng MEC for Education Angy Motshekga on 05 November 2004.
	www.gpg.gov.za /services/mpcc/bring.html (365 words)

	SB TOURS - Exceeding Your Expectations
		The umbrella name Soweto included 26 'townships', such as Meadowlands, Orlando, Dobsonville, Diepkloof as well as Dube, each of which was designed to be a self-sufficient entity.
		South Africa's financial and industrial capital, the economic hub of the subcontinent if not Africa, Johannesburg owes its origins to the discovery in 1886 of the world's richest gold reef on the grassy highland north of the Vaal, which the burghers of President Paul Kruger's Transvaal Republic had named Witwatersrand ('ridge of white waters').
		Inevitably, the two most common colloquial names - Gauteng (Sotho) and Egoli (Zulu) - mean 'place of gold'.
	www.sbtours.co.za /daytours.asp (2835 words)

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