MEDIA RELEASE
NO. 57/ 2010
29 JANUARY 2010

H e a d l i n e s
• Green light for new Bardale secondary school
• Cape Town attracts investments worth R1,24 billion
• Council approves third municipal bond
• City follows King III Code
• City leases building to Migrant Museum
• City considers alternative sites for Grand Parade traders
• City approves World Cup transport tariffs

Green light for new Bardale secondary school
The Provincial Government plans to build a new secondary school in Jury Road, Bardale to serve the community of 1 700 families. Due to the urgent need to build a prefabricated facility in time for the 2010 academic year, the City Council gave conditional approval for prior occupation.
Media enquiries: Ald Felicity Purchase, Mayoral Committee Member for EconomicDevelopment & Tourism, Tel: 021 400 1299 or Cell: 083-629-0829
Ruby Gelderbloem, Economic and Social Development, Tel: 021 400 3106 or Cell: 084 900 1200

Cape Town attracts investments worth R1,24 billion
Tabling the 2008/09 Annual Report at the first City Council meeting for 2010, Executive Mayor Dan Plato said that the City had attracted investments totalling R1,24 billion. The municipality also achieved record levels of expenditure, as well as its sixth consecutive unqualified audit.
Media enquiries: Ald Felicity Purchase, Mayoral Committee Member for EconomicDevelopment & Tourism, Tel: 021 400 1299 or Cell: 083-629-0829
Mansoor Mohammed, Executive Director: Economic, Social Development and Tourism, Tel: 021 400 5289 or Cell: 084 421 4428

Council approves third bond issue
The City plans to issue its third municipal bond of some R2 billion between March and May, depending on market conditions, to finance approved capital expenditure. The previous two bond issues were over-subscribed.
Media enquiries: Ald Ian Neilson, Executive Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Tel: 021 400 1306 or Cell: 083-306-6730

City follows King III Code
The City Council has adopted the third King Code of Governance 2009 as its official governing guidelines.
Media enquiries: Ald Belinda Walker, Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate ServicesTel: 021 400 1314 or Cell: 083 629 8031

City leases building to Migrant Museum
The Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum in the Helderberg has received the green light to lease the Old Community Hall and Hostel 33 in Lwandle, Strand for 10 years. The City Council approved the lease on condition that the facility is used for training purposes.
Media enquiries: Ald Felicity Purchase, Mayoral Committee Member for EconomicDevelopment & Tourism, Tel: 021 400 1299 or Cell: 083-629-0829
Ruby Gelderbloem, Director: Property Management, Tel: 021 400 3106 or Cell: 084 900 1200

City considers alternative sites for Grand Parade traders
The City is investigating alternative sites for Grand Parade traders during the Fifa World Cup when the Parade will become the official Fifa Fan Fest from 1 May to 18 July 2010. Two possible sites are at Harrington Square and Riebeeck Square, both in the CBD.
Media enquiries: Ald Felicity Purchase, Mayoral Committee Member for EconomicDevelopment & Tourism, Tel: 021 400 1299 or Cell: 083-629-0829
Paul Williamson, Economic and Social Development, Tel: 021 400 2808 or Cell: 084 900 0152

City approves World Cup transport tariffs
The City approved the tariffs for two new Integrated Rapid Transit (IRT) routes, which will be in operation during the 2010 World Cup. The cost for a trip from the airport to the city will be R50. Passengers on the inner city looped service will pay R8 per trip.
Media enquiries: Cllr Elizabeth Thompson, Mayoral Committee Member for Transport,Roads & Stormwater, Tel: 021 400 1218 or Cell: 072-336-0497
Gershwin Fortune, Transport, Roads & Stormwater, Tel: 021 400 3886 or Cell: 079 300 5779


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