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Investment in the Inner City is booming thanks to the continuous hard work and investment by the Johannesburg Inner City Business Coalition (JICBC). A study recently completed by the Central Johannesburg Partnership (CJP) reveals that members of the JICBC have invested nearly R4 billion between 2006 and 2009 in the Inner City of Johannesburg. The study also indicates that capital investment by the private sector in public space and including joint ventures is sitting at a staggering R27,4 million from 2006 to 2009. Further investment of R120 million in the public space is planned over the next three years. Many members of the JICBC are also committed to and are members of Joburg’s Inner City improvement districts (CIDs). A clear indication that improved management of the public space supports and enables investment by the private sector in property in the Inner City.

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Council must obey own laws

Renney Plitt, chairman of POMA (Property Owners and Managers’ Association), writes to property owners:

With mixed emotion I advise that we have today had our application to force the Johannesburg City Council to work within the framework of the law regarding billings and service termination, made an Order of Court. The Order was brought by POMA and its members, but the relief was also sought on behalf of the public in general as a class action.

Photo: Council's ability to cut the power in Joburg buildings where bills are in dispute has been minimised

New offices for Urban Genesis Central

The Urban Genesis Central Management team has moved offices from 90 Market Street – the Johannesburg Heritage Trust building – to the Chamber of Mines building at 90 Hollard Street, between Main and Marshall streets in Marshalltown.

Photo: The Urban Monitoring team has also moved to the new building. They monitor the CCTV cameras for all the City Improvement Districts in the inner city

Official launch of Joburg's giant truck

October 2010 saw the exciting culmination of months of planning with the arrival of an enormous 125 ton truck, all the way from Sishen Mine in the Northern Cape, to the city centre. The official launch of this truck - complete with the unveiling of storyboards detailing the SWID, Urban Genesis, Anglo America/ Kumba Iron Ore and the truck’s impressive statistics - took place on Wednesday 25 January.

Photo: CEO of Kumba Iron Ore Chris Griffiths said Kumba shares the same vision at Urban Genesis of urban renewal in Johannesburg

Ted Botha loves Joburg

I love Johannesburg. Yes, you heard right – I love Johannesburg. Once again. I. Love. Johannesburg. I just spent several weeks in the city, and it was perfect.

I jogged up and down the Westcliff stairs, ate seafood at the Troyeville Hotel, bought an ‘Igotshotinjoburg :)’ T-shirt (the smiley at the end is intentional;... the slogan is not about crime but a photographic project) at the Arts on Main market.

Photo: Joburg has a really cool vibe, according to Ted Botha, a journalist who has just returned from years overseas. So why is no one promoting the city, he asks?