Dobsonville, Soweto

Soweto: building on the brand

Johannesburg is taking steps to turn South Africa's famous township into a vibrant centre of economic activity - and a major-league entertainment destination and tourist drawcard - over the next five years.

Gauteng's development think-tank

The Gauteng government, Wits University and the University of Johannesburg are to set up a multi-million rand think-tank to help the province achieve its vision of becoming a leading global city-region.

Locally built Gautrains on the way

Gauteng's East Rand is set to realise the benefits of the Gautrain, with 81 out of 96 of the high-speed train's coaches to be assembled at the Union Carriage and Wagon plant in Nigel - with production commencing in August.

Skills boost for tourism, hospitality

Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has launched a programme to train up to 28 000 workers in the tourism and hospitality sectors, to ensure that the country has sufficient capacity to fully exploit the benefits of hosting the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

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