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WELCOME TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN PLANNING INSTITUTE
The Institute is a voluntary organisation which seeks to promote planning as a discipline and the interests of the planning profession.It is made up of planners from all regions of South Africa, and from all sectors of planning, including the Public Sector, NGO's and CBO's, Private Consultants and Academics. It provides the profession with profile, identity and a voie, and it functions as a forum for all people in planning to debate critical issues affecting planning and development. As a member of the Institute you will have access to the exclusive member's section which contains information about tenders, job opportunities, a library, updated information on planning and environmental legislation.
LATEST UPDATES
VACANCIES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING
Please view the document by clicking the link. [READ MORE]
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION ACT NO 45 OF 2000
COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT IDENTIFICATION OF WORK DOCUMENT
In terms of the Section 26.(1) c of the Landscape Architectural Profession Act No. 45 of 2000 the SACLAP must prepare an Identification of Work Document that sets out the type of landscape architectural work which may be performed by persons registered in terms of the Act. SACLAP hereby gives notice of the Draft Identification of Work Document for public comment in order to comply with the Statutory requirement of Section 26.(2) of the above stated Act. This document can be found and downloaded from www.saclap.org.za as from 24 April 2009. Comments are to be submitted to the Secretary no later than 24 May 2009.
SACLAP
P.O. BOX 868
Ferndale
2160
Fax: 011 789 1385
secretariat@saclap.org.za
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND MENTORING PLANS HIGHLIGHTED AT BOARD MEETING (APRIL 2009)
The next Planning Africa Conference will be held in Durban next year (2010). [READ MORE]
KWA ZULU NATAL NEWSLETTER
Some exciting reading to keep you up-to-date on SAPI KZN Activities and news! [READ MORE]
NEW SAPI CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
Sapi’s administration officer, Christo Green has made sure that we have new membership and award certificates. To obtain a copy, e-mail: sapi@worldonline.co.za
2009 MERCER QUALITY OF LIVING SURVEY
"While Zurich, Switzerland’s largest city and the country’s financial capital, is no longer number one, three Swiss cities make it into the top 10 of 'best' cities in the world. According to new research, Vienna, Austria’s capital, is now the city most people would like to call their home. Geneva retains its position in third place, while Vancouver and Auckland are now joint fourth in the rankings of best cities in the world, a survey prepared by Mercer Consulting. Overall, European cities continue to dominate the top locations in this year’s survey, with German cities particularly well represented among the top 50. Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt are all among the top 10 best cities."
For the full article please see: http://www.citymayors.com/features/quality_survey.html
AUSAID SCHOLARSHIPS
The spaces of circulating knowledge: city strategies and global urban governmentality
Find attached a call for applications by AusAID for 12 - 24 months postgraduate studies in Australia for 2010. AusAID is planning to expand its programme across the African region ? from 100 to 1000 students per annum. It will target the private and public sectors and is aimed at post graduate level (Masters and Phd) and will focus on diverse disciplines including Public Management, Agriculture, Mining and Natural Resources, Water and Sanitation and Town and Regional Planning. Students will study at an Australian University, but will need an employer to take them back to their home country to ensure recirculation. [GO THERE]
WESTERN CAPE ATTENDS PLANNING IMBIZO AND INSPIRES STUDENTS
Sapi Western Cape hosted a Planning Schools networking and career orientation day in April 09. It also presented a document to the provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning at the Developers’ Imbizo in Feb 09. [GO THERE] |
