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Projects and Programmes   The EMS is committed to providing a sustainable emergency service to all the citizens of Joburg. It contributes directly to the City’s vision and priorities through its reactive and proactive services. Through its proactive services, the unit plays a direct role in changing residents’ perceptions of their own safety. Through its reactive services, it is committed to ensuring that response times of ambulance and fire services are world standard. It continuously develops programmes and awareness campaigns to enhance service delivery. These are informed by the ris...

Report: Columbia area lags other Southern metros in several key economic metrics Chris Trainor, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Jan. 26—The Columbia area continues to lag behind some comparable metropolitan areas in the Southeast in a number of key economic metrics, according to a new report. On Monday, EngenuitySC, a nonprofit focused on economic development, published its Midlands Regional Competitiveness Report for the sixth consecutive year. The report looks at how the Columbia metropolitan area, which includes Richland, Lexington, Saluda, Calhoun, Fairfield and Kershaw count...

International Peace Research Association’s 28th Biennial General Conference, to be held from 11-15 January 2021, will bring together students, professors, researchers, community members, activists, and scholars of all types, interested in building for peace with justice. This year for the first time, we are holding a major part of the conference online due to COVID-19. There will also be an in-person conference, which will be taking place in Kenya (see ipra2021.org for more information). Our plan is to hold panels, workshops and meetings throughout each of the five conference days, and to e...