{"id":199368,"date":"2019-03-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/199368\/state-of-the-city-address-to-take-place-in-germiston\/"},"modified":"2019-03-21T19:48:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T17:48:39","slug":"state-of-the-city-address-to-take-place-in-germiston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/03\/22\/state-of-the-city-address-to-take-place-in-germiston\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the City Address to take place in Germiston next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ekurhuleni\u2019s executive mayor Clr Mzwandile Masina will deliver the State of the City Address (SOCA) on March 27 at the Germiston Council Chambers.<\/p>\n<p>The theme for the address is Building a Local Economy that Grows in the Hands of the People.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Through the speech, he will report on the milestones the administration has achieved this past financial year and layout the metro\u2019s priorities for the upcoming year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/199017\/new-solution-to-overcoming-power-outages\/\" target=\"_blank\">New solution to overcoming power outages<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/199056\/lamdel-calls-for-resolution-to-power-woes-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">LamDel calls for resolution to power woes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Masina will reflect on the strides the metro has made in delivering quality services to its residents, a point already noted by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) Quality of Life (QoL) Survey 2017\/2018, which rated the metro as the Best Performing Metro in the Gauteng Province.<\/p>\n<p>He will also reflect on how the metro has continued to revitalise the local economy through good governance and socio-economic transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Provision has been made for public viewing in all communities and live-streaming on community radio stations and social media.<\/p>\n<p>The SOCA will start at 10am.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or 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