The South African Local Government Association (Salga) says it is ready for its much touted upcoming conference, where top government officials are expected to participate."It’s all systems go for us. We are expecting almost 2,000 delegates and guests from all municipalities across the country, representatives from provincial and national government, members of the media and international dignitaries," said Salga’s executive manager of Parliamentary affairs Lance Joel in a statement on Friday.The conference is meant to provide participants with a platform to share experiences between the three spheres of government on topics pertinent to local government.At the top of the list of delegates is President Jacob Zuma who will close the conference on Thursday, while his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, is due to give the opening address in Sandton on Tuesday.The conference will also be attended by the leadership of the Commonwealth Local Forum.Salga said 218 of SA's 257 municipalities had confir...
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