BDLive reports that former Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau’s new job keeps him in the local government sector as he has been appointed chairman of the SA Local Government Association (Salga).  

Tau was also recently appointed to the advisory board of the World Resources Institute (WRI) as it establishes itself in Africa.  Tau plans to stand this month for the presidency of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)‚ a global body, in Bogota‚ Columbia.

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