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Dwaf, however, has improved this process and in the Eastern Cape, for instance, the process has been reduced to about nine months from receiving applications to issuing licences. The targets for employment and growth are expected to be announced at the programme's completion. CONSULTATION The DTI, the Department of Agri-culture, the Department of Tourism and Environmental Affairs and Dwaf have been involved in a wide array of con-sultations around other uses of land, and are discussing environmental impacts on forestry. The NCT Forestry Cooperative, a forestry sector cooperative that represents small and medium-sized players, has also been in discussions with the DTI. The strategic framework developed for forestry had contributions from the private sector, the Paper Manu-facturers Association of South Africa and Forestry South Africa, as well as other government departments, including KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape provincial governments.
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Why Cisco Is a Buy
Back in November, 2007, the company warned that spending on its networking gear was slowing down and could hurt growth for this market. On Feb. 6, Cisco indicated the situation hadn't improved (BusinessWeek.com, 2/7/08), and lowered its sales outlook for the current quarter ending in April. In turn, the stock has dropped 14% this year, to $23.20. Despite the news, which caused a deep sell-off in many technology stocks, Ari Bensinger at Standard & Poor's Equity Research kept a buy recommendation on Cisco shares. "We believe investors need to look at the larger picture—the long-term growth drivers for the company," he says. Plus, the recent drop makes Cisco's stock attractive, Bensinger says. It's trading at 16 times estimated 2008 earnings—the low end of its historical valuation range.
Philly CarShare becomes well-traveled
You've seen them everywhere. In prime parking territory on Center City streets, in Ikea parking lots, at the Wegman's in Cherry Hill. Hybrids, Mini Coopers, trucks emblazoned Philly CarShare. "Our wheels. Your freedom." Where do they come from? Go back to March 2002. Five people meet in the lobby of the Doubletree Hotel in Philadelphia. Tanya Seaman, 35 and Clayton Lane, 26, both city planners; Larry Shaeffer, a community activist; Eli Massar, who works for the Mural Arts Project; and Nate Robinson, an investment banker. They are planning a kind of communal rental system for Philadelphia that will allow a single car to be used by multiple drivers every day. People who need the keys for just a couple of hours to get to a child's baseball game or meet a client for lunch or haul home a new microwave.
Residents fight Hy-Vee lease restriction
The loss of a library drove Coleen Seng to get involved in her neighborhood in the 1970s. Today — after 16 years on the City Council and four years as mayor — she is galvanizing opposition to the closing of a grocery store.Seng and many of her University Place neighbors are worried about the effect the closing of the Hy-Vee at 48th Street and Leighton Avenue will have on their neighborhood. .
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