Amos Masondo, Executive Mayor of Joburg is in the running for World Mayor of the Year Award (Photo: Enoch Lehung, City of Johannesburg)

About the World Mayors Awards The World Mayor Award is given by City Mayors to recognise mayors who have turned their cities into great places to live and work. Read more RELATED LINKS: The mayor's priorities Johannesburg's executive mayor Amos Masondo has identified six priorities – points of emphasis over the next five years – that underpin the City's Growth and Development Strategy. Read more Joburg's vision The City's future is mapped out in the Integrated Development Plan, which looks at spatial planning, disaster management, finances, performance targets and economic development. Read more HIV/AIDS Unit Johannesburg's executive mayor, Amos Masondo, has declared HIV/AIDS one of his strategic priorities. Read more Social programmes Johannesburg has numerous social programmes ranging from support for the poor to health and education projects. Read more

Masondo for World Mayor One of 50 mayors from around the world to reach the final round, Johannesburg's executive mayor Amos Masondo has been nominated for this year's World Mayor Award for his fight against HIV/Aids and for efforts to revive the inner city. August 29, 2006 By JoNews Reporter JOHANNESBURG'S executive mayor Amos Masondo has been short-listed for this year's prestigious World Mayor Award. Masondo is one of 50 mayors from around the world in the final round. The original list saw 677 mayors nominated. The annual World Mayor Award acknowledges mayors who show they "have the vision, the passion and the skills to make their cities amazing places to live in, to work in and to visit", according to the World Mayor website. This year sees 50 mayors vying for the coveted title: 12 from Asia; 16 from North and South America; 16 from Europe; four from Africa; and two from Australasia. Masondo is the only mayor of a South African municipality to make it on the short-list. Last year the mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyannis, won the award. According to the organisers, the awards aim to recognise mayors who have good administrative abilities, are able to provide safety and security and protect the environment and have the ability to foster good relations between communities from different cultural, racial and social backgrounds. Masondo was nominated because of his commitment to fighting the HIV and Aids epidemic and for leading efforts to revive the inner city, making it "attractive to business and preparing it for the 2010 Football World Cup". From the African continent, Masondo will be up against three other finalists: Eneas Comiche of Maputo, Mozambique, Abbès Mohsen of Tunis, Tunisia and Patrick Ramiaramanana of Antananarivo in Madagascar. To vote, visit Voting for World Mayor. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za