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MEDIA ALERT: MINISTER OF TRANSPORT WILL BE HOSTING MARITIME CONFERENCE ON THE 2ND MARCH 2001
The Minister of Transport, Dullah Omar will be hosting a Maritime Conference in Cape Town at the Cape Sun Hotel on Friday, 02 March 2001.
The Conference, which will be attended by all stakeholders in the fishing industry, including labour unions, families of fishermen who died when some of the vessels went down in the past two years, will discuss ways of improving safety so as to prevent tragedies in future. Minister Omar said the conference would be an opportunity for him to listen to the concerns of the fishermen and their families.
"I want to give serious attention to the prevention, as far as possible, of loss of life. I understand that the speakers will make recommendations to improve safety, and I want to encourage people to speak from the floor during the several panel discussions", Omar said.
Minister Omar will deliver a keynote address at 09:00.
Contact: Mike Mabasa at 083 680 7048
01 March 2001