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The Chief Executive Officer of the KZN Department of Education and Culture, Professor Charles Dlamini, will be unveiling and outlining the strategic direction and re-structuring of the KZN Department of Education and Culture at an Education Indaba to be held on Friday, 30 August 2002, at the International Convention Centre in Durban at 10:00.

His report will focus on the following:

* an expedient strategic direction;
* the ideal organisational structure;
* demarcation that is aligned to Local Government;
* solutions to weaknesses and bottlenecks in the Department; and
* the impact of HIV/AIDS pandemic in education

The Minister of Education and Culture, Professor LBG Ndabandaba, will deliver the keynote address and there will be a response from the Director-General of the National Department of Education, Mr Thami Mseleku.

Education in KwaZulu-Natal will take on a new dimension after this historic meeting. Present at the Indaba will be officials, teacher organisations, private sector, partners, role-players, NGOs and stakeholders in education who will pledge their support to this new direction that KZN Education will be moving towards.

Members of the media are kindly requested to attend the Education Indaba.

Contact: Mandla Msibi @ (035) 874 3423, 083 461 6253

Issued by Education and Culture, KwaZulu-Natal

29 August 2002