Advisory: Imbizo Focus Week, 31 March activities

IMBIZO FOCUS WEEK: 31 MARCH - 6 APRIL 2003

Monday, 31 March 2003

Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya will lead a programme aimed at fighting poverty through social grants and food for the poor. This will also entail a door-to-door mobilisation for registration of social grants.

Venue: Tswane Orange Farm Apla Soutspan, Gauteng
Time:
Contact: Mbulelo Musi @ 082 904 3395

Home Affairs Deputy-Minister Mapisa-Nqakula will interact with members of the Hluphekani Informal Settlement with a view to encourage community members to register for Identity Documents so that they could form part of the population register - in order for them to have access to the services they are entitled to.

Venue: Matshaka Village, Botlokwa, Limpopo
Time: 10:00
Contact: Leslie Mashokwe @ 082 809 6547

The Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, Ronnie Kasrils, will officially open the Vallbank Water Supply Scheme in Emalahleni in the Eastern Cape.

Venue: Vaalbank, Emalahleni, Eastern Cape
Time: 11:00
Contact: Themba Khumalo @ 082 802 3432

The Minister of Safety of Security, Charles Nqakula, will address the issues of taxi violence and illegal firearms in Umtata in the Eastern Cape.

Venue: Umtata Police College, Eastern Cape
Time: 11:00
Contact: Assistant Commissioner Ngobeni @ 082 800 3672

Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Rejoice Mabudafhasi will visit a plastic/ paper and bottle recycling projects and food gardens poverty relief projects as well as unrehabilitated mine dumps and this will include interaction with stakeholders.

Venue: Mogale City
Time: 15:00
Contact: JP Louw @ 082 468 3401

Minister of Communications, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, and Chairperson of the Board of the Post Office, Badirileng Mokone, will launch the pilot project of the Bio-Matrix Pay Point System in Brits in the North West.

Venue: Brits Post Office, Brits, North West
Time: 16:00
Contact: Jerry Majatladi @ 082 889-3381

SAPS: Exhibitions at business centres and awareness at roadblocks

Venue: Secuda, Mpumalanga
Contact: Captain Sibongile Nkosi @ 082 808 6883

Western Cape Premier Office to interact with stakeholders at Klein Karoo National Arts Festival.

Venue: Oudtshoorn (Provincial Exhibition Tent), Western Cape
Contact: Rain Aucamp @ 021 483 4705

Department of Health to conduct an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign jointly with Traditional Healers.

Venue: Tonga Taxi Rank, Mpumalanga
Contact: Betty Khoza 072 158 1264

Social Services Population & Development will celebrate Foster Parents Day in Mpumalanga.

Venue: Ehlanzeni Region, Mpumalanga
Contact: Tshidi Maaga @ 082 786 4961 or 013 766 3187

Department of Housing and Health will interact with stakeholders at Klein Karoo National Arts Festival with Minister N Hangana.

Venue: Oudtshoorn (Provincial Exhibition Tent), Western Cape
Contact: Deon Isaacs @ 021 483 4224

Department of Sports will embark on an identification of crafts for Easter Show campaign, which is an Initiative for craft development.

Venue: Matsulu Youth Centre, Mpumalanga
Contact: Jabu Dlamini 072 317 5706

Department of Social Services, Population & Development will celebrate the Foster Parents Day.

Venue: Ehlanzeni Region, Mpumalanga
Contact: Tshidi Maaga 082 786 4961 or 013 766 3187

For general enquiries contact: Harold Maloka @ 082 847 9799 OR 012 314 2148

Issued by: Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)

31 March 2003