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LAUNCH OF THE LEARNING CAPE FESTIVAL 2003
Mr Ebrahim Rasool, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, and Adv Andre Gaum, Minister of Education in the Western Cape, are officially launching the Learning Cape Festival 2003 at the South African National Gallery in the Company Gardens today, 14 August 2003, at 12 noon.
The event will be attended by the various patrons and ambassadors of the Learning Cape Festival. Ms. Gertrude Fester who is the Commissioner for the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) will direct the ceremony. As a key partner in the Learning Cape there will be an address by the Minister of Education followed by a keynote address by Rasool as the initiator of the project. As a partner in the Learning Cape Festival the Unicity manager, Dr Wallace Mgoqi, will close the proceedings on behalf of the Unicity.
The media are invited to attend. There will be opportunities for radio stations to do interviews and get sound bites. There will also be photo opportunities. Please call Maheerah Gamieldien on 021 483 2648 or 082 774 2539 for more information or to confirm your attendance.
Please visit our website www.learningcape.org.za for a complete festival programme.
Contact: Maheerah Gamieldien on (021) 483-2648, Fax. (021) 483-3345
Issued by Western Cape Provincial Government on behalf of The Learning Cape Festival 2003 Steering Committee.
14 August 2003