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17 May 2006

Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka accompanied by Cabinet Ministers and Premier of the North West Province, Edna Molewa, will from 19 to 20 May 2006, attend a Presidential Imbizo aimed at strengthening the capacity of municipalities to deliver services at the Bophirima District Municipality, North West.

This year’s Imbizo programme takes a different shape from the 2005 Izimbizo and targets a wider audience of communities and broader range of issues. Izimbizo 2006 builds on sterling progress made by government to transform the people’s quality of life through the 2005 intensive programme of Municipal Imbizo which was aligned to Project Consolidate a hands on local government support and engagement programme. This year, specific focus is given to supporting municipalities to produce and implement credible Integrated Development Plans (IDPs).

The Deputy President and her delegation will spend two days at Bophirima meeting Municipal leadership, stakeholders and communities. During this time she will also visit projects that are related to job creation. The Deputy President will also engage on door-to-door household visits in the District. Izimbizo will also highlight and profile government’s Programme of Action, Project Consolidate and the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative of South Africa (AsgiSA).

The Presidential Imbizo programme focuses on municipalities under Project Consolidate, low capacity and former cross-boundary municipalities, as well as some of the municipalities that were visited in 2005 as a way of monitoring progress.

A programme has been attached detailing times and venues for the different activities over the two-day period.

Media are requested to confirm by 18 May 2006 at 12:00 to:

Enquiries:
Luzuko Koti
Cell: 083 391 0073

Zanele Mngadi
Cell: 082 781 9332

Thabang Chiloane
Cell: 082 888 8783

Lindo Nkomonde
Cell: 082 875 9631

Issued by: The Presidency
17 May 2006