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7 June 2006

President Thabo Mbeki, accompanied by Cabinet Ministers and the Premier of the Northern Cape Dipou Peters, will from Friday, 9 June 2006, to Saturday, 10 June 2006, attend a Presidential Imbizo aimed at strengthening the capacity of municipalities to deliver services at the Namakwa District Municipality. 

The President and his delegation will spend two days in the province attending meetings with the municipal leadership, stakeholders and communities. 

During this time the President will also engage on door-to-door visits in various communities in the District as well as visit projects that are related to job creation.

This year’s Imbizo programme will take a different shape from the 2005 Izimbizo and will target 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 that was aligned to Project Consolidate – a hands-on local government support and engagement programme. 

Izimbizo will also highlight and profile government’s Programme of Action, Project Consolidate and the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (AsgiSA).

Media is requested to confirm by 8 June 2006 at 12:00 to:

Luzuko Koti
Cell: 083 391 0073

David Hlabane
Cell: 082 561 9428

Matome Sebelebele
Cell: 072 710 1814.

Issued by: The Presidency, Government Communications (GCIS) and the Department of Provincial and Local Government (the dplg)
7 June 2006