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10 April 2007

Mpumalanga activities

Siyadlala Mass participation games Ntunda Nkomazi Municipality
Department Culture, Sport and Recreation
Contact:
Zanele Shabangu
Cell: 082 963 9582

Tamara Hutton
Tel: (013) 753 2036
Cell: 072 752 3406

Talent identification and mass participation in games by school children

The MEC for Sport Culture and Recreation and the Deputy Minster of Sport Mr Gert Oosthuizen will attend Imbizo on second economy intervention Malungelo School - Lekwa Municipality.
Contact:
Nomthandazo Mathebula
Cell: 082 961 2143
OJ Zungu
Cell: 082 775 6002

Eskom, Anglo Coal, ABSA and First National Bank will be interacting with the community to give out information on the registration of companies and how to start and finance small businesses.

11 April 2007
Information Session (Talk Show) Role of Youth Advisory Centre Kroomdraai Drop in Centre of GCIS

Mduduzi Phiri
Cell: 083 529 6709
Brown Shongwe
Tel: 082 753 3516
Talk show on the role of youth

Community Imbizo
Mangweni Community Hall

Mbuso Malale
Cell: 083 771 2254

Sam Mongwe
Cell: 079 312 7345

Addressing issues of backlog on the issuing of land for Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) houses

Siyadlala Mass Participation Games
Msogwaba Stadium Mbombela
Culture, Sport and Recreation

Contact:
Zanele Shabangu
Cell: 082 963 9582

Tamara Hutton
Tel: (013) 753 2036
Cell: 072 752 3406

Kenneth Mosupye
Cell: 079 291 0505

Mass participation and talent identification-communities

The MEC for Sport, Culture and Recreation, Mr JL Mahlangu and the Deputy Minster for Sport, Mr Gert Oosthuizen will attend.

Senior Management Outreach Bushbuckridge Education
Sibongile Malaza
Cell: 072 805 1634

Senior Managers visit schools and interacts with School Management Teams.

12 April 2007
MEC meets consultants
Valencia Hall, Mbombela Municipality
Local Government and Housing

JS Shabangu
Cell: 072 220 6817

To interact with consultants to discuss problems affecting services delivery in housing. The MEC for Local Government and Housing, Mrs Candith Mashego-Dlamini will attend.

Information Session on Second Economy Intervention Msukaligwa Municipality - Ermelo GCIS

Mduduzi Phiri
Cell: 083 529 6709

The Msukaligwa Municipality Local Economic Development (LED) unit will give information on its LED programmes. Umsobomvu Youth Fund will also give information on its voucher programme.

Church mobilisation against crime, Mbombela Municipality – Msogwaba Stadium
Safety and Security

Contact:
Noxolo Kweza
Cell: 082 300 0531

Nosisa Sogayise
Cell: 083 960 1078

The National Minister of Safety and Security Mr Charles Nqakula and his deputy, the Premier Mr TSP Makwetla, the MEC for Safety and Security, Mr Fish Mahlalela and the Provincial Commissioner, Mr OS Khumalo will hold an interdenominational church service to mobilise churches against crime Imbizo on Second Economy Intervention.
Perdekop Community Hall
Nomthandazo Mathebula
Cell: 082 961 2143

Siyadlala Mass Participation
Shatale Sports Complex Bushbuckridge Municipality
Culture, Sport and Recreation
Contact:
Zanele Shabangu
Cell: 082 963 9582

Talent identification and mass participation in games by school children

The MEC for Culture, Sport and Recreation, Mr JL Mahlangu and the Deputy Minister for Sport, Mr Gert Oosthuizen will attend Farming Community Imbizo. Daggakraal, Pixley Ka Seme Municipality
Agriculture and Land Administration

Contact:
Sphiwe Sithole
Tel: (013) 766 6335
Cell: 082 379 5695

Senior officials of the department will meet with the farming community of Dagakraal, to discuss ways of supporting them. This meeting will be followed by a visit to projects. The MEC for Agriculture and Land Administration, Ms Dina Pule will attend.

13 April 2007

Indigenous Games and Aerobics
Phola Park-Thaba Chweu Municipality
Culture, Sport and Recreation

Zanele Shabangu
Cell: 082 963 9582

Pinky Mpatlanyane
Cell: 082 537 5530

School children participate in indigenous games and aerobics

Farming Community Imbizo Kwa-Mhlanga Legislature at 10h00
Agriculture and Land Administration

Contact:
Martin Mchunu
Tel: (013) 766 6335
Cell: 082 379 5695

Senior officials of the department will meet with the farming community to discuss issues such as assessing departmental farmer support programmes and challenges that are faced by the farming community. This meeting will be followed by a visit to projects:

* career exhibition
* Ehlanzeni – Matsulu Community Hall
* education

Sibongile Malaza
Cell: 072 805 1634

The departmental officials, Further Education Training colleges and the Youth Commission to share ideas on bursaries and career information. The MEC for Education, Mr Siphosezwe Masango and the chairperson of the Youth Commission, Commissioner Sipho Shongwe will attend Information session (Mkhondo)
Contact:
Mduduzi Phiri
Cell: 083 529 6709

Formation of co-operatives and role of youth advisory centre
14 April 2007

Football Preparation for 2010 Provincial Mayoral Cup finals
Secunda-Gert Sibande
Culture, Sport and Recreation
Zanele Shabangu
Cell: 082 963 9582

Talent identification for 2010
The MEC for Culture Sport and Recreation, Mr JL Mahlangu will attend indigenous games municipal eliminations, Vosman-Emalahleni
Culture, Sport and Recreation
Contact:
Zanele Shabangu
Cell: 082 963 9582

Mass participation and talent identification-communities

Imbizo
Verena – Thembisile Municipality (Nkangala District)
Health and Social Services
John Dumisani Mlangeni
Cell: 082 569 4011

The Department will focus on making health and social development services accessible to communities.

* community speaking out on social grants and health services
* mass registration for social grants and ID documents and birth certificates
* in promoting healthy lifestyle – mass testing on HIV, blood pressure and diabetic.

The MEC W Lubisi with Senior Management, Home Affairs and South African Social Service Agency (SASSA) officials will be attending. Farming Community Imbizo Kwa-Mhlanga Legislature
10h00
Agriculture and Land Administration
Martin Mchunu
Tel: (013) 766 6335
Cell: 082 379 5695

Senior officials of the department will meet with the farming community to discuss issues such as assessing departmental farmer support programmes and challenges that are faced by the farming community. This meeting will be followed by a visit to projects.

15 April 2007

Reservists' day
Wakkerstroom Safety and Security

Contact:
Josina Moruwane
Cell: 082 310 8105

This programme will be highlighted as the reservists' day where reservists will be introduced to the community and will be used as the platform to mobilise community participation in fighting crime. The MEC for Safety and Security, Mr Fish Mahlalela will attend awareness campaign on all services rendered by Municipalities within the district Msukaligwa Municipality.

(AJ Swanepoel Stadium)
Gert Sibande Municipality
Zah Memela
Cell: 082 452 0974

The District Mayor of Gert Sibande Councillor A Gamede and his Executive Mayors will address the community of the Gert Sibande District on service delivery issues.

16 April 2007

Community Imbizo
Morgenzon Community Hall, Standerton

Contact:
Nomthandazo Mathebula
Cell: 082 963 2143

The Imbizo will address municipal services like Free Basic Services

Minister in the Office of the Presidency, Mr Essop Pahad and Mayor OJ Radebe will attend Sport and Recreation Forum meeting Mbombela Municipality-Nelspruit Civic Centre Culture Sport and Recreation

Contact:
Zanele Shabangu
Cell: 082 963 9582

Liaison with sports stakeholders on the implementation of programmes and projects on sport and recreation by municipalities.

17 April 2007
Siyadlala Mass Participation, Mkize Park–Emjindini Culture Sport and Recreation

Contact:
Zanele Shabangu
Cell: 082 963 9582

Talent search and mass participation in games by school children

Meeting with all housing stakeholders (contractors, developers, councillors and officials responsible for housing in municipalities) Lowveld Showground Mbombela Municipality Local Government and Housing

Contact:
JS Shabangu
Cell: 072 220 6817

To interact with housing stakeholders to discuss problems affecting service delivery in housing. The MEC for Local Government and Housing Mrs Candith Mashego Dlamini will attend seminar on co-operatives Kameelrivier Dr JS Moroka Municipality Economic Development and Planning.

Contact:
Immi Simelane
Tel: (013) 766 4337
Cell: 082 440 5615

The Department of Economic Development and Planning together with its stakeholders; The Department of Trade and Industry, Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA), Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), Umsobomvu, South African Revenue Service (SARS), and the Agricultural Research Council will have a seminar on co-operatives. The seminar is aimed at informing aspirant entrepreneurs and people who already are in co-operatives about the services rendered by the department and its parastatals. The MEC for Economic development and Planning Mr Craig Padayachee and the deputy Minister for Science and Technology Mr Derrick Hanekom will attend the workshop.

Launch of New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) e-Schools Bushbuckridge

Maripe High School
Education
Sibongile Malaza
Cell: 072 805 1634

The President Mr Thabo Mbeki will launch the NEPAD e-schools, which is aimed at developing African learners' information and technology skills. The Premier Mr TSP Makwetla and the MEC for Education, Mr Masango will attend.

Anti-crime Imbizo
Bushbuckridge Safety and Security
Contact:
Agrippa Mabuza
Cell: 072 1989 511

This will help mobilise the community against crime. This will be our first appearance as a department in Bushbuckridge after the Municipality has joined the province. The challenge had been even though it was under the province the policing responsibility was still under Limpopo province. The province has just inherited four police stations from Limpopo province and to listen to them as to what are their crime problems as the community and the community and to allow a platform from them as to what we do to improve policing in the area. The MEC for Safety and Security, Mr Fish Mahlalela will attend.

19 April 2007
Executive Council Outreach
Delmas Office of the Premier
Contact:
Harry Molamu
Cell: 076 667 0284

Premier Thabang Makwetla and his Executive Council will visit Delmas Municipality to interact with communities. Each Member of the Executive Council will address a community meeting on the day.

Issued by: Office of the Premier, Mpumalanga Provincial Government
10 April 2007
Source: Mpumalanga Provincial Government (http://www.mpumalanga.gov.za)