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Eastern and Southern African ICT Ministers meet to discuss initiatives to connect Africa
11 October 2007
The South Africa's Minister of Communications, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri will host the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) e-Africa Commission's meeting of Ministers of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) on Monday.
The meeting which will be held under the joint auspices of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC), will discuss recommendations of the Nepad Inter-governmental Assembly regarding the submarine cable initiatives that will lead to reduction of costs and improve telecommunications in Africa.
The details of the meeting are as follows:
Date: Monday, 15 October 2007
Time: 9h00 to 15h30
Venue: Southern Sun Hotel, OR Tambo International Airport
Press conference: 15h00
For media enquiries, please contact:
Joe Makhafola
Cell: 082 888 8966
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871
Samuel Mikenga
Nepad
Cell: 072 529 6769
E-mail: Smikenga@eafricacommission.org
Issued by: Department of Communications
11 October 2007