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22 October 2008

The Provincial Government of the Free State is looking forward towards a successful completion of its mandate by the end of term. We remain focused on the programme of action that will ensure delivery on all aspect that we promised the people of the province.

We once again want to assure the people of the province that your government remains resolute in mobilising human and material resources to attend to your developmental needs. As a leadership collective of the province we continue to explore new and creative ways to accelerate service delivery.

The effort to press ahead with our programme of action and successful completion of our current mandate is also underpinned by continuous assessment of our leadership force and individual capacities to make impact in specific and unique ways. To this end, in line with my responsibility as the Premier of the Free State province, I wish to announce the following changes in the executive council:

* Ms MM Qabathe, Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Agriculture will henceforth be responsible for Sport, Arts and Culture
* Mr NH Masithela, MEC for Tourism, Environment and Economic Affairs will henceforth be responsible for Agriculture
* Mr ES Magashule, MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture will henceforth be responsible for Public Safety, Security and Liaison
* Mr M Dukwana, MEC for Public Safety, Security and Liaison will henceforth be responsible for Tourism, Environment and Economic Affairs

I would like to call upon all the people of the Free State province to give their utmost support to their government and changes it has made.

Let me take this opportunity to thank all members of the executive council for their support and the progress that we continue to make in meeting developmental and growth needs of all the people of the Free State and the contribution we make to the country in this regard.

I thank you

Issued by: Office of the Premier, Free State Provincial Government
22 October 2008