Marking the start of August as Women’s Month, representatives of women’s groups from across the country will meet in Pretoria tomorrow Thursday, 30 July to discuss strategic priorities for the Department of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities.
In her opening address to the consultative meeting, the Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, is expected to call for support for enforcement of legal quotas requiring 50 percent representation of women in the public and private sector.
Minister Mayende-Sibiya is also expected to announce the efforts to establish an empowerment fund for women.
The media is invited to attend the opening session of this meeting.
Details are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 30 July
Time: 09h30
Venue: Burgers Park Hotel, Van der Walt Street, Pretoria
For more information contact:
Lionel Adendorf
Cell: 082 554 6520
Sibani Mngadi
Cell: 082 772 0161
Issued by: The Presidency
29 July 2009
