Candith Mashego-Dlamini reaches out to rural communities during the Imbizo
Focus Week
25 October 2007
Rural communities in Mpumalanga are to interact with the Department of Local
Government and Housing during the Imbizo Focus Week. Department MEC Candith
Mashego-Dlamini will officially open government low cost houses of a number of
beneficiaries over the weekend in the Mbombela Local Municipality. The
activities form part of the department's outreach to communities. MEC
Mashego-Dlamini is expected to open houses at Msogwaba, Nkomeni, Bhuga and
Khumbula villages.
The MEC and Mbombela Executive Mayor, Justice Nsibande will also be engaged
in a walk about and a door-to-door campaign in interacting with the families at
these areas. Some of the beneficiaries are pensioners, orphans, disabled and
youths. The various home owners benefited from the department's Contractor
Based on Rural Subsidy Programme (CBRS). This programme involves the
participation of a contactor, councillors and beneficiaries. The beneficiaries
should earn less than R1 500 per month and have dependants.
The MEC will later address the Imbizo at the Nsikazi Stadium where various
stakeholders will take part. The department is expected to respond to
challenges faced by government on service delivery at an Imbizo scheduled as
follows:
Venue: Nsikazi Stadium
Date: 27 October 2007
Time: 10h00
Members of the media are invited to join MEC Mashego-Dlamini and Executive
Mayor Nsibande when doing the hand over and walk about at Msogwaba at
08h00.
Enquiries:
Simphiwe Kunene
Cell: 082 413 3931
Freddy Ngobe
Cell: 082 821 4148
Issued by: Department of Local Government and Housing
25 October 2007
