3 August 2006
Presidential Imbizo in Mpumalanga province to be held from 4 - 5 August
2006
Friday, 4 August 2006
Time: 9h45 - Arrival of participating media for the state of the district
presentation to the Deputy President.
Time: 10h00 â State of the district presentation
Venue: Mbombela Local Municipality Council chamber
Time: 10h05 - Opening and welcome by Premier Makwetla
Time: 10h10 - Presentation on the State of the Ehlanzeni District
Municipality by Councillor CN Mkhonto, Executive Mayor of the Ehlanzeni
District Municipality
Time: 11h00 â Beginning of a closed session (members of the media depart for
the Daantjie Bakery Project)
Time: 12h30 - Arrival of participating media at the Daantjie Bakery
Project
Time: 12h45 - Deputy President and delegation is taken on a tour of the
Daantjie Bakery Project
Time: 13h45 - Participating media departs for the Mbombela Civic Theatre,
Nelspruit for the stakeholder's meeting with the Deputy President
Time â 15h00 â Stakeholder meeting
Venue: Mbombela Civic Theatre Civic Theatre, Nelspruit
Time: 15h02 - Opening and welcome Premier Makwetla
Time: 15h05 - Stakeholder presentation
Time: 15h25 - Interactive session with stakeholders
Time: 16h15 - Response by Ministers
Time: 16h30 - Response by the Premier
Time: 16h40 â Response by the Deputy President
Time: 16h55 - Participating media moves to the media doorstop area
Time: 17h00 â Media doorstop with the Deputy President
Time: 18h00 â 19h00 - Imbizo-on-air phone-in radio programme
Venue: SABC studio, Nelspruit
Saturday, 5 August 2006
Time: 08h30 - Arrival of participating media for the walk-about
Time: 9h00 - Walk-about at Ga Mthakathi Village, Bushbuckridge
(Bushbuckridge Local Municipality
Media to depart early for the clay brick project
Time: 10h00 - Bushbuckridge clay brick project
The Deputy President, Premier, Ministers and delegation are conducted on a tour
of the project
Time: 12h00 - Community Imbizo at Thulamahashe Stadium, Bushbuckridge
(Bushbuckridge Local Municipality)
Time: 12h05 - Welcome by Premier Makwetla
Time: 12h10 - Introductory remarks and overview of proceedings by MEC
Mahlangu
Time: 12h12 - Interactive session with the community about issues and
comments
Time: 13h30 - Response by the mayors, MECs and Ministers
Time: 14h00 - Response by the Premier
Time: 14h10 - Response by the Deputy President
Time: 14h25 - Vote of thanks by Councillor M Morema, Mayor of Bushbuckridge
Local Municipality
Time: 14h30 - The departure of the Deputy President, Premier, Ministers and
delegation is announced
Time: 14h35 - Media doorstop
Enquiries:
Terrence Manase
Cell: 082 338 6707
Mabutho Sithole
Cell: 082 389 3348
Issued by: Government Communication and Information System on behalf of The
Presidency and Department of Provincial and Local Government
3 August 2006
Source: SAPA
