7 April 2006
As part of the governmentâs Imbizo Focus Week, the Deputy Minister of
Communications, Mr Radhakrishna (Roy) Padayachie will visit the community of
KwaDukuza municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. He will be accompanied by Deputy
Minister of Education, Mr Enver Surty, and Deputy Minister of Science and
Technology Mr Derek Hanekom.
Details of Imbizo are as follows:
Date: 10 April 2006
Venue: Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Centre Groutville, KwaDukuza
Time: 13h00
The Imbizo Focus Week of 2006 is taking place between 6 to 13 April 2006,
and gives government an opportunity to discuss the national Programme of Action
for the year and its economic development plan, Accelerated and Shared Growth
Initiative for South Africa (AsgiSA) with local communities.
As part of the programme, the three Deputy Ministers will visit the
Sundumbili Skills Campus of the Umfolozi College, Stanger Provincial Hospital,
the KwaDukuza Sappi Resource Centre and the Chief Albert Luthuli Museum where
they will meet with the staff of the institutions.
The focus of the programme is to consolidate the work of the local
municipalities following the Local Government Elections to ensure effective
co-ordination in all spheres of government.
Project visits will bring awareness of AsgiSA process in order to facilitate
the accelerated and shared economic growth. The visit to Umfolozi College â
Sundumbili Skills Campus - will focus on the need to accelerate skills
development.
The visit to Stanger Provincial Hospital is to enable the Ministers to look
at, first hand, and discuss governmentâs revitalisation programme for public
hospitals.
The visit to KwaDukuza Sappi Resource Centre is a demonstration of
partnerships with the private sector to facilitate the uptake of Information
and Communications Technologies (ICTs) skills amongst the youth. The expansion
ICTs infrastructure to ensure accelerated growth is an important component of
the AsgiSA process.
The highlight of the mission is a local Imbizo, where a peopleâs forum would
be held in Groutville at Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Centre.
Commenting on the proposed Imbizo, the Deputy Minister of Communications,
Radhakrishna Roy Padayachie stated: âImbizo are critical elements of building
effective partnerships between government and the people. Our contract with the
people to eliminate poverty and our progress in this regard will be jointly
assessed at the Imbizo.â
Joint Imbizo Focus Week of the Deputy Ministers of Communications,
Education, and Science and Technology
Date: Monday, 10 April 2006
Venue: KwaZulu-Natal, KwaDukuza Municipality
07h 45 to 08h15: Technical Briefing âDeputy Ministers to meet with the Mayor
of KwaDukuza, Council and Municipal Manager: KwaDukuza Municipal
Buildings
Corner of King Shaka and Patterson Street, Stanger
08h15 to 08h45: Travel to Umfolozi College, Sundumbili Skills Campus
08h45 to 09h40: Umfolozi College â Sundumbili Skills Campus
1. Delegation to be met by the Rector and Principal of the Sundumbili Skills
Campus
2. Meeting with Staff of the Sundumbili Campus, Tour of the Sundumbili Campus:
Cnr. 1325 Nthuthuko and Mkhaya, Sundumbili Road, 4490
09h40 to 10h10: Travel to Stanger Provincial Hospital:
10h10 to 11h05: Stanger Provincial Hospital
A) Delegation to be met by Dr Mansvelder Chief of Staff
B) Meeting with the hospitalâs Senior Management, tour of the hospital: corner
of King Shaka and Patterson Street, Stanger, 4450
11h05 to 11h20: Travel to KwaDukuza Sappi Resource Centre
11h20 to 11h55: KwaDukuza Sappi Resource Centre
A) Delegation to be met by Mr Allan Govender â Manager of the Resource
Centre
B) Meeting with the Management of the Resource centre, Tour of the Resource
centre: Corner of Hullet Street and Gizenga Street (Formerly Jackson Street),
Old Mutual building, Top Floor (2nd Floor)
11h55 to 12h15: Travel to Chief Albert Luthuli Museum:
12h15 to 13h10: Chief Albert Luthuli Museum
A) Delegation to be met by the CEO
B) Tour of the Museum
Lunch: 3233 Nokukhanya Luthuli Street, Groutvlle, Stanger, 4450
13h10 to 13h30: Travel to Chief Albert Luthuli Centre
13h30 to 16h30: Imbizo
Imbizo
13h30 to 13h40: Opening and Welcome, Mayor Sduduzo Gumede
13h40 to 13h50: Introduction and Acknowledgement of Guests
13h50 to 14h00: Cultural Item
14h00 to 14h05: Address by Deputy Minister of Communications, Mr Radhakrishna L
Padayachie
14h05 to 14h10: Address by Deputy Minister of Education, Mr Mohamed Enver
Surty
14h10 to 14h15: Address by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Derek
Andre Hanekom
14h15 to 16h20: Imbizo
* Introductory remarks (10 minutes)
* Peopleâs Forum (85 minutes)
* Response by Panel (30 minutes)
16h20 to 16h25: Vote of thanks, Dr Albertina Luthuli
16h25 to 16h30: Singing of the National Anthem
16h35: Closure
All media in the province is invited to attend.
For media enquiries contact:
Richard Mantu
Department of Communications
Cell: 072 488 1520
Pheliswa Sebati
Department of Communications
Tel: (012) 427 8225
Cell: 082 413 4609
Issued by: Department of Communications
7 April 2006
