19 January 2006
From 30 January until 2 February 2006, statisticians from all the African
nations will be attending the â2006 Africa Symposium on Statistical
Developmentâ at the International Conference Centre, Cape Town. The focus of
the symposium will be the â2010 Round of Population and Housing Censusesâ.
The keynote address will be done by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda whilst
the South African Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, will officially open the
four-day event.
Journalists who are interested to attend must confirm attendance by 24
January 2006 at 14:00 for accreditation. Access to the venue will only be
granted to accredited journalists.
For the programme and the accreditation form, please call the numbers
provided below for enquiries.
Enquiries:
Hilgard Matthews
Tel: (012) 310 2923
Cell: 082 805 7249
Gloria Baloyi
Tel: (012) 310 4602
Cell: 082 767 7564
Trevor Oosterwyk
Cell: 082 908 9104
Issued by: Statistics South Africa
19 January 2006
