Acting Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nathi Mthethwa, is due to present the 2011/12 Budget Vote in Parliament on Tuesday 31 May, 2011.
Key priorities of the new term of municipal councils, the Local Government Turn Around Strategy (LGTAS), the Delivery Agreement on Outcome 9, service delivery imperatives, job creation and the integration of Councilor programmes with traditional leaders’ will come into sharp focus in Minister Mthethwa’s presentation.
Members of the Media are cordially invited to a pre-Budget Vote 2011 Media Briefing:
Date: Tuesday 31 May 2011
Time: 09h00 – 10h00
Venua: Imbizo Media Centre - 120 Plein Street, Parliament – Cape Town
RSVP: Pumeza – 072 570 4904 / Lokile – 078 437 6373 (by 14hoo, Monday 30th)
Members of the media are encouraged to make use of this opportunity to engage the Minister on the details of his speech and how he plans to move the department closer to achieving its vision of: "An integrated, responsive and highly effective governance system working with communities to achieve sustainable development and improved service delivery".
For further details please contact:
Vuyelwa Qinga (Ms)
Ministerial Media Liaison
Cell: 082 877 3898
Lokile Molefe (Ms)
Senior Manager: Media Liaison
Cell: 0722964336
