The Eastern Cape delegates to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) - parliament’s upper house - will on Friday meet with the provincial government of the Eastern Cape (EC) and the legislature.
The NCOP delegation leader, Mr Mandla Rayi, said the Premier had to attend to an engagement he had earlier committed to. The premier has now delegated MEC Helen Sauls-August to address the NCOP delegation. The NCOP delegation will then split into three groups after the briefing at the legislature. The three groups will focus on Port Elizabeth, OR District and the Amathole District.
The Provincial Week is an NCOP concept where provincial delegates to Parliament visit their respective home provinces to assess and monitor service delivery. The NCOP delegation will this week visit service delivery hotspots.
MEC for Local government, Ms Fikile Xasa, a representative from the Auditor General’s office in the province and a representative from the South African Local Government Association will also brief the NCOP delegation.
The briefing is open to the media.
Venue: Provincial Legislature (Dolly Mzayidume Boardroom)
Date: Friday, 12 September 2014
Time: 09h00
Mr Rayi will interact with journalists over lunch and will elaborate on expectations of the delegation and the provincial government briefing.
For media enquiries or interviews with the Chairperson, please contact:
Sibongile Maputi
Tel: 021 403 8041
Cell: 081 052 6060
E-mail: smaputi@parliament.gov.za
