Gauteng MEC for Economic Development Nkosiphendule Kolisile and the MEC for Community Safety Faith Mazibuko will visit Muldersdrift on Friday, 14 December 2012.
Muldersdrift has been a scene of violent crime, robberies and murders in the recent past. The area is located in proximity to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site and the surrounding tourism catchment area.
There are thousands of jobs that stem directly and indirectly from tourism and leisure in this area and its surroundings. The MECs will hold meetings with tourism businesses, community leaders, representatives from Mogale City, the Tourism Safety Initiative, community leaders and the Gauteng Tourism Authority (GTA).
MEC Kolisile and MEC Mazibuko will also visit the community and the families that have recently lost their loves ones as a result of violent crime in the area. The media will also be briefed about the initiatives taken by the Department of Community Safety, Economic Development and the Gauteng Tourism Authority to stem the tide of crime in area.
The details of the visit are as follows:
Date: Friday, 14 December 2012
Time: 9h00 - 11h30
Venue: Kloofzicht Lodge, Kromdraai Road, Muldersdrift.
For more details and media enquiries please:
Phindile Kunene (Economic Development)
Cell: 082 494 2409
Tel: 011 085 2538
Email: Phindile.Kunene@gauteng.gov.za
Thapelo Moiloa (Community Safety)
Cell: 084 805 2247
Email: Thapelo.Moiloa@gauteng.gov.za
